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Emergency call: Petition calls for the ouster of the city’s head of emergency management

Internally circulated document calling for a vote of no confidence in Mary Ellen Carroll follows a Gazetteer SF report on 911 dispatchers fed up with improper treatment, brutal workloads, and distrust of leadership

June 4, 2026

Update: Hearing on Lurie’s testimony is postponed as man charged with assault arrives hours late

Tony Phillips will now appear before a judge on June 5 to address the March confrontation with the mayor’s bodyguard in the Tenderloin

May 29, 2026

Judge to decide if Mayor Lurie appears in person as a witness to Tenderloin fight

The lawyer for Tony Phillips, the man accused of assaulting Lurie’s bodyguard, wants the mayor to take the stand; DA doesn’t want a ‘media spectacle’

May 29, 2026

Man arrested for allegedly assaulting Mayor Lurie’s bodyguard to be freed

Held on multiple charges, Tony Phillips will be released under electronic monitoring Friday

May 7, 2026

Matt Dorsey’s RESET crusade may come at a political cost

The District 6 supervisor has been the mayor’s steadfast ally on the treatment center, but has ‘caught hell’ from constituents along the way

March 31, 2026

After five years, the ‘Grandpa Vicha’ case comes to a close

The random and brutal killing of Thai elder Vicha Ratanapakdee by a 19-year-old in 2021 sparked outrage and a recall

March 26, 2026

Community groups demand answers for police response to ICE at SFO

Advocates including the Public Defender’s Office want to investigate SFPD’s interactions with federal authorities

March 25, 2026

San Francisco is not a sanctuary city

The violent detainment of a mother at SFO is a reminder that ‘sanctuary’ ends at the circle of officers around the armed men and crying child

March 23, 2026

‘Imagine two guys roll up on you’: Lawyer for man accused of assaulting Mayor Lurie’s security guard speaks

In viral fight with an undercover officer, Tony Phillips’ lawyer says his client is the real victim 

March 12, 2026

The Chinatown stabbing was scary. The discourse around it may be scarier

Critics like Garry Tan, Susan Dyer Reynolds, and others are adding bias to a senseless act

March 10, 2026