Kamala Harris

Pride Committee Picks Strange Bedfellows for Grand Marshals This Year

Famed San Francisco bar owner Marlena, aka Garry McClain, aka the Absolute Empress XXV, exulted after hearing he' d be one of several grand marshals at this year's LGBT pride parade -- a noteworthy comeback after the sale of his beloved eponymous drag bar. He'll stand -- or rather, ride and wave a ... More >>

Kamala Harris' Lawsuit Against Delta Could Change Privacy Policies for Apps

Last week, California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines, claiming that the company's smartphone app violates state law because it does not have a privacy policy. It is somewhat of a landmark legal action: the first time an app maker has faced a privacy suit. It ... More >>

Californians Don't Hate Each Other as Much as They Used To

Well, this might help explain last year's mass exodus to Texas.The California Attorney General's Office released some uplifting stats that show Californians have less hostility -- or at least they're not acting on it -- than in previous years. The AG welcomed the numbers which show an over ... More >>

Human Traffickers Won't Get to Pocket Profits Made off Slavery Under New Bill

Two state bills passed through the state Legislature today that force convicted criminals to give up any profits they make from trafficking minors into California. The trafficking cash would be funneled into helping the emotionally traumatized victims, Attorney General Kamala Harris said.Senator Mar ... More >>

Consumers to Get More Than $1 Billion From Settlement in LCD Price-Fixing Scam

Did you ever get a strange feeling that you might be getting ripped off when buying your last flat-screen TV, monitor, or laptop? Well, that's probably because you did.Attorney General Kamala Harris announced today that her office, along with seven other attorneys general, got a $571-million settlem ... More >>

Human Traffickers Will No Longer Be Able to Keep Their Profits Under New Legislation

It only makes sense that human traffickers convicted of enslaving young girls should have to pay -- literally. A new state bill passed through committee today would force those criminals to give up any profits they make from trafficking minors in California. San Francisco Senator Mark Leno authored ... More >>

Kamala Harris Busts "Skimmer Operation" That Stole From Hundreds of Chase Bank Customers

Attorney General Kamala Harris used her newly created eCrime Unit to break up two high-tech bank scam operations that ripped off hundreds of Chase customers over the last three years. In both "skimmer operations," the defendants, organized as "crews," replaced the card readers at Chase Bank ATM ves ... More >>

Medical Marijuana Users Don't Need to be Marijuana Farmers, Court Says

It doesn't take much to join a collective or cooperative in California, be it a grocery store or a medical cannabis dispensary. In the former, perhaps all you need is a small fee; in the latter, a doctor's recommendation and the scrill required to purchase some medical bud.It certainly doesn't requi ... More >>

Kamala Harris Says Arizona Can't Boot Illegal Immigrants from Country

​California has the largest number of illegal immigrants and undocumented laborers in the country. So it should be no surprise that California Attorney General Kamala Harris has joined the fight against Arizona's unfriendly immigration law.Yesterday, Harris filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the ... More >>

Match.com, Other Online Dating Sites to Weed Out Sexual Predators

​In the interest of protecting you from rampant perverts and other abusers online, a group of online dating sites has agreed to new rules that includes screening for sexual predators who might be using their sites to find new victims. The companies, Match.com. eHarmony, and Spark Networks, which i ... More >>

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

​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 banks and the federal government in the fall as a bargaining coup that landed more money for Cali ... More >>

Brazilian Blowout Hair-Products Company Hit with $600,000 Settlement by AG's Office

​The office of California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced today that a popular manufacturer of hair products, Brazilian Blowout, has agreed to pay $600,000 in fees, penalties, and costs because some of its merchandise allegedly emits formaldehyde gas.The website for Brazilian Blowout ... More >>

State DNA Lab Backlog Eliminated, Attorney General Kamala Harris Says

​California Attorney General Kamala Harris issued a statement today asserting that a backlog of DNA evidence has been eliminated at state forensics labs, speeding the analysis of evidence in criminal cases.Harris said in the statement that "routine analysis" of DNA can now be performed within 30 d ... More >>

Law Enforcement to Round Up Homeless Sex Offenders Tonight

Homeless Sex Offenders: smart on crime? ​California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced trick-or-treaters will be safer since cops will keep homeless sex offender parolees indoors tonight in San Francisco. That announcement comes even while Harris' office is defending Jessica's Law -- the bal ... More >>

AG's Office Warns of Gang-and-Drug Armageddon If State Budget Passes

Kamala Harris​As lawmakers prepare to finalize the state budget today, another government agency has joined the chorus of groups declaring that spending cuts in the plan will be disastrous: the office of California Attorney General Kamala Harris.Harris, who has been on the job in Sacramento for si ... More >>

East Bay Gang Bust: Cops Seize 135 Pounds of Meth

​Cops busted a gang in Contra Costa County, arresting 35 people and seizing 135 pounds of crystal meth, the office of Attorney General Kamala Harris announced today.So-called Operation Red Reach, which concluded today, was a coordinated effort by state and local law-enforcement authorities. Police ... More >>

Kamala Harris Dishes on 'Big-Girl Panties' with Bush White House Flak Dana Perino

And on fashion​California Attorney General Kamala Harris didn't enjoy the coziest relationship with local press outlets during her final days as San Francisco's District Attorney. Through various scandals stemming from her handling of problems at the San Francisco Police Department crime lab, Harr ... More >>

Kamala Harris Files Brief Supporting Federal Health Care Reform

This won't hurt a bit...​California Attorney General Kamala Harris has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit seeking to aid the defense of President Barack Obama's landmark health care legislation.The so-called Affordable Care Act, perhaps Obama's most significant legisla ... More >>

Kamala Harris Wants Federal Appeals Court To Allow Gay Marriages Now

Harris: Let the people marry​Supporters of same-sex marriage just got a powerful ally: California Attorney General Kamala Harris. The newly minted AG is urging the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to allow gay couples to marry while it considers a federal appeal over the constitutionality of Propositi ... More >>

DA Kamala Harris Says She Never Saw Report Criticizing Crime Lab

Kamala Harris​SFPD Chief Also Denies Awareness of Critique Written by Prosecutor and DNA ExpertDistrict Attorney Kamala Harris and San Francisco Police Chief George Gascón both said today they have never seen and were not aware of a report in which a renowned prosecutor says he criticized the sup ... More >>

Gavin Newsom to Let Kamala Harris Name Own Successor?

Here's betting Kamala Harris doesn't tab Tyra Banks to succeed her. But you never know. ​Update: Mayor's office claims reports Gavin Newsom will allow Kamala Harris to name own successor not entirely accurateReports that Mayor Gavin Newsom has decided to let District Attorney Kamala Harris name he ... More >>

Don't worry, America. San Francisco knows what's best for you

Kamala Harris Declares Victory -- In Los Angeles

Perhaps Kamala Harris made her 'major announcement' in L.A. because of the George Lopez factor...​As expected, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris declared victory in her race for Attorney General this morning in her "major announcement" this morning in Los Angeles. "I stand before you t ... More >>

Kamala Harris Appears Set to Cinch Victory in Attorney General Race

Looking ahead to bigger things​Pardon us, gentle reader, for the intolerable hedge in the above headline. Lacking the statistical prowess of some other observers, we're still going to play it safe -- yet it appears that San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris is on the verge of victory in th ... More >>

AG's Race Gets Nasty as Harris, Cooley Spar Over L.A. Vote Counting

Kamala Harris​It's always comforting when the race to become the state's top law-enforcement official devolves into Jerry Springer-esque paroxysms of finger-pointing and cheap campaign tactics. But that's what appears to be happening in the final stretch of the California attorney general's race, ... More >>

Elections Overtime: The Races That Haven't Finished

...And we're counting​Funny thing about Instant-Runoff Voting: The results often aren't so instant. A number of elections around the state are still undetermined. What does the future hold? Gnashing of teeth, threats of litigation, and, of course, counting, counting, and recounting. In an Instant- ... More >>

Gary Scott Holland Charged With Murder and Attempted Rape of Kathleen Horan

Kathleen "Kate" Horan​The alleged murder of Kathleen Horan has taken an even more macabre turn with the announcement of the charges against suspect Gary Scott Holland this morning. Not only does the parolee face murder and robbery counts -- but also attempted rape.District Attorney Kamala Harris a ... More >>

Kamala Harris: Take a Maalox

The cure for political heartache? ​To those tormented by the stunningly close Attorney General's race between Steve Cooley and Kamala Harris, San Francisco's district attorney offers a bit of medical advice: "Take a Maalox." Harris made her impromptu pitch for a particular brand of heartburn medic ... More >>

Attorney General Race Too Close to Call; Results Could Be Weeks Away

Kamala Harris​Californians can expect to hurry up and wait for final results in the undisputed nail-biter statewide election of 2010, the attorney general's race between San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris and Los Angeles D.A. Steve Cooley.With all voting precincts reporting, Harris hold ... More >>

DA Kamala Harris' Office Has ID'd at Least 76 Police Employees With Problem Backgrounds

D.A. Kamala Harris​The San Francisco District Attorney's office has so far notified Public Defender Jeff Adachi in writing of 76 police department employees with criminal or disciplinary backgrounds requiring disclosure.The letters come in response to a judge's order that D.A. Kamala Harris move q ... More >>

Dianne Feinstein Was Against Kamala Harris' 'Strong Track Record' Before She Was For It

An unlikely ally?​In an effort to combat the mudslide of Republican money pouring into California to fund attack ads on San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris in the California Attorney General's race, the Harris campaign today released a "statement" from U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein."Kamala ... More >>

GOP to Hammer Harris on Death Penalty with $1 million in TV Ads as Election Nears

Close observers of the 2010 California Attorney General's race probably saw this one coming. With less than two weeks remaining until election day on Nov. 2, Republican activists are going to spend about $1 million blanketing the airwaves with commercials attacking San Francisco District Attorney Ka ... More >>

George Lopez Hosting Kamala Harris Cocktail Soiree -- You Can Still Make It!

We laughed. We cried...​For Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris, it's either up, up, up, or down, down, down. She spent much of this summer suffering the slings and arrows of her spectacular mishandling of the city's crime lab drug scandal. After attempting to nail Republican rival Steve Cool ... More >>

District Attorney Kamala Harris Makes Oprah's 2010 'O Power List'

Big guns are backing Kamala Harris​District Attorney Kamala Harris is nothing if not resilient in her campaign to be elected California's next attorney general. Just when she's getting slammed in the press for hypocritically holding on to a convicted felon's campaign donations, Harris' campaign re ... More >>

DA Kamala Harris' Challenge to Crime Lab Ruling Rejected

Kamala -- you've been judged.​Prosecutors in the office of District Attorney Kamala Harris have failed in their efforts to prove a bias claim against the judge who reprimanded the DA's office for its handling of a scandal at the San Francisco Police Department's drug-testing lab. In May, San Franc ... More >>

Kamala Harris Attack Ad: Steve Cooley a Sexist Coddler of Child Molesters

D.A. Kamala Harris​San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris today released an online ad targeting her Republican opponent in the race for state attorney general. The ad (view after the jump) assails Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley, in so many words, as a sexist coddler of child mol ... More >>

Big Day in Court for Candidate Harris

This is what a sexy prosecutor candidate looks like​With her solid victory in last night's Democratic primary for the vaunted post of attorney general, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris proved that she can deflect accusations of being soft of crime. At least when they come from other D ... More >>

Kamala Harris Takes A Stand on Internet Pedophiles, Coddles Pedophile Catholic Priests

As long as the pedophile is online, Kamala Harris is there to protect you​Matt Smith's column this week revealed how District Attorney Kamala Harris is essentially protecting Catholic pedophiles in her refusal to turn over the San Francisco Archdiocese files on clergy abuse. Oddly, she's also come ... More >>

A Secrecy Fetish

District Attorney Kamala Harris is going too far in protecting Catholic pedophiles.

New Chris Kelly Ad Attacks Kamala Harris' Conviction Rates, Crime-Lab Blunders

D.A. Kamala Harris is pushing back hard against a new television ad from Chris Kelly -- one of her opponents in the upcoming Democratic primary for state attorney general -- that capitalizes on a blitz of negative coverage Harris has received in the local media this month.The ad, titled "Kamala Harr ... More >>

Kamala Harris Complaint: Chris Kelly Illegally Financed Campaign with Facebook Stock

Shady financier?​San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has filed a complaint with state regulators, crying foul over the method former Facebook honcho Chris Kelly is using to direct millions into his campaign for state Attorney General.In a letter sent today to the state's Fair Political P ... More >>

Judge Blames D.A. Kamala Harris for Crime-Lab Scandal

D.A. Kamala Harris has some explaining to do​A San Francisco Superior Court judge has blamed San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris for the debacle that has grown out of misconduct at the San Francisco Police Department crime lab, saying Harris' office ignored its constitutional obligation ... More >>

Tyra Banks Endorses D.A. Kamala Harris for Attorney General

Tyra and Kamala, BFF​San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has been dealing with a storm of bad publicity lately, with revelations that her office's felony trial conviction rates have dropped precipitously and that local prosecutors' failure to disclose police officers' criminal background ... More >>

Kamala Harris' Failure to Report Cops' Criminal Backgrounds Now Fodder in AG Race

"I'm here to attack the issues, not another candidate."​San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris' failure to disclose the criminal backgrounds of cops testifying in cases her office prosecuted "calls into question ... whether she has the judgment necessary to be California's next attorney gen ... More >>

Is Kamala Harris Scared of Chris Kelly?

Hey, Kamala Harris...​In politics, as in life, smart folks pick their battles. If you're winning the race, it doesn't do to get caught jawing with some little-known also-ran. So the recent, persistent efforts of Kamala Harris -- the Democratic front-runner in the Attorney General's race -- to deep ... More >>

A Lack of Conviction

As D.A. Kamala Harris campaigns to be attorney general, her success rate in felony trials has dropped below that of any big-city prosecutor in California.

D.A. Kamala Harris Wins Fewer Felony Trials Than Any Big-City Prosecutor in California

​Recent weeks have brought plenty of headaches for San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, including a scandal at the SFPD crime lab and questions over her office's failure to disclose police officers' criminal pasts. In this week's cover story, SF Weekly reports on a longer-brewing problem ... More >>

Drug-Skimming Crime Lab Tech Deborah Madden Now Attorney General's Problem

The party at the SFPD drug lab may soon be over​The California Attorney General's office will handle any criminal charges filed against former San Francisco crime-lab technician Deborah Madden for her alleged role in tampering with narcotics evidence, District Attorney Kamala Harris announced toda ... More >>

Pelosi Endorses Kamala Harris in Attorney General Race

Kamala Harris​House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw her support behind San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris in the California Attorney General's race today, the latest in a string of prominent endorsements for the Democratic front-runner.The announcement comes on the heels of new polling that ... More >>

Social Networking Site Tagged.com Slapped With $650K Fine By S.F.

Don't push that button!​A B-reel social networking site known as Tagged.com has been hit with a $650,000 fine from the San Francisco District Attorney's office for sending tens of millions of e-mails that duped recipients into unwittingly sharing private information.District Attorney Kamala Harris ... More >>