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Megan Cassidy

Megan Cassidy

Crime/Criminal Justice Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle

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Feds charge East Bay city council member in corruption case linked to Sheng Thao

Federal prosecutors have charged San Leandro City Council Member Bryan Azevedo with two felony crimes related to a scheme to accept kickbacks for helping a housing company win a city contract.
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Exclusive: Video shows what happened after wounded U-Haul driver le...

Video obtained by the Chronicle shows what happened in the moments after a U-Haul driver, wounded by gunfire, sped away from federal agents at a protest at Coast Guard Island near Oakland. 
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‘Are you next?’ SFPD’s in-your-face hiring strategy is pissing off ...

Amid a hiring race, San Francisco rolled out a bold new strategy: Poaching right at the competition’s doorstep.
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Bay Area man sentenced to life for murdering ex-girlfriend in front...

The San Pablo man had been stalking and harassing his ex-girlfriend for weeks before fatally shooting her, prosecutors said.
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Tesla driver who said vehicle sped up on its own charged in S.F. cr...

Felony vehicular manslaughter charges filed in case of motorist who said his car caused a series of crashes in San Francisco, one of them fatal.
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California woman sues Uber, says driver abandoned her before sexual...

California woman sues Uber, saying a driver ejected her while intoxicated near Sacramento and she was later sexually assaulted.
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S.F. parking dispute devolves into gun threat, police chase

S.F. parking dispute devolves into gun threat, police chase
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SFPD issues new guidelines for ICE arrests amid protests

As volatile clashes between ICE agents and protesters erupt on the streets, San Francisco police have issued new guidelines on how to navigate their role in the city.
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More and more California police officers share a common quality — t...

This story, based on an exclusive dataset, shows that California police are hiring previously fired officers to meet demand. And the number is growing.
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Thousands of once-secret California police files made public in sea...

The Police Records Access Project database, built by UC Berkeley and Stanford and distributed by news outlets including the Chronicle, allows searches by name, agency or keyword.
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Ex-employee alleges quid pro quo between Tesla and arbitrator who t...

A former Tesla engineer sued the EV maker in San Francisco Superior Court, claiming a private judge unfairly ruled against her. Her case provides a rare window into Tesla’s use of arbitration.
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Charges, new details announced in S.F. sheriff chief-of-staff’s all...

A high-ranking member of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office allegedly crashed into a parked Tesla while driving a city vehicle and then lied about the incident. 
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Lawsuit: Trump administration sues Oakland coffee shop for alleged ...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil rights lawsuit accusing coffeehouse employees of denying service to Jewish people.
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Crypto billionaire offers $9.4 million to overhaul S.F. police tech...

Chris Larsen wants to give the SFPD millions to completely revamp a critical technology center, including moving it to a new location in the Financial District. 
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What caused a deadly SF car crash — a ‘madman’ driver or ‘malfuncti...

After a recent deadly crash in San Francisco, a Tesla driver told police his vehicle sped up on its own, pitching his case into the center of a widening debate.
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Mayor Lurie to avoid big cuts to S.F. public safety agencies in upc...

Mayor Daniel Lurie will not cut funding for San Francisco’s police officers, prosecutors, firefighters and other core public safety workers as part of his upcoming budget. 
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The complicated legacy of S.F. Police Chief Bill Scott

The complex legacy of SF Police Chief Bill Scott, who navigated a pandemic, a theft epidemic, union backlash and a reckoning against killings by officers.
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San Francisco’s police chief is stepping down. Here’s what it means...

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott will step down as the leader of the city’s police department and will take another job.
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In leaked memo, Alameda County prosecutors call office’s approach t...

In a leaked memo, Alameda County prosecutors say office’s approach to welfare fraud was ‘extortion.’
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A UCSF doctor found unconscious was accused of stealing drugs. Reco...

Police suspected a UCSF anesthesiologist from stealing propofol, a powerful sedative, from Oakland and San Francisco campuses.
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S.F. Police Department’s second-in-command, seen as possible future...

The second-in-command at the San Francisco Police Department said he plans to retire, ending speculation about whether he might one day be chief.