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SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, December 21, Superior Court Judge Ernest Goldsmith ruled that the six police officers who exchanged homophobic and racist text messages in 2012 will be allowed to keep their jobs without facing disciplinary action. Goldsmith explained his reasoning and stated the San Francisco Police Department waited too long to address the misconduct allegations, and proclaimed that the ruling...

SAN FRANCISCO—The University of California’s San Francisco medical center has temporarily suspended its living donor program for kidney transplants after a donor died after a procedure in November. According to the UCSF, the donor had provided a kidney to a patient in October, and died one month later for reasons that have not yet been conclusive. UCSF has not discussed...

HOLLYWOOD—Unless you have been living under a rock, that is the only possible way you could not have heard of a tiny movie called “Star Wars” that was about to be unleashed on the world. Yes, I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the biggest “Star Wars” fan. To be honest, I’ve only seen glimpses of “Star Wars,”...

SAN FRANCISCO—Several employees of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) received "non-specific" threatening e-mails on Wednesday, December 16, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The threats were similar to those received in Los Angeles, which prompted the superintendent to close all schools in the district on Tuesday, December 15.  According to the SFUSD, the school district is the...

SAN FRANCISCO—According to the San Francisco Police Department, an unidentified female resident of Alamo Square discovered human remains in a garden last month on November 23, in the 1300 block of McAllister Street, which is adjacent to Steiner Street.  The San Francisco resident was gardening at the time of the discovery, and quickly filed a police report after finding the...

SAN FRANCISCO–On December 15, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to reject an $80 million grant from the State Public Works Board to fund the construction of the proposed San Francisco jail. It would have cost an estimated $240 million to build the 384-bed facility for the San Francisco County jail. Board of Supervisors President London Breed proposed...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors have voted to allow cyclists to make safe rolling stops as of Tuesday, December 16. The ordinance was passed to indicate to police that ticketing bicyclists who safely approach stop signs should be a low priority as far as ticketing. The yielding stop would permit bicyclists to treat stop signs as a yield...

UNITED STATES—I can’t believe we’re having this discussion again. Once again America is at war with the fight over gun control after two people commit heinous acts in San Bernardino, California. The news struck so many of us like a tidal wave. It came out of nowhere and as more details surfaced about the suspects, it raises an issue...

HOLLYWOOD—When I first saw the trailer to the holiday-themed movie “Krampus,” I knew I had heard of that name before in the past. For those not in the know, Krampus is based on Alpine folklore of a creature that punishes kids who have behaved badly during the Christmas season. I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not a fan of...

SAN FRANCISCO—The rise of home invasions is causing concern for San Francisco residents and authorities, according to news reports by ABC7. According to the San Francisco Police Department, burglaries are on the rise throughout the city. Among the 14 burglaries that occurred in November, two were home invasions in the Buri Buri district of South San Francisco. Last month, hundreds of locals held a meeting...