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Jeff Godown

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    SF Cops Join LA's Finest In Disputing RAND Study's Findings That Marijuana Clubs Don't Cause Crime

    Not the club's fault​What with the company's deep connections to the American war machine, the RAND Corporation isn't exactly a pack of hippies. Which makes it all the more surprising that the policy-think tank released a study this week declaiming that medical marijuana dispensaries cause a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Greg Suhr Cuts Top Cops' Salaries

    Chief Greg Suhr needs no assistants. Deputies, however...​Newly minted Police Chief Greg Suhr comes with the reputation of being a cop's cop, and his first actions atop the SFPD fit the bill. He's pledged to keep his doors open and also voluntarily gave back a hefty cost-of-living increase (though ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Eagle Tavern: Can SFPD Save It?

    How do you define "impact"​Last week, SF Weekly revealed a letter city supervisors penned to acting Chief Jeff Godown, pleading with the SFPD to "carefully scrutinize" any liquor license transfer that might put an end to the Eagle Tavern as we know it.In the letter, supervisors argue that the Eagl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Eagle Tavern Closure: Supervisors Send a Letter of 'Deep Concern' to SFPD

    Always a good crowd at the Eagle ​Supervisors Scott Wiener, Jane Kim, and David Campos sent SF Weekly a letter addressed to acting Police Chief Jeff Godown, instructing him to "closely scrutinize" any transfer of the liquor license to ensure that the Eagle Tavern remains as we know it today.The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    S.F. Supervisors Fire Off Letter Aiming to Save the Eagle Tavern

    The Eagle Tavern: It's only John Dwyer's favorite place to play.​We saw this coming! Today, three San Francisco Supervisors -- Scott Wiener, Jane Kim, and David Campos -- began an official effort to defend the beloved gay bar/live music venue Eagle Tavern against a landlord who plans to shut it do ... More >>

  • News

    April 13, 2011

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

    The Eagle Tavern: It's only John Dwyer's favorite place to play.​We saw this coming! Today, three San Francisco Supervisors -- Scott Wiener, Jane Kim, and David Campos -- began an official effort to defend the beloved gay bar/live music venue Eagle Tavern against a landlord who plans to shut it do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Pot Busts Are a High Priority for Cops -- But They Shouldn't Be

    Waiting for Godot to fire up a joint​It's long been the desire of voters and San Francisco lawmakers that the city's peace officers enforce all other crimes before busting adults smoking pot. In light of this, it's hard for pot advocates to figure out why undercover police spent 30 minutes on Marc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Jeff Godown, Police Chief, "Troubled and Kind of Perplexed" by Latest Police Misconduct Allegations

    Dazed and confused ​Yesterday SF Weekly told readers about the latest allegations over police misconduct, where a San Francisco judge dismissed a drug case after more video footage of cops allegedly busting into an apartment in an illegal drug search. Needless to say, Chief Jeff Godown woke up fee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Public Defender Jeff Adachi Takes on Police Chief Jeff Godown ... in the Press

    Left​Public Defender Jeff Adachi is good at a lot of things -- well great, actually, but he is especially talented at riling up the SFPD, maybe even more so than former District Attorney Kamala Harris. As evidenced by this morning when Police Chief Jeff Godown called his own press conference to wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Two Shot to Death at Fisherman's Wharf; Homicides No. 9 and 10

    It's been a bloody January​Two people were shot dead Sunday evening in Fisherman's Wharf inside a souvenir store on Jefferson Street.Police say they have detained a man who they believe is connected to the shooting, according to media reports. Authorities identified Qiong Han Chu, 30 and Feng Ping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Say Hello To My Little Friend: S.F., Meet CompStat

    Can the SFPD saved by the miracle of computers? ​ Wednesday morning, at the unveiling of the city's new crimefighting tool, CompStat, San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon had the city say hello to his not-so-little friend and implementer, LAPD detective Jeff Godown.Gascon intend ... More >>

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