According to police data analyzed by a Stanford University researcher, crime was 20% lower at intersections in San Francisco where local nonprofit, Urban Alchemy, was deployed.
Yebin Kim, a 32-year-old woman from San Francisco, was identified as the victim who was struck and killed last Friday while riding an electric scooter on Market Street.
An SFPD report found that two officers used unnecessary force and violated policy during the 2024 arrest of Matthew Ludwig after they entered his license plate information incorrectly, causing them to think his car was stolen. They smashed his car window, dragged him from the vehicle, and pepper-sprayed him at close range.
Two pedestrians are injured after a truck crashed into and damaged a street light pole in San Francisco on Sunday, authorities said.
A woman riding what appears to be a private scooter was killed Friday morning in a collision on Market Street in San Francisco after a witness says her wheel got caught in the train tracks and she was run over by a box truck.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins argues the ruling could lead to more defendants accused of nonviolent offenses being released pending trial. She pointed to a recent case involving a man accused of torturing a kitten in San Francisco who was released and later failed to appear for a court proceeding.