2000: John Smart (White male) [killed by Officer Ian Furminger and Jason Sawyer, the former who was convicted of felony corruption charges in 2015, the latter who later killed Alex Nieto in 2014] 2001: Idriss Stelley (Black male) Randy Smith (White male) 2002: Five: Gregory Hooper (Black male) Richard Tims (Black male) Robert Ruffin…
Update: 10 Days to Deadline! Gascón: Charge the Killers of Luis Góngora Pat or Resign! The family of Luis Góngora Pat (killed by SFPD over two years ago) continued their daily countdown outside the Hall of Justice calling for D.A Gascón to charge the killer cops who ended Luis’s life or resign, by his self-imposed…
The SFPD Killers of Adolfo Delgado On Friday, March 16, 2018, the San Francisco Police Department released the names of the 10 killers of Adolfo Delgado, who fired a total of 100 times (1 bean bag round and 99 live rounds) at an allegedly armed 19-year-old, fatally striking him about 25 times. They are SFPD officers…
1) Why not a standoff with dialogue? In September 2016, an armed white man was surrounded in a 6 hour standoff by police at Civic Center before patiently convincing him to lay down his gun and gain assistance for his suicidal mental state. In September 2017, the police held a near 6 hour standoff from…
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—we have launched a citizen oversight effort of SFPD which we call The People’s Police Observatory. As part of this effort, we will aggregate and publish publicly available data…
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…
Justice for Luis Góngora Pat 