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.
San Francisco almost died from virtue signaling. The cure? Intellectual honesty—and the courage to speak it.
Feb. 4 deadline looms. If qualified attorneys don't file to run, voters won't even get a choice.
Paid operatives weaponized fake harassment claims to protect Pelosi. When the lies collapsed, they just pivoted to new attacks.
SF Chronicle says murals can revive empty buildings. Meanwhile, the city's about to make it impossible to do business downtown.
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The progressive politician who blocked 495 homes now wants to run California's insurance market into the ground.
Grandpa Vicha's killer just walked on murder charges. It's time to build a new generation of AAPI leaders who won't sell out their elders.
Unions want an 800% tax increase disguised as class warfare—and they're breaking a deal they made just last year.
The Feb. 4 deadline to challenge soft-on-crime judges is days away—and almost no one has stepped up.
Labor coalition wants an 800% tax hike while 1/3 of downtown sits empty. They're breaking the deal they made last year.