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May 8, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Hearing: Judge Grants Eliana Lopez More Time to Fight City Over Video
Update 2:32 pm: Judge Garrett Wong granted Eliana Lopez's attorney's motion for continuance today. This means she will have more time to prepare her argument that the court should not release to the city the video of Lopez describing an alleged domestic assault by her husband, suspended-Sheriff Ross ... More >>
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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 >>
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April 23, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Gets Timeline for Pending Hearing -- But Not Answers
A proceeding held before the Ethics Commission today addressed the format of the forthcoming rigmarole to determine the fate of Sheriff-In-Limbo Ross Mirkarimi. If you were a fan of lengthy, procedural discussions broken by lengthy, embittered public comment -- and sealed by setting dates into the s ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Loses Yet Another Battle in Court
Much to nobody's surprise, except perhaps Ross Mirkarimi himself, the embattled sheriff today suffered another setback in his quest to get his job back, leaving his political future officially in the hands of the city's Ethics Commission. A judge ruled today that it was perfectly legal for May ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi: Judge Rules Dennis Herrera Needn't Quit Case
Ross Mirkarimi got more bad news today when a judge denied his request to bar City Attorney Dennis Herrera from representing Mayor Ed Lee in his effort to permanently remove Mirkarimi from his post as sheriff.Here's how Judge Harold Kahn justified his decision:Because the city attorney is representi ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Explains How His Wife Got the Bruise
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi went on KQED's Forum this morning to finally give the public what they want: a detailed account of what happened between him and his wife, Eliana Lopez, on the morning of Dec. 31, 2011.In an emotional interview with Michael Krasny, Mirkarimi, who was suspended last month witho ... More >>
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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 >>
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April 10, 2012
Mayor Ed Lee Had the Right to Suspend Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, City Attorney Says
Misconduct "in office" encompasses the time period after the election, not just after an elected official is sworn-in, according to the city attorney, who released a rebuttal to Sheriff-in-Limbo Ross Mirkarimi's request that he should be reinstated as the county sheriff. The 33-page counterattack, f ... More >>
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April 9, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Adds Shepard Kopp to Legal Team
Not long ago, Judge Quentin Kopp told SF Weekly he felt Sheriff-in-Limbo Ross Mirkarimi would prevail in court based on legal precedent. Like father, like son -- it turns out Mirkarimi today added Shepard "Shep" Kopp alongside David Waggoner to his legal team. Kopp the younger -- who has successfull ... More >>
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April 4, 2012
SF Weekly Letters
Not long ago, Judge Quentin Kopp told SF Weekly he felt Sheriff-in-Limbo Ross Mirkarimi would prevail in court based on legal precedent. Like father, like son -- it turns out Mirkarimi today added Shepard "Shep" Kopp alongside David Waggoner to his legal team. Kopp the younger -- who has successfull ... More >>
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April 4, 2012
Moral Mirkitude: Nixing the Sheriff's Pension Would Be a Feat
Not long ago, Judge Quentin Kopp told SF Weekly he felt Sheriff-in-Limbo Ross Mirkarimi would prevail in court based on legal precedent. Like father, like son -- it turns out Mirkarimi today added Shepard "Shep" Kopp alongside David Waggoner to his legal team. Kopp the younger -- who has successfull ... More >>
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March 28, 2012
How the Sheriff Came to This: Mirkarimi's Worst Decisions
Not long ago, Judge Quentin Kopp told SF Weekly he felt Sheriff-in-Limbo Ross Mirkarimi would prevail in court based on legal precedent. Like father, like son -- it turns out Mirkarimi today added Shepard "Shep" Kopp alongside David Waggoner to his legal team. Kopp the younger -- who has successfull ... More >>
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March 27, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Challenges Suspension, Files for Reinstatement
A week after Mayor Ed Lee suspended embattled Ross Mirkarimi from his post as sheriff, Team Mirkarimi has officially returned fire, asking the courts to reinstate Mirkarimi as sheriff. Mirkarimi's lawyer, David Waggoner, filed papers with the Superior Court today charging that Lee stepped outsid ... More >>
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March 26, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi: The Deck Is Stacked -- Now
Sheriff-in-Limbo Ross Mirkarimi's claim that domestic violence charges against him were the result of a conspiracy marshaled by "forces at work that don't want me to become sheriff" was so spectacularly misguided that it either handed those forces all the ammo they could ever use, or did away wit ... More >>
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March 23, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Petitions Demand Embattled Sheriff Not Be Fired
Not everyone wants to see Ross Mirkarimi go down in flames. Despite the fact that even Mirkarimi's closest allies have turned on the newly convicted sheriff, he does have a few friends left.Mirkarimi supporter Tami Bryant doesn't seem to care that the sheriff has spent time in his own county jail ... More >>
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March 22, 2012
Domestic Violence Groups Feature Ross Mirkarimi Quote in Spanish Billboards
It doesn't matter how many times Ross Mirkarimi apologizes for his "arrogance and anger issues," women in San Francisco aren't ready to forgive -- or forget. And it will be hard for the now-suspended sheriff to forget his troubles as long as there are these billboards up to remind him of what he' ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
Progressives Can Abuse Their Wives: A "Guardian" Editorial
It doesn't matter how many times Ross Mirkarimi apologizes for his "arrogance and anger issues," women in San Francisco aren't ready to forgive -- or forget. And it will be hard for the now-suspended sheriff to forget his troubles as long as there are these billboards up to remind him of what he' ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi's New Lawyer, David Waggoner, Has Beaten Ethics Commission Repeatedly
The mayor and city attorney earlier today disseminated their case against suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi -- in writing. It was a curious read; the city attorney has attempted to decouple the notion that "official misconduct" must be committed while "on the job." Lee's assertion is that any elec ... More >>
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March 20, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Offered Ultimatum: Quit or Be Fired
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi avoided a trial by jury. Will he now survive a trial by ordeal? Mayor Ed Lee has offered Mirkarimi an ultimatum -- either resign by 5 p.m. today or face proceedings to be removed from office. Sources within the city told SF Weekly the sheriff was given this deal during Mond ... More >>
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March 20, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Refuses to Resign as Sheriff, Mayor to Charge Him with Official Misconduct
Despite political pressure and calls within the community for his resignation, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced just now that he will not step down as county sheriff. Mirkarimi told reporters waiting outside his office at City Hall that he believes he is still qualified to run the county jails, d ... More >>
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March 19, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Sentenced to One Day in Jail, Probation
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was sentenced to one day in his own county jail for falsely imprisoning his wife, Eliana Lopez, during a New Year's Eve dispute. He will get credit for time he has already spent behind bars.Mirkarimi, who was arrested a few days after being sworn in as the new sheriff ... More >>
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March 19, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Apologizes for "Arrogance and Anger Issues"
It was a strange and imposing sight for unsuspecting passersby making a hard left out of the Hall of Justice's third floor elevator: A throng of reporters three rows deep blockading the corridor.Reporters and photographers aimed their gazes and lenses squarely on the elevator entrance-way, eagerl ... More >>
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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 >>
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March 15, 2012
Domestic Violence Groups Ask Mayor Ed Lee to Boot Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi from His Post
Prosecutors might have let Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi off the hook with charges of abusing his wife, but women's groups across San Francisco aren't quite so ready to forgive. Today, a coalition of anti-domestic violence groups will march to City Hall, demanding that Mayor Ed Lee boot Mirkarimi from h ... More >>
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March 15, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi May Have Scuttled Own Plea Deal with Comments to Press
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón raised the possibility that his office might back out of a plea deal in the domestic-violence case against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi today, citing indications from Mirkarimi and his friends that he does not believe he is actually guilty of the misdemean ... More >>
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March 13, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi: Canning Him Is Easier Said than Done
It never inspires much confidence if questions about one's future employment necessitate an answer of "let's wait until my sentencing." Now that Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has opted to plea to a lesser charge of false imprisonment in his ongoing domestic violence saga, both the Chron and the Examiner ... More >>
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March 12, 2012
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi Pleads Guilty, Stay Away Order Still in Effect
(Update 1:30 p.m): Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi pleaded guilty this afternoon to one misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment as part of a plea deal. Prosecutors dropped all three charges against the embattled sheriff in connection to his domestic violence case that stunned the San Francisco community. ... More >>
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March 12, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi: Dead Politician Walking
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's belated decision to accept a plea deal ends the increasingly lurid trial surrounding his alleged New Year's Eve manhandling of his wife. If Mirkarimi is hoping to keep any further testimony regarding who's been hiding whose panties in his house or affidavits question ... More >>
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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 >>
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February 27, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Trial: Wife's Video Displaying Bruises Admissable in Court
A Judge ruled this morning that the video Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's wife made with a neighbor detailing the sheriff's alleged physical abuse will be allowed as evidence. This, of course, is a huge victory for the prosecution, which has stated that without this scathing video -- which reveals ... More >>
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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 >>
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February 17, 2012
Domestic Violence Billboard with Ross Mirkarimi Quote up for Everyone to See
You might notice a new billboard on the corner of Harrison and 10th streets during your commute today -- you may even recognize a face on it. A local domestic violence group unveiled its new Ross Mirkarimi-inspired billboard Thursday afternoon, which references Sheriff Mirkarimi's disturbing quote ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Domestic Violence Billboard Featuring Mirkarimi Quote to Go Up Next Week
If ever there were a clear indication of how San Franciscans feel about Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's domestic violence case, this is it. In less than a week, a local domestic violence group was able to rake in the $4,000 it needed for a billboard that will feature Mirkarimi's infamous quote he uttere ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, Alleged Wife Abuser, Wins Right to Visit Son
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi regained the right to see his 2-year-old son in family court today, overcoming a protective order that a judge had issued after domestic-violence charges were filed against him last month.According to an agreement between Mirkarimi and his wife and alleged abuse victim, Eli ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Domestic Violence Group to Feature Ross Mirkarimi Quote on Billboard
La Casa De Las MadresWhen Ross Mirkarimi was elected sheriff, he had ambitious plans to influence the criminal justice system, although this billboard to the right probably isn't what he had in mind. However, after being charged with battery, endangering a child, and dissuading a witness, La Casa ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Update: Court Papers Detail "Damage" to Son from Judge's Stay-Away Order
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's wife, whom he has been charged with physically abusing, appeared in San Francisco Family Court today asking a judge to allow her husband supervised visits with the couple's son, asserting that a court order barring Mirkarimi from seeing his family is doing "damage" to the ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi's Son "Devastated" by Not Seeing Father, Lawyer Says
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will return to court again on Friday to try and win back his right to see his 2-year-old son, Theo. Twice, a judge has denied his request to lift the stay-away order, which has barred him from having contact with his wife, Eliana Lopez, and his son, after an alleged domesti ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi Isolated His Wife, Prosecutors Say
The case against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is looking grimmer after prosecutors filed a motion in court today claiming the sheriff isolated his wife for more than 18 hours after he allegedly abused her during a domestic dispute. Mirkarimi has been accused of physically abusing his wife, Eliana Lopez ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Gets New Lawyer to Fight Domestic Violence Charges
Yesterday we told you about how Ross Mirkarimi's lawyer, Bob Waggener, wasn't doing the sheriff any favors by calling him a "tyrant" to the press. Apparently, Mirkarimi didn't think so either. Media outlets are reporting this morning that Mirkarimi and Waggener "parted ways" yesterday afternoon. ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Loses Fight to Lift Restraining Order, More Texts from His Wife Revealed
Mirkarimi's wife told neighbor about potential child neglect episode in which son was left in the car and not being fed. Mirkarimi has gone to three counseling sessions. A Superior Court judge refused to lift a restraining order Thursday preventing Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi from seeing his wife, Eli ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi's Lawyer: Sheriff Is "Bit of a Tyrant"
If Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was hoping to recast himself as a loving husband as part of his defense against domestic violence charges, his attorney, Robert Waggener, isn't doing anything to help paint that picture. As the Chron notes today, Waggener, in front of a throng of cameras and report ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi: The Backstory on Being a "Tyrant"
Until this point, this paper -- and, we assume, others -- did not publish stories about Ross Mirkarimi's well-known temper and lengthy history of loudly berating City Hall staffers. To do so while the sheriff is facing domestic violence charges could be construed as prejudicial; a propensity to y ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi's Future Unclear. So Are Mayor's Grounds to Suspend Him.
If the Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi situation is a mess -- and it is -- the question of whether Mayor Ed Lee has the grounds to suspend the sheriff is even muddier. That's because Lee's ability to force Mirkarimi from office is contingent upon the sheriff having committed "official misconduct." While M ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi Refuses to Step Aside Amid Domestic Violence Charges
After a brief and "cordial" meeting with Mayor Ed Lee today, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi told reporters that he absolutely refuses to step aside amid allegations that he physically abused his wife during a New Year's Eve dispute. The mayor -- who has the authority to suspend the sheriff -- met with Mi ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
"Toss Ross" Campaign Launched to Oust Mirkarimi over Domestic Violence Allegations
As Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi fights for his political survival amid allegations that he physically abused his wife and his former girlfriend, some of his critics have taken up the tools of social media in an effort to remove him from office.Two websites have sprung up in recent weeks to urge city vo ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi: Second Abuse Complaint Lodged Against Sheriff by "Ex-Girlfriend" (Exclusive)
A second woman who claims to have dated Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi in 2008 says he physically abused her while they were in a relationship, according to police records obtained by SF Weekly. The woman filed a police report yesterday afternoon at the Northern District station, where she told police th ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi's Second Alleged Domestic Violence Victim Speaks Out in SF Weekly Interview
UPDATE, 10:21 A.M., JAN. 24, 2012: Flores told us this morning that she would like to clarify a detail in the police report on her alleged abuse by Mirkarimi, which she had not seen before SF Weekly published it online yesterday. Mirkarimi did not grab her by both arms or shake her, as the report ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Ross Mirkarimi's New Domestic Violence Complaint Could Loom Large in Pending Trial
It's most certainly bad news for Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi that the question "Which one?" now applies to domestic violence complaints filed against him. And though the police report filed over the weekend by a woman accusing Mirkarimi of shaking her and pinning her against the wall comes years ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
List: Why Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi Should Be Optimistic
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi appeared in court yesterday to defend himself against charges of spousal abuse and child endangerment. But what's the silver lining for Sheriff Mirkarimi? He still has his health He's got great connections at the jail There's no such thing as bad publicity He's an extremely ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Analysis: Damning Text Messages Emerge in Ross Mirkarimi Spouse Abuse Case
One of the major missing pieces in the domestic-violence case against newly elected Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi emerged during his arraignment on three misdemeanor counts yesterday: Text messages and e-mails, allegedly sent by his wife, that prosecutors say demonstrate her concerns that Mirkarimi was ... More >>
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