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Domestic Violence

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi Hearing: City Attorney Releases Initial List of Witnesses to Testify

    Mayor Ed Lee's legal strategy to expel suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is taking shape as expected. Today his legal team released an initial list of fact witnesses for the Ethics Commission hearing. The witness list seeks testimony from, among others, Mirkarimi's ex-girlfriend Christina Flores, hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Christina Flores, Mirkarimi's Ex-Girlfriend Who Accused Him of Abuse, Responds to His Radio Interview

    Among the many things Sheriff-in-limbo Ross Mirkarimi said on the radio this morning was that his former girlfriend, Christina Flores, had fabricated her story that he abused her while the two dated in 2008."I was looking forward to the trial to really dispel it, though. It was a piling on ... ... More >>

  • News

    March 21, 2012

    Progressives Can Abuse Their Wives: A "Guardian" Editorial

    Among the many things Sheriff-in-limbo Ross Mirkarimi said on the radio this morning was that his former girlfriend, Christina Flores, had fabricated her story that he abused her while the two dated in 2008."I was looking forward to the trial to really dispel it, though. It was a piling on ... ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

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

    ​San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón roiled the calming waters in the domestic-violence case against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi yesterday, telling the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle he has doubts about proceeding with a plea bargain struck earlier this week because Mirkarimi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

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

    ​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 abused her can be admitted as evidence in Mirkarimi's domestic-violence trial.As the San Francisc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi Gets New, "Impartial" Judge for Trial

    ​Ross Mirkarimi's attorney successfully got her client's domestic violence case reassigned to a judge who she says will be fair and partial toward the embattled sheriff.According to new outlets, Mirkarimi appeared in court this morning with his attorney, Lidia Stiglich, who claimed that Judge Susa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi to Appear in Court This Week

    Luke Thomas​Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was supposed to appear in court today, but his attorney is now telling reporters he will be arraigned Thursday on domestic violence charges. Mirkarimi was booked into his own county jail on Friday on three misdemeanor counts of battery, child endangerment, and at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Chron Columnist Asks if S.F. Should Be Sanctuary City for Abusive Husbands

    ​As we all know, the Chron pays their "token conservative" Debra J. Saunders to espouse whatever ideals are contrary to those of San Francisco. In her column today, she takes on the issue of whether everyone is being a little too hard on Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who on Friday was charged with batte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi to Face Three Misdemeanors, Sources Say

    ​Sources tell SF Weekly that elected sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is expected to hold a press conference today, responding to domestic violence charges leveled against him. A source tells SF Weekly that the District Attorney will file three charges against Mirkarimi, including battery and child endange ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi Likely to be Charged in Alleged Domestic Violence Incident

    ​It appears the District Attorney's Office is poised to slap misdemeanor charges on newly minted sheriff, Ross Mirkarimi, who allegedly left a bruise on his wife's arm during a New Year's Eve domestic dispute. Despite the fact that Mirkarimi's wife, Eliana Lopez, has insisted the alleged abuse was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi Update: Neighbor Who Reported Domestic Violence Fundraised for New Sheriff

    Yesterday was the first time newly minted Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi talked publicly about allegations that he physically abused his wife, Eliana Lopez, in a New Year's Eve domestic violence dispute. Not surprisingly, Mirkarimi gave a flat-out "no" when asked whether he had ever abused his wife. He even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi, Sheriff-Elect, Investigated for Alleged Domestic Violence

    ​Today's news will make for an awkward swearing in for Sheriff-elect Ross Mirkarimi, who is reportedly at the center of a domestic violence police investigation. According to media reports, a neighbor called police over New Year's to report a domestic violence incident between Mirkarimi and his wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    S.F. Dating: Violence Higher for LGBT Teens

    It needs to get better​A new survey of San Francisco Unified School District teens says gay middle school boys were more than four times as likely to report being assaulted by their intimate partners than straight boys were. Gay middle school girls, meanwhile, were three times as likely as straigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Parental Alienation: A 'Mythical Legal Argument'

    PAS: Mad science?​Slate published an excellent story this week on the battle over whether to include the theory of "Parental Alienation Syndrome" in the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Like almost every other informed and disinterested observer who has as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    SF Domestic Violence Case Dropped; Woman Lied

    The truth is the best self defense ​Last week, Public Defender Jeff Adachi was bragging about his winning streak in court; he had won 48 percent of his cases that went to trial last year. Today, he announced another pleasurable victory -- one that he and the District Attorney's Office share. A dom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Matt Barnes, Former Warrior, Booked for Domestic Violence

    Matt Barnes, self-described 'victim'​Matt Barnes, the former Golden State Warriors team captain -- and San Francisco Pro-Am champ -- has notified his Twitter followers he's not guilty of felony domestic violence. The current Los Angeles Laker claims, rather, that he is the victim in a confrontatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Clickety-Clack! Gambling Wave Sweeps Chinese Community

    Matt Barnes, self-described 'victim'​Matt Barnes, the former Golden State Warriors team captain -- and San Francisco Pro-Am champ -- has notified his Twitter followers he's not guilty of felony domestic violence. The current Los Angeles Laker claims, rather, that he is the victim in a confrontatio ... More >>

  • News

    September 24, 2003

    Kamala's Karma

    She's smart, she's experienced, and she's running for DA. But she's Willie Brown's ex-girlfriend, and her opponents are trying to crucify her for that.

  • News

    August 29, 2001

    Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang -- You're Dead

    Two-plus months after police shot Idriss Stelley 20 times, they still won't release their reports on the death

  • News

    October 11, 1995

    Dog Bites

    Two-plus months after police shot Idriss Stelley 20 times, they still won't release their reports on the death

  • Film

    March 22, 1995

    A Woman's Lot

    Dolores Claiborne serves up "three square meals of bitching"

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