All week, prosecutors and defense attorneys in San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's domestic violence trial have been battling over a 55-second video. In the video, Mirkarimi's wife, Eliana Lopez, reveals a bruise on her arm which she claims her husband inflicted during an argument on Dec. 31. Lopez's neighbor, Ivory Madison, recorded the video on Jan 1. Prosecutors have described the video as a crucial piece of evidence. Attorneys for ......
A judge sentenced a former Contra Costa County juvenile hall counselor to 29 years in prison and ordered to pay $234,000 in restitution for producing child pornography, according to federal court officials. Thomas Jewell, 54, who worked for years with at-risk youth as a therapist in the East Bay, was arrested in November 2010 in a joint operation by local police and federal authorities. Investigators, including FBI digital forensics specialists, discovered ......
The San Francisco Board of Education approved preliminary layoff notices for almost 500 full-time positions Tuesday night in response to substantial budget shortfalls projected for the next two years. The layoff would affect 210 teachers and counselors, 123 administrators, and 106 teaching assistants, in addition to other district positions. Officials said the layoffs would be based on seniority but would not affect employees in a few “high-need” subject areas, such ......
San Francisco Sherriff Ross Mirkarimi has named the person who would replace him if he were to resign or take a leave of absence. Mirkarimi on Monday appointed Chief Deputy Ellen Brin, a 25-year veteran who served two decades in the department’s elite Emergency Services Unit, as undersheriff. The announcement has been highly anticipated in recent weeks. Mirkarimi is facing three misdemeanor charges related to a Dec. 31 domestic dispute ......
A rally in support of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon outside the Hall of Justice, was canceled at the last minute. Mirkarimi is set to return to court later Thursday to ask a judge to lift a stay-away order barring him from having any contact with his wife, Eliana Lopez, and their 2-year-old son, Theo. Mirkarimi is facing three misdemeanor charges, including ......
