use of force

Scandal-ridden police department to install vehicle cameras

Forty Vallejo police vehicles will have in-car cameras installed by June. The chief claims the cameras will increase transparency.

2 years ago

Chief admits SFPD needs to pick up reform pace

San Francisco police are aiming to pick up the pace on 272 reforms called for by the U.S. Department of…

4 years ago

Oakland parents, teachers claim police used excessive force in school board protest

Nine parents and teachers filed a claim against the Oakland Unified School District on Friday alleging that police officers used…

4 years ago

Report shows SF police use of force down 47 percent since 2016

Use of force by San Francisco Police Department officers has dropped over the last three years by 47 percent, according…

4 years ago

Video: Oakland police use force against school board protesters

Six protesters were arrested during an Oakland Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Wednesday evening, the latest in…

5 years ago

Oakland mayor shares concerns over police reform pace

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said on Thursday that a federal judge is justified in criticizing her city's Police Department's slow…

5 years ago

Daly City launches site to report use-of-force data

"We don't have anything to hide so we might as well put it out there for the public to see." 

5 years ago

San Jose police publish use of force data

San Jose police announced a new online portal system Wednesday, which will allow the public to search and examine use…

6 years ago

SF police report fewer uses of force

San Francisco police say use of force incidents involving officers were down in the first quarter of this year.

7 years ago

New San Francisco police chief sworn in

Former Los Angeles Deputy Chief Bill Scott will be sworn in as San Francisco's new chief of police at City…

7 years ago

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