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…
Today is the 1 year and 11 month anniversary of the killing of Luis Góngora Pat by two SFPD officers. District Attorney George Gascón has yet to make a decision, whether to charge his killers or not. Like every month anniversary, the family will be gathered at the altar on Shotwell and 19th at 10…
SFPD spokespeople said in the days after his killing that Luis Góngora Pat lunged at Ofc. Michael Mellone and Sgt. Nate Steger with a knife, which is why they feared for their lives and shot him dead on April 7, 2016. However, witness testimony gathered by the media, in the hours and days after his…
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…
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…
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…
Justice for Luis Góngora Pat 