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.
State lawmakers gutted accountability for youth crime. Now kids are shooting classmates and beating tourists.
SF's state legislator asks Attorney General to probe missing trees instead of addressing homelessness, drug deaths, or housing.
After five years, Vicha Ratanapakdee's family learns their father's life was "negotiable." Six hours of deliberation was all it took.
Video shows Watson running full-speed into 84-year-old Vicha. He walks after 5 years. This is progressive justice.
Street outreach workers from SF to Seattle confirm what politicians refuse to admit: half of people using drugs in public already have apartments.
Antoine Watson shoved an 84-year-old to his death, photographed the body, and got involuntary manslaughter. Welcome to San Francisco.
Judge Begert awarded diversion to a man with 18 burglaries. He didn't even show up to court. This is what "following the law" looks like.
The city charges property owners $362+ if graffiti isn't removed in 30 days—while taggers walk free.
Judge Begert diverted armed robbers and attempted murderers into "treatment." Now a homicide prosecutor is taking over.
A woman connected to killing an Asian senior is about to dodge trial while BART attackers walk free. January 12 is the test.