San Francisco's criminal justice system is under mounting scrutiny: a judge released the killer of 84-year-old "Grandpa Vicha" Ratanapakdee on probation after pretrial detention math rendered his four-year manslaughter sentence meaningless before sentencing even began, while SF courts have gone five years without reporting a single data point to the state and resolve only 32% of filed cases—dead last among major California counties. Meanwhile, new research on Oakland's violence confirms that less than 0.5% of residents drive the majority of gun homicides, raising hard questions about whether San Francisco and other cities are targeting the right people at all.
A woman connected to killing an Asian senior is about to dodge trial while BART attackers walk free. January 12 is the test.
The murderer walks free. The public defender wants charges dismissed. This is what "reform" looks like.