SF Supervisor Who Reinstated Mirkarimi Would Support Recall
A San Francisco supervisor who voted to reinstate embattled Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to his job said she would still support a recall effort to remove him from office.
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A San Francisco supervisor who voted to reinstate embattled Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to his job said she would still support a recall effort to remove him from office.
Ross Mirkarimi is expected to take control of his department next week, even as the district attorney, the mayor and a city official who voted not to remove him from office question his ability to oversee the agency.
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi returned to work Wednesday, a day after the city's Board of Supervisors fell short of the nine votes needed to remove him from office on official misconduct charges.
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will be reinstated after the city's Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday night to decline upholding official misconduct charges against him despite a conviction in a domestic violence incident..
In a hearing expected to take hours, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors convened at City Hall Tuesday afternoon to decide the fate of suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi.
On the eve of a vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on whether to remove suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi from office, a group of domestic violence victim advocates gathered Monday to call for his ouster.
A Brisbane man was arrested after police found 145 pounds of suspected explosives and marijuana for sale at his residence in Brisbane Monday evening, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
A Richmond police officer was arrested this week on suspicion of domestic violence, authorities said.
The clock is now officially ticking for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to decide the fate of suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi.
The brother of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been sentenced to three years of probation following his arrest for allegedly beating his former girlfriend.
33-year-old Yoshiaki Nagaya will stand trial on 12 felony assault and domestic violence charges. He has pleaded not guilty in the case.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Thursday rejected a request by suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to postpone sending his administrative case to the Board of Supervisors until after the November election.
The misconduct case against suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is tentatively scheduled to go before the Board of Supervisors the week of September 17th, although a decision on the fate of his job is not expected right away.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Friday said it will not issue a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, which will ultimately decide Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's fate sometime this fall.
After Thursday's vote by the Ethics Commission upholding misconduct charges, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi said he can convince at least three supervisors to let him keep his job and is nowhere near conceding.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission upheld the official misconduct charges against suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi Thursday, in a 4-1 vote.
Suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi returns one last time in front of the city's Ethics Commission Thursday when the commission would make a recommendation on whether he should be removed from office.
A domestic violence suspect was taken back into custody on the Stanford University campus early Thursday morning after jumping out of a patrol car and evading capture for nearly four hours, police said.
A San Francisco sheriff's lieutenant accused of a domestic violence attack against a former romantic partner pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three misdemeanor charges.
Suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi embraced and kissed his wife, Eliana Lopez, in a San Francisco courtroom Friday morning - the first time he has been able to do so since a protective order was put in place as a result of the New Year's holiday domestic dispute case between the two.
The wife of suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi testified at the city's Ethics Commission Thursday night that while her husband did cause a bruise on her arm, he did not try to cover up the incident after the fact.
The wife of suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi took the stand Wednesday night at her husband's hearing before the city's Ethics Commission.
Eliana Lopez is scheduled to testify Wednesday night in front of the San Francisco Ethics Commission.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has denied allegations that he gave false testimony on the witness stand at suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's official misconduct hearing.
As the San Francisco Ethics Commission considers the fate of suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, Mayor Ed Lee's sworn testimony is being challenged by some vocal adversaries.
