A San Francisco judge sentenced the killer of 84-year-old Grandpa Vicha Ratanapakdee to zero additional prison time, letting him walk free the same afternoon due to pretrial credit math that made the outcome inevitable once murder charges failed. The case has ignited debate over California's sentencing rules, the decision not to charge the killing as a hate crime, and the record of Judge Linda Colfax. Meanwhile, the channel is also tracking broader questions about public safety and Democratic politics in a city where moderates say the tide may finally be turning.
SF Superior Court Judge Linda Colfax has a proven track record of giving violent criminals light sentences.
A San Francisco judge just suspended the sentence of the man who killed an 84-year-old Asian grandfather in cold blood. This is the state of "justice" in the city.
Antoine Watson slammed into an 84-year-old man, left him dying on the pavement, and fled. Five years later, the system hands him the exit door.
BART's 2025 crime collapse confirms what NYC learned in 1990: fare enforcement isn't about the fare. It's about who's riding your system.
The moderate majority is real but an 11% fringe is hijacking primaries. But not in San Francisco. Here's why.
An Asian American man was stabbed in broad daylight two days before Lunar New Year. The mayor's bodyguards got press coverage. He got bystanders who kept walking.
SF's 540-page city charter is the longest in the country, and it was built to protect insiders. Lurie is finally tearing it apart.
Now a civil rights lawsuit names the officials who told parole agents to look the other way.
A woman tears down his flyers in the Richmond. On camera. Then explains it isn't racist. This is what erasure looks like in real time.
They are accused of harvesting grandma's ballot, pocket $777K salaries, and wield incredible political power in San Francisco. All on your tax dollars.