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S.F. deploys more foot police in tourist areas even as it battles perception city is overrun with crime
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Sgt. Rich Jones chats with the Davainis family, who are visiting from Redding, while on patrol in Union Square. Nearly 30 uniformed officers, on bicycle and foot, have been deployed to tourist areas.Photos by Nick Otto/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks at a news conference announcing a new deployment of police patrols in tourist areas.Nick Otto/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Sgt. Rich Jones greets Ben Parnass, 4, and his mother Sara, who are visiting from Los Angeles, while on patrol in Union Square.Nick Otto/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Fear, and Discord, Among Asian Americans Over Attacks in San Francisco
A string of attacks against older people of Asian descent has led to calls for more police officers, an idea rejected by the city’s Asian American leaders.
Members of United Peace Collaborative, a neighborhood watch group, patrolled the streets of San Francisco’s Chinatown this week.Credit.Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times
July 18, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
SAN FRANCISCO Two grandmothers stabbed and a third punched in the face in broad daylight. An 84-year-old man fatally shoved to the ground while on his morning walk. In the past seven months, at least seven older Asian residents have been brutally attacked in San Francisco, a city with one of the largest Asian American populations and the oldest Chinatown in the country.
On 14 August last year, LAPD officers were responding to reports of an alleged burglary attempt when they came upon Daniel Rivera, 37, standing near a ravine. Body-camera footage showed he hopped a fence into the wash, and was lying face down on the ground, largely motionless, as police approached.
Even though he was unarmed and not moving, one officer kneeled on his back, two others handcuffed him, one shoved his face into the ground, and another shocked him with a Taser four times, causing his body to convulse, according to a lawsuit and footage. He appeared to call for help and scream in pain, but officers kept him largely face down for about seven minutes.
S.F. police commissioner called to apologize for tweets - or face removal
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Supervisor Aaron Peskin,
pictured in 2016, says John Hamasaki needs to apologize for a series of recent tweets or he will face removal from the Police Commission.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 2016Show MoreShow Less
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San Francisco Police Commissioner John Hamasaki poses for a portrait at his office in San Francisco, Calif. Tuesday, December 22, 2020. In the past month, new District Attorney Chesa Boudin has charged two rookie cops with shootings they made in the line of duty. The charges raise the question of whether the most crime-plagued neighborhoods should be left to seasoned veterans, and whether more education or hiring older officers would produce better outcomes. Hamasaki said he s considering a working group or policy revision that will weigh whether SFPD should increase their minimum age limit for becoming an officer.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less