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Only One SFPD Station is “Focused on the Five” for Safer Streets: Richmond
Nearly two years after SFPD announced its "Focus on the Five" program, only one of the 10 police stations is actually meeting its goal of issuing at least 50 percent of traffic citations for the five most common violations that cause pedestrian injuries. Department-wide, that rate was an abysmal 24 percent in September, the latest month for which data is available [PDF]. Southern Station, which covers crash-plagued SoMa, had the lowest rate with just 6 percent.
December 18, 2014
How SFPD Caught One of the Violent Panhandle Bike Thieves
The SFPD says it has arrested one of the bike thieves who assaulted six people biking on the Panhandle in October and stole their bikes. Lieutenant Jason Sawyer of SFPD Park Station's Investigations Unit said police "have no doubt" that the juvenile male was one of the assailants who threw bottles at bike commuters and jammed sticks into their spokes late at night.
December 17, 2014
Are Mayor Lee, SFPD, and SFMTA Serious About Ending Hazardous Parking?
Mayor Ed Lee, along with the heads of the SFPD and SFMTA, vowed yesterday to crack down on double parking and "box blocking" as part of broader "Congestion Management Strategy to improve traffic flow and safety."
December 4, 2014
SFPD to Cite Driver Who Hospitalized Woman While Backing Up
SFPD said a ticket will be issued to a driver who hit a woman last Wednesday while backing up on 16th Street near Pond Street, next to the Eureka Valley Branch Library. In initial reports, police said the driver had not been cited:
November 5, 2014
It’s the Little Things: A Notably Positive SFPD Encounter on My Bike
Last night, I was biking home on Irving Street in the Inner Sunset when I encountered an all-too-familiar sight: A double-parked car. I signaled and moved to the left to pass the car, in view of an SFPD cruiser behind.
October 14, 2014
Witness: Hit-and-Run Driver Fled With Victim in Sunroof, Tried to Toss Booze
A drunk driver who hit a man crossing the street at Valencia Street and Duboce Avenue Sunday continued to drive with the victim hanging head-first inside the sunroof, according to a witness who saw the vehicle stop outside his home on Market at Guerrero Streets.
October 7, 2014
The (Not-So) Odd Reasons Why SFPD Parks Cars All Around Park Station
A few years ago, SFPD's Park Station in Golden Gate Park started storing police trucks and vans on a short section of pathway adjacent to the station's fence. I first noticed this while biking on Kezar Drive several years ago, and since then I've never seen the path without a police vehicle and/or barricade in the way. The section is at a fork between a pedestrian-only path and a shared ped/bike path, so people can still walk around the barricade to take the fork.
September 30, 2014
SFPD Arrests Driver for Killing Pui Fong Yim, 78, at Stockton and Sacramento
SFPD arrested an SUV driver, 40-year-old Calixto Dilinila, for killing 78-year-old Pui Fong Yim Lee in a crosswalk Saturday at Stockton and Sacramento Streets, outside the Stockton tunnel.
September 22, 2014
SFMTA Launches a Smarter Safe Streets Ad Campaign
The SFMTA has launched a new ad campaign called "Safe Streets SF" that takes the most thoughtful approach to addressing the causes of pedestrian injuries of any city campaign thus far.
September 17, 2014
Tow Truckers Pledge to Reduce Fell Bike Lane Parking, Thanks to Sup. Breed
Updated 9/5 with comment from the SFPD captain below.
September 4, 2014