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Susan Illston

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Elderly Couple Can Sue SFPD, Federal Agents Over Missing $200,000

    ​A judge this week ruled that an elderly couple could sue the San Francisco Police Department and other federal agents over what the couple claims was an illegal raid on their San Francisco home. According to court documents, Malaquias and Cayetana Reynoso were inside their home on June 18, 2009, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Mayor Ed Lee Vetoes Supes' Bill Closing Sharp Park Golf Course

    ​Sharp Park Golf Course will remain open for now -- despite legislation closing the course and handing the land on which it is built over to the federal government that passed the Board of Supervisors last week -- thanks to a veto from Mayor Ed Lee.The veto was expected in light of the Lee's past ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Barry Bonds to be Sentenced Tomorrow: Will He go to Jail?

    ​Former Giants superstar Barry Bonds, who became the center of a steroid investigation, will appear in San Francisco court tomorrow where he will learn whether or not he's going to jail. The former slugger was found guilty of obstruction of justice in April, yet the jury was deadlocked on three pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Judge Won't Prevent Cops from Arresting Gun Lovers Who Tote Assault Weapon Replicas

    make no mistake ... this is legal in California ​Two Bay Area gun lovers lost a battle in court after a judge refused to interfere with cops' discretion when it comes to making firearms arrests.  The case started after Mark Haynie and Brendan Richards were arrested in 2009 and 2010 on suspici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against The Press Democrat

    Thems the facts ​Not all newsrooms are filled with doom and gloom. A California district judge this week dismissed claims that a series of articles between April and December 2010 in The Santa Rosa Press Democrat defamed one of the subjects of the stories: Gwendolyn Smith, a woman the articles des ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Barry Bonds Demands a Quick Retrial

    Playing hardball ​Barry Bonds is making an appearance in San Francisco court today to request that if prosecutors plan to retry him, they do it quickly.The former Giants superstar was found guilty of obstruction of justice in April, yet the jury was deadlocked on three perjury counts, which led Ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Barry Bonds Guilty of Obstruction; Mistrial on Other Counts

    ​The legal community and chattering classes still have Barry Bonds' testicles to kick around. The slugger -- whose genitalia and its purported reaction to performance-enhancing drugs was on display in court -- was found guilty of obstruction of justice. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Barry Bonds Trial: A Lesson in Human Anatomy

    ​Most of us found federal prosecutors' decision to present evidence of former Giants slugger Barry Bonds' allegedly shrunken testicles a bit gauche. Granted, the size of Bonds' balls is relevant: The government hopes to prove that he used performance-enhancing steroids that diminished his private ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Mario Elie, Dana Stubblefield: Bad Day For Former Bay Area Athletes

    ​Three's a trend -- and, as any outside shooter with his foot on the line knows all too well, two ain't three. Still, Thursday was a bad day for two former Bay Area superstars whose names remind local fans of better days. Former Golden State Warrior Mario Elie, currently an assistant coach with th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Federal Judge Skeptical About S.F. Fishermen's Oil Spill Lawsuit

    Next year's catch?​U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston has expressed some misgivings about the strength of a class-action lawsuit against the owners and operators of the Dubai Star, a Panamanian tanker that leaked up to 800 gallons of fuel into San Francisco Bay last October.In a written decis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Ed Jew's Achy Breaky Brain Defense Backfires: Disgraced Ex-Supe Nailed With 64-Month Sentence

    Aaron FarmerIt appears we really won't have Ed Jew to kick around anymore -- which is good, because we could further injure his brain, and then God knows what mischief he'd get himself into. Days after Jew's lawyer seriously claimed that a childhood head injury led to the former D-4 supervisor extor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Ex-S.F. Supe Ed Jew's New Defense: My Brain Hurt

    Aaron FarmerTapioca Ed Jew now blames a brain-freeze (of sorts) for his corruptionA tired writer could describe Ex-Supervisor Ed Jew's rise and fall as "meteoric" -- but, then, meteors don't really rise that often. So let's liken Jew to a bottle rocket -- he ascended gloriously before flaming out fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Bonds Trainer's Attorney Gives Sneak Preview of What He'll Say in Court: Nothing

    Paula Canny says her client Greg Anderson will be seen but not heard once againTrainer's lawyer labels him "The male Susan McDougal," means it in a good way.  Greg Anderson's court appearances have become as predictable as his former employer Barry Bonds' plate appearances with runners on secon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Attorney for Bonds' Trainer Sums Up Ahab-Like Prosecution of Slugger as Testosterone-Fueled 'Game of Chicken'

    Paula Canny, seen here with client Greg Anderson, says the Barry Bonds case has become 'a guys' contest'When Paula Canny, the friend of and attorney for Barry Bonds' embattled former trainer Greg Anderson, is asked why the government has gone to such lengths to prosecute the former San Francisco Gia ... More >>

  • News

    February 7, 2007

    Pay to Play

    The son of a world—renowned chef says he wanted to reform the phone industry. The feds say he wanted to get rich quick.

  • News

    October 4, 2006

    Untouchable

    Half of U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan's lawyers have quit. But as he remains bunkered against criticism, who's minding the shop?

  • News

    January 19, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, January 19, 2005

  • News

    August 4, 2004

    Countdown to Burlingame

    A guide to television coverage of the enhanced drama and athleticism of the 2004 Alternolympics

  • News

    March 13, 2002

    Missed Interpretation

    Deaf students wonder why officials at UC Berkeley and UC Davis won't hear their plea for equal access to education

  • News

    December 20, 1995

    Dog Bites

    Deaf students wonder why officials at UC Berkeley and UC Davis won't hear their plea for equal access to education

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