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DA determines deputy acted lawfully in 2018 fatal shooting

The Contra Costa County DA announced that there will be no charges against Deputy Matthew Gauthier for fatally shooting Paul…

3 years ago

DA declines officer charges in two police shooting incidents

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Thursday his office won't file charges against three San Francisco Police Department officers…

3 years ago

Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris as VP on 2020 ticket

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden has selected U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, former San Francisco district attorney…

4 years ago

District attorneys seek limits on police union campaign donations

A group of current and former Bay Area district attorneys called for a ban on prosecutors seeking election from receiving…

4 years ago

Former SF supe, district attorney with ‘storied career’ dies at 83

Terence Hallinan, a former criminal defense lawyer who went on to become a San Francisco supervisor and then the San…

4 years ago

Board denies parole for man serving 54 years on robbery, sexual assault convictions

The state Board of Parole Hearings on Tuesday denied youthful offender early parole to a Vallejo man who was sentenced…

4 years ago

Becerra, three DAs sue cremation company for alleged deception

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and three Bay Area district attorneys sued the parent company of the Neptune Society and…

4 years ago

Boudin takes the win in SF district attorney’s race

Former public defender Chesa Boudin has officially won the contentious race against Interim District Attorney Suzy Loftus and will become…

4 years ago

Boudin edges past Loftus in dramatic DA’s race

The plot thickens Friday over who will become San Francisco’s next district attorney. Chesa Boudin, the criminal justice reformer candidate,…

4 years ago

SF district attorney’s race tightens, Loftus lead shrinks to 879 votes

The lead for San Francisco’s Interim District Attorney Suzy Loftus in the district attorney's race has shrunk significantly in the…

4 years ago

SF district attorney, District 5 supe races neck and neck

Chesa Boudin looks like he's celebrating Tuesday. Although San Francisco’s progressive candidate for district attorney is leading with less than…

5 years ago

Longtime Marin prosecutor Lori Frugoli elected District Attorney

Marin County Deputy District Attorney Lori Frugoli was elected as the county's new district attorney.

5 years ago

Frugoli, Pletcher head to Marin DA runoff

Marin County Deputy District Attorney Lori Frugoli is leading the race to be the county's new district attorney.

6 years ago

Police: Man shot by cops yelled ‘shoot me,’ ‘kill me’

San Jose police said in a news conference this afternoon that a man was killed in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday…

6 years ago

eHarmony pays $1.28 million to settle fee lawsuit

The online dating company eHarmony Inc. paid $1.28 million this week to settle a consumer protection lawsuit, Santa Clara County…

6 years ago

Man shot by police outside of Redwood City bank identified

A man fatally shot by Redwood City police Saturday afternoon outside of a Wells Fargo Bank has been identified by…

6 years ago

Police kill suspect who fired at them

Police said they shot a person to death who shot at them Saturday afternoon outside a Redwood City bank.

6 years ago

Suspect in 1995 Hillsborough kidnapping held on $5 million bail

A kidnapping suspect appeared in a Redwood City courtroom today after he was arrested Friday in connection with the 1995…

6 years ago

Female teacher convicted of lewd acts

A former teacher at Aspire East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy was sentenced Friday to state prison for five years for…

6 years ago

Brock Turner appeals ‘unfair’ sex assault conviction

Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner has asked a state appeals court in San Jose to overturn his sexual assault…

6 years ago

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