The Prosecutor Who Protects the Police, Not the People This brief report summarizes statistical data about investigations carried out by the Office of the District Attorney into officer-involved shootings (OIS) in San Francisco, since the entry into office of George Gascón in 2011 to 2017. In September 2016, D.A. Gascón was granted a $1.5 million…
This report summarizes statistical data about officer-involved shootings (OIS) in San Francisco, during the office of former and now deceased Mayor Ed Lee from 2011 to 2017. It is based on information collected in our data set of “SFPD OIS, Scandals and Impunity 2011-2017,” published as part of our effort to establish a People’s Police…
As an initial project of our People’s Police Observatory, we offer community members a searchable and downloadable Excel table with a list of every officer-involved shooting (OIS) in San Francisco, since former mayor Ed Lee and current District Attorney George Gascón entered into office in 2011 through 2017. Follow this link to download a copy…
In memory of Luis Góngora Pat—a humble Mayan Mexican, a family man, an immigrant laborer and homeless resident of San Francisco, unjustly executed by two SFPD officers—Justice 4 Luis presents: The People’s Police Observatory Justice for Luis Góngora Pat launches a new effort in support of citizen oversight of the San Francisco Police Department. We…
D.A. Gascón, Yesterday was one year and ten months since Luis Góngora Pat was killed by Sgt. Nate Steger and Ofc. Michael Mellone. The family has not once been contacted by San Francisco authorities, including the Office of the D.A. to give them an update of how the criminal investigation (or any other investigation for…
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Hearing on Reports of Impunity for Extrajudicial Killings in the United States of America Justice 4 Luis Blasts San Francisco City Authorities on International Stage for Allowing Police to Kill with Impunity! On December 7th, 2017 the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC) held a hearing on “Reports of Impunity…
On December 6, 2017, the Western Regional Advocacy Project, Coalition on Homelessness San Francisco, St. Anthony’s Foundation and St Mary’s Center will be hosting a Bay Area Community Forum to give the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in the US a report on the state of poverty in the Bay Area…
Written Submissions On December 7th, 2017 the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC) will hold a hearing on “Reports of Impunity for Extrajudicial Killings in the United States of America.” This hearing is part of the IAHRC’s 166th Extraordinary Period of Sessions at its Headquarters in Washington D.C. These hearings look into human rights violations in…
Impunity for Killings by San Francisco Police Department to be highlighted at a thematic hearing on “Impunity for Extrajudicial Killings in the US” at the Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the OAS in Washington, D.C. on December 7th, 2017. The family of Luís Góngora Pat will speak before the IAHRC. WHEN: December 7th, 2017, 12:15pm-1:15pm…
For Day of the Dead, the family of Luis Góngora Pat in San Francisco, California and Teabo Yucatan, collaborated with Adriana Camarena and Paz de la Calzada on a Day of the Dead Altar titled “Threading the life of a Mayan” to honor the memory of the deceased. The altar explores various themes related to thread.…
Justice for Luis Góngora Pat 