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SFDA Implements Artificial Intelligence To Reduce Racial Bias

SAN FRANCISCO—On July 1, the city of San Francisco will become the first city to implement a new “open-source bias mitigation tool” using artificial...

Legislation Introduced To Automate Arrest And Conviction Relief

SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, March 7, District Attorney George Gascón and Assemblymember Phil Ting revealed the introduction of AB 1076, a revolutionary effort to efficiently...

‘Rideshare With Care’ Safety Campaign

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón launched a public education campaign, “Rideshare with Care,” to enhance public safety for rideshare passengers on Tuesday,...

Jennie Zhu Convicted Of Gross Vehicular Manslaughter

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 1, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon revealed that Jennie Zhu, 63, of San Francisco was found guilty by a...

District Attorney Warning San Franciscans About Chinese Gold Scam

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced on Friday, February 16 that the Chinese Gold Scam also known as the Buried Treasure Scam...

District Attorney Applying Prop 64 To Marijuana Cases Since 1975

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, January 31, District Attorney George Gascón announced that the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office will be retroactively applying Proposition 64, which...

Lovell’s Gallery Charged With Selling Ivory

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced on December 6 that the owner of Lovell’s Gallery, Abraham Magadish, 56, of El Cerrito, as...

Senate Bill 393 Signed By Governor Brown

SAN FRANCISCO—California Governor Edmund G. Brown signed Senate Bill 393 on October 11, the Consumer Arrest Record Equity (C.A.R.E.) Act, to seal arrest records...

Smartphone Theft Prevention Act Decreases Violent Robberies

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, July 28, that Governor Jerry Browned signature of SB 962, the Smartphone Theft Prevention...

SF DA George Gascon Issues Warning About Blessing Scam

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon spoke at a senior center in Chinatown on Friday, February 12, to discuss a popular “blessing scam”...