Topic: George Gascon

Sheriff has few options till case resolved

San Francisco Chronicle - 35 days ago
0 . When Ross Mirkarimi came out of the sheriff's office Friday night, he was defiant. District Attorney George Gascón had charged him with...

S.F. Mayor Ed Lee declares victory

San Francisco Chronicle - 100 days ago
0 . Ed Lee claimed victory Wednesday as San Francisco's first elected Chinese American mayor, finishing ahead of Supervisor John Avalos, the...

Recuse yourself, D.A.'s rivals say Recuse yourself, D.A.'s rivals say

San Francisco Chronicle - 191 days ago
0 View Larger Image . Call this new campaign "Recuse, George, Recuse.". . District Attorney George Gascón's challengers in the November race banded...

CITY INSIDER Garbage firm's efforts smell funny to Kopp

San Francisco Chronicle - 200 days ago
0 . Retired Judge Quentin Kopp sent a letter Monday asking District Attorney George Gascón to open a criminal investigation into efforts by Mayor...

Transgender attack: D.A. seeks hate crime charges

San Francisco Chronicle - 239 days ago
0 View Larger Image . San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón said Thursday he intends to refile felony hate crime charges that a judge...

Gloves come off in D.A.'s race

San Francisco Chronicle - 271 days ago
0 . Punches are already being thrown in San Francisco's district attorney race - some of them personal.. . First up: Police Chief-turned-D.A...

SF police to shut down troubled drug testing lab

AP News - 653 days ago
<div id="subtitle">San Francisco police to shut down drug testing lab in wake of scandal</div><div><p>San Francisco police said Wednesday they have decided to shut down their troubled drug testing lab and outsource the work.</p><p>The ...

San Francisco cases at risk over officer histories

AP News - 654 days ago
<div id="subtitle">San Francisco convictions at risk as authorities investigate handling of police records</div><div><p>San Francisco authorities on Tuesday were trying to determine whether prosecutors failed to disclose to defense attorneys the criminal histories or misconduct records of ...

More SF drug cases dropped amid crime lab scrutiny

AP News - 708 days ago
SF prosecutors dismiss between 25-30 drug-related cases on Thursday amid crime lab scrutiny More drug-related cases were dismissed in San Francisco courtrooms Thursday, bringing to nearly 60 the number of cases thrown out over the past two days because of accusations of ...

SF police, new chief tackle quality of life crimes

AP News - 720 days ago
Police aggressively handle low-level crimes to boost SF's image as international tourist spot In the Tenderloin, not far from tourists at the historic cable car turnaround, the city's incoming police chief was shocked to see open drug dealing." Mayor Gavin ...