Articles Posted March 2011

  • Onek Calls for Independent Investigation
    into Alleged SFPD Misconduct

    “There is a clear conflict of interest when our current District Attorney investigates potential criminal activity that took place at the San Francisco Police Department under his watch,” said Onek.

  • Surveillance Videos Prompt Investigations of Police Misconduct

    Surveillance Videos Prompt Investigations of Police Misconduct

    The videos contradict police report testimony signed under penalty of perjury and reveal Police Department narcotics officers falsified the reports to justify searching two residences without warrants or consent as required by law, officials with the Public Defender’s office announced yesterday.

  • Stay Tuned: The Antisocial Network

    This is currently a hot topic

    Stay Tuned: The Antisocial Network

    Twitter’s response to the generous tax break offer was an ungrateful complaint that the payroll tax still includes a 1.5 percent tax on stock options, even though San Francisco has never enforced that tax. Plus, Twitter is complaining about a tax impossible for it to owe for six years under the proposal since Twitter’s taxes would freeze at current levels which do not include tax on stock.

  • Show me the Money:
    New Study Exposes Outside Influence
    in San Francisco Politics

    The analysis examined campaign finance disclosures filed with the San Francisco Ethics Commission between January 1, 2009 and January 31, 2011 by candidates for San Francisco Mayor and the Board of Supervisors.