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.
Drug arrests collapsed to zero. Overdose deaths tripled to 810 per year. The data is in, and so is the body count.
DC had 52 traffic deaths last year. Waymo cuts pedestrian injuries by 92%. A mayoral candidate says the city "isn't ready."
A man caught with a loaded gun got diversion and a homework assignment. 36 days later, someone was dead.
Fareed Zakaria just said the quiet part out loud: blue cities are out of control. But San Francisco might actually be charting a different course.
162 people have died of overdoses in their buildings since 2020. Their solution? Help the residents use drugs.
San Francisco is the only tech hub in America with growing startup formation—and city hall is doing everything it can to drive companies out.
If safety is something you purchase—guards, gates, cameras—you've already conceded that public order has failed.
San Francisco's two most 'progressive' supervisors were the only no votes on Mayor Lurie's shelter for drug users. The body count speaks for itself.
Teachers and parents have a common enemy—and it isn't each other. It's a pension system running a 20-year scam.
The billionaire claiming to ‘always stand with labor’ made millions from private prisons and other aggressively anti‑union investments