Fred Lau

Slap Shots

Meet the Dealers

The bud men of Haight Street

The Chief Is In (for Now)

With homicide cases going unsolved and morale in the police department sinking, Heather Fong's days as chief may be numbered.

Earl’s Last Laugh

Exiled in retirement after Fajitagate, ex–Police Chief Earl Sanders has re-emerged with a fresh account of the infamous Zebra murders. And his critics are on the warpath.

Toothless Wonder

Why S.F.'s police watchdog agency has never been effective - and why Prop. H won't change that

Best Place to Find an Intergalactic Police Force

Heroes Club

Death and Access

When police officers and death coincide, the public has a right to the official record of the event

Breaking the Cycle

Marin County has a program to protect bicyclists. In S.F., we keep killing them.

Cracker Morons Who Maim

Bicyclists vs. motorist cracker morons and their inbred Sacramento siblings

The Mission District Squeeze

When can a repeat felon manipulate the police and fire departments to crush a law-abiding bar and restaurant? When the felon's a San Francisco pol, and the bar's on Mission Street.

Policing the Vice Squad

Investigations launched into money collected from massage parlor workers

Poisoned Probe

How police bungled the exotic poison-for-profit case known as Foxglove

Night+Day

How police bungled the exotic poison-for-profit case known as Foxglove

Un-Welcome to Mr. Roberts' Neighborhood

The Chans were set to build a nice, simple home on their own property. Then Chronicle honcho Jerry Roberts and his relentless wife moved next door. Suddenly, everything became very complicated and very nasty.

The Grid

The Chans were set to build a nice, simple home on their own property. Then Chronicle honcho Jerry Roberts and his relentless wife moved next door. Suddenly, everything became very complicated and very nasty.

Mulch

The Chans were set to build a nice, simple home on their own property. Then Chronicle honcho Jerry Roberts and his relentless wife moved next door. Suddenly, everything became very complicated and very nasty.

The Grid

The Chans were set to build a nice, simple home on their own property. Then Chronicle honcho Jerry Roberts and his relentless wife moved next door. Suddenly, everything became very complicated and very nasty.

Unspun

The Chans were set to build a nice, simple home on their own property. Then Chronicle honcho Jerry Roberts and his relentless wife moved next door. Suddenly, everything became very complicated and very nasty.

Blowing Smoke

The Chans were set to build a nice, simple home on their own property. Then Chronicle honcho Jerry Roberts and his relentless wife moved next door. Suddenly, everything became very complicated and very nasty.

Ghetto Blasting

A cop's doodle travels to Washington, D.C., and returns as a warm-and-fuzzy crackdown on S.F.'s projects

Blowing Smoke, Breathing Fire (Part I)

The Fang family rides tabloid journalism and hardball politics to the winner's circle

Dog Bites

The Fang family rides tabloid journalism and hardball politics to the winner's circle

Crushing CRUSH

The Fang family rides tabloid journalism and hardball politics to the winner's circle

C.R.U.S.H. (Part I)

Five months ago, two black homicide detectives got fed up with the Police Department's inaction on black-on-black murders. Thus was born the Crime Response Unit to Stop Homicide (CRUSH): six cops with the grit and guile to tackle the toughest cases in the

The Identity Card

Voting by race has made the city's political representation more Asian. It could be what puts 33-year-old Jane Kim on the board of supervisors.

Double Drain: Program Pays Cops Pensions While Still on the Force

Voting by race has made the city's political representation more Asian. It could be what puts 33-year-old Jane Kim on the board of supervisors.