Public defenders say San Francisco police beat Kevon Gibson into near-coma after a SoMa resident called police on Aug. 17, 2025.

San Francisco prosecutors allege bias by Judge Michelle Tong and refuse to try cases before her for the second time in two years.

A new report shows San Francisco Police Department use-of-force during traffic stops went down without crime going up

A city report found no sanctuary violation in SFPD Flock cameras data sharing, but urged five fixes, including 30-day data deletion.

Two Democratic committee members work for Flock, but were allowed to vote regardless

The SF Pretrial Diversion Project is no longer taking new clients, and the city’s defendants are paying the price.

A new episode of 120 Hours Behind Bars gives viewers a dramatized view inside S.F.’s largest jail

Judge dismisses cases against 18 people accused of failing to leave unpermitted party during pride weekend

A recent court ruling makes it harder to keep people in jail pretrial. DA Brooke Jenkins wants to change the laws that made it possible.

SFPD statements claim cops gave dispersal orders before making arrests. Internal police report and bodycam footage suggest otherwise.

About 500 people held in San Francisco's jails answered the city's first such survey. Nearly one-third alleged being seriously injured while in jail.

Police accountability report faults SFPD officers for violent 2024 Tenderloin encounter following a mistaken traffic stop

Decades ago, 630 Sansome St. was called a San Francisco "skyscraper concentration camp." It is still in use today.

A 25-year-old Colombian woman and a 41-year-old Salvadoran father among those detained, held in San Francisco's ICE office

Some immigrant parents ask S.F. camp counselors to become emergency legal guardians as summer camps play vital community role

San Francisco police have killed 65 people since 2000. Read each of their stories here, and see what trends link their deaths together.

Mission Local is documenting all known ICE arrests in San Francisco. Most happen at court or ICE HQ, after regular hearings or check-ins.

ICE agents shoved protesters with batons in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday, as the crowd tried to block immigration arrests.

SFMOMA traces the development of San Francisco photography through nine decades. Several artists involved give their thoughts.

Jafet Santiago Diaz came to the United States because he feared for his life back home. After his first asylum hearing, ICE detained him.

San Francisco police commission accepts tech billionaire's gift, to provide cops with drones, cameras and a massive new office

Mayor Lurie proposed to cut $200 million in nonprofit spending. Mission Local is tracking which nonprofits are affected.