Email Author Peter Jamison

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published May 25, 2011

  "Let Him Prey"

• 2011 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published February 24, 2010

  "Dead Sea"

• 2011 - Peninsula Press Club Awards, published September 29, 2010

  "Head Case"

• 2011 - Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, published September 29, 2010

  "Head Case"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published September 29, 2010

  "Head Case"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published September 16, 2009

  "Time Bomb"

• 2010 - Peninsula Press Club Awards, published September 16, 2009

  "Time Bomb"

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2012 Stories by Peter Jamison

• Bill Perry Removed from Family Court for Disturbing Blog Posts

  published March 28, 2012

  It's natural for a mother to be curious about a stranger who controls the fate of her child. So when Robin Wilson — a Mission district... More >>

• Mexican Border Crossings Lowest in Decades, Study Finds

  published Mar 23, 2012

  A new study by researchers at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs upends a lot of the conventional thinking about the effects of U.S. immigration policy --... More >>

• Facebook Loophole Enables Stalkers, Study Finds

  published Mar 22, 2012

  Facebook users' frequent decisions to open troves of personal information to people they don't know well online is predicated on a comforting assumption: You can always "defriend" an offending party, ... More >>

• Scoot Networks, Hyped Scooter-Sharing Service, Might Run Afoul of State Law

  published Mar 19, 2012

  It's always a pleasure to see business blogs' miasmal coverage of Bay Area start-ups pierced by a ray of real journalism. On this note, we have SF Appeal to thank for asking an important question abou... More >>

• UC Davis Occupy Pepper Spraying Report Will Become Public, Judge Rules

  published Mar 16, 2012

  It appears that more light will be shed on one of the most controversial episodes of police response to Occupy protests across the country last fall, after a judge ruled that an independent report on ... More >>

• Ross Mirkarimi Plea Crisis Is 'Political Posturing,' Expert Says

  published Mar 16, 2012

  San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon roiled the calming waters in the domestic-violence case against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi yesterday, telling the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronic... More >>

• Ross Mirkarimi May Have Scuttled Own Plea Deal with Comments to Press

  published Mar 15, 2012

  San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon raised the possibility that his office might back out of a plea deal in the domestic-violence case against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi today, citing indication... More >>

• Does San Diego Discriminate Against Thong-Wearing Gay Menr

  published Mar 13, 2012

  One might think that men clad in briefs, or scantier apparel, have become an accepted part of the public square since the much-noted antics of disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner. Not so, acco... More >>

• Kim Ferguson, Owner of Slain Poodle, Wants Canine Assailant Put Down

  published Mar 12, 2012

  Angst over San Francisco's poorly enforced dog-leash laws was revived last week when a poodle was allegedly killed by an out-of-control mastiff in Huntington Park. Police continue to search for the ow... More >>

• Ross Mirkarimi Update: Eliana Lopez Video Admissible, Appeals Panel Rules

  published Mar 09, 2012

  In the latest of a string of pre-trial successes for prosecutors, a San Francisco Superior Court appellate panel ruled today that a video of Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's wife describing how he physically ... More >>

• Santorum Gaining Ground Among California GOP Voters

  published Mar 08, 2012

  Mitt Romney, the leading contender for the GOP presidential nomination, has to watch his back among voters in California's Republican primary, according to a new poll.The poll from the Public Policy I... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Hate Mail: A Mailman's Revenge Shows Workers Still "Go Postal"

  published March 7, 2012

  Illustration by Taylor Callery On the morning of May 1, 2010, Tian... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Arpaio's 'Cold Case Posse' Concludes Obama's Birth Certificate is Fake

  published Mar 02, 2012

  We last heard from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio back in December, when a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, based in San Francisco, grilled his lawyer on the s... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  The Craziest Anti-Planned Parenthood Ads

  published Mar 02, 2012

  Planned Parenthood doesn't shy away from provocative gimmicks in its efforts to promote sex education and reproductive health; earlier this week, we brought you the news that the nonprofit has launche... More >>

• Peter Thiel Is Nation's Fourth-Biggest Super PAC Funder

  published Mar 01, 2012

  The nonprofit investigative-reporting outfit ProPublica has published a handy guide to the country's top 10 super PAC funders -- individuals with enough dough on hand to bankroll, to the tune of milli... More >>

• Planned Parenthood Wants You to 'Check In' When You Have Sex

  published Feb 29, 2012

  The nonprofit family-planning and sexual-health group Planned Parenthood has frequently appeared in the headlines over the past month. After a scandal over a potential loss of foundation funding, PP w... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Twitter User Who Wants to Sodomize Michele Bachmann Can't Remain Anonymous

  published Feb 28, 2012

  A man who proclaimed on Twitter his desire to sodomize conservative Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann with a machete will have his identity revealed to federal investigators, a U.S. District Co... More >>

• Appeals Court: Police Can Collect DNA from Arrested Suspects

  published Feb 24, 2012

  Police officers have the authority to forcibly collect DNA from those they arrest, even if the suspects have not been charged with or convicted of a crime, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circ... More >>

• Hawaii Governor Refuses to Defend Gay Marriage Ban in Court

  published Feb 23, 2012

  As the battle over the constitutionality of California's ban on gay marriage wends its way through the federal courts, the challenge to a similar law in Hawaii has taken a surprising turn.Neil Abercro... More >>

• Apple Settles 'Death Grip' Lawsuit over iPhone Service

  published Feb 22, 2012

  Apple has settled multiple class-action lawsuits alleging that holding the iPhone 4 in a certain way cut off service to the popular smartphone -- what plaintiffs in the case called a "death grip" caus... More >>

• Officials Allegedly Bought Massages with Funds from Agency that Helped the Poor Spend Wisely

  published Feb 21, 2012

  Two former officials at the now-defunct Associated Community Action Program (ACAP) -- an Alameda County agency tasked with helping the poor manage their money wisely -- have been charged with illicitl... More >>

• Prop. 8 Might Not Go Before the Supreme Court

  published Feb 20, 2012

  Earlier this month, the debate over same-sex marriage in California continued what some have speculated is an inexorable march to the U.S. Supreme Court, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth C... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Lawsuit Accusing Hooters of Mistreating Employees Can Proceed

  published Feb 17, 2012

  A class-action lawsuit brought against a group of Bay Area Hooters restaurants by the establishments' waitresses can proceed, a state appeals court ruled this week, denying the restaurants' claim that... More >>

• San Leandro Doctor Busted for Writing Illegal Vicodin Prescriptions to Undercover Agents

  published Feb 16, 2012

  A San Leandro doctor has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his decision to write illicit Vicodin prescriptions to undercover Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents posing as patients addicted to t... More >>

• Taking a Closer Look at Kamala Harris' Role in the Mortgage Settlement

  published Feb 15, 2012

  Attorney General Kamala Harris was quick to trumpet her role in securing a nationwide mortgage settlement last week with a handful of major banks, citing her decision to walk away from talks with the ... More >>