Tag Archives | San Francisco

The character assassination of San Francisco

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on May 24, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) |

CNN has joined the media chorus decrying the death of San Francisco with a one-hour special.
Graffiti writers are painting over a pro-police “street art” campaign backed by a tech billionaire in San Francisco

Originally published: It's Going Down on May 22, 2023 by It's Going Down (more by It's Going Down) (Posted May 25, 2023)

A “street art” campaign backed by Welsh tech billionaire and venture capitalist Michael Moritz is being targeted by graffiti artists in San Francisco, California.
Upheaval in the San Francisco DA’s office after Brooke Jenkins appointment

Originally published: The Intercept on July 17, 2022 by Tana Ganeva (more by The Intercept) | (Posted Jul 19, 2022)

Prosecutors worried that Jenkins was too close to the mayor and planned to bring back the war on drugs. Many were just fired.
Turning a San Francisco recall into rout for police reform

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on July 11, 2022 by Dave Lindorff (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) | (Posted Jul 13, 2022)

San Francisco voted on June 7 to recall its district attorney, Chesa Boudin, a reformer who had challenged the traditional “lock ’em up” policies of big-city prosecutors.