Shaping narratives when police shoot and kill someone has been a fundamental part of how police and their supporters operate. For example, see this @yanak.bsky.social @samstecklow.bsky.social story about the Chicago Police Department from 2016: chicagoreader.com/news/how-chi...

Remarkable statement from an elected official.

Bach’s hiring in Phoenix offers a window into the aggressive drive to fill vacant positions.

Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...

Trying to retrain my hands to knit properly after 30 years of doing it a bit wrong. 😑 I’m a right handed knitter who learned from a left handed knitter and so my stitches have always been a little wonky. This is definitely an exercise in patience.

One of the great benefits of SFO

Timothy Loehmann, the ex-police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice, has been fired from his position as an armed ranger in West Virginia

Timothy Loehmann killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in a Cleveland park in 2014. Records show Loehmann was recently hired again by not one, but two departments in West Virginia: the Snowshoe Resort Community District and the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office.

As a frequent user of Muni, BART, CalTrain and AC Transit I found this guide to how to upgrade your Clipper card really useful and am excited to save money on my transfers.

Law enforcement agencies in San Diego County have access to dozens of local private Flock camera networks, which include 150+ previously undisclosed license plate readers. Flock users can search a license plate number, partial plate information or general description such as “black pickup truck.”

Is this part of the proofreading test?

Almost half of the people being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Northern California have no criminal record, recent data shows. That data also reveals that ICE arrests across Northern California have more than tripled this year. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-i...

Seriously, @transjournalists.org is out here doing _the work_: • Training journalists to improve their skills—not just about covering trans people! • Being a voice of reason about how we cover marginalized communities • Strengthening a growing community Consider chipping in on this #GivingTuesday!

You can learn a lot of interesting things from the coroner's office!!

An AI translation tool may perform very well for a language pair like English and Spanish, but introduce significant errors when it’s used for less common languages...One article, for instance, mistranslated the English term “street food” into Kiswahili as “food of the road.” buff.ly/FiAyV9Z

Cool $10k journalism award opportunity for those covering immigrants, LTBTQ+ people, disabled people, and other marginalized communities! cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize

5 immigration judges were summarily fired in San Francisco today, the largest such firing in the city all year. It continues a trend of the Trump admin. targeting immigration judges nationwide. In San Francisco, at least 12 have been sacked this year. missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...

My latest: The latest detention management figures are out, covering the entire shutdown. While federal workers were furloughed, ICE arrested and detained approximately 54,000 people and deported approximately 56,000 people.

NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations My 1st for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

At least 20 women who were held in a SF jail say earlier this year deputies ordered women to strip down in front of each other while the deputies laughed and filmed them. The sheriff is looking into allegations; lawsuits could follow. via @abineely.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-j...

Without downloading any new pics describe your gender.

A Reporter’s Glossary of Prison Jargon

From ICE raids to protests, journalists in the field are at risk more than ever. So, how should you prepare before a public event? Next week, a @womenjournos.bsky.social panel — feat. @rcfp.org's Jen Nelson — will offer advice on how to stay safe and mitigate danger. Details:

Another public records request win!

Reflecting on Claude

New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers. hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...

I really love getting the little note that my ballot was processed and vote counted. 🥰

California reporters, I have two opportunities: 1. Use our police records website, give us your opinion and get paid for an hour of your time 2. Schedule a workshop for your newsroom or request personal assistance going through our data My DMs are open.

Texts from the Border Patrol agent who shot a U.S. citizen in Chicago they later arrested for assault: “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

A U.S. Senate investigation led by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) "has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide — with detainees denied insulin, left without medical attention for days and forced to compete for clean water."

Immigration raids in California's Central Valley in January and February "coincided with a 22 percent increase in daily student absences" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

An inspection by Disability Rights California, found that the California City Immigration Processing Center overuses solitary confinement and fails to provide critical medical and mental health care, including prescribed medication and surgeries.

SCOOP: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has publicly released an app that Sheriff Offices, police departments, and other local or regional law enforcement can use to scan someone’s face as part of immigration enforcement, 404 Media has learned.

Bit of a Muni meltdown this morning. Grateful that I could reschedule some things and move others to Zoom.

Coast Guard Island’s immigrant detention past oaklandside.org/2025/11/03/r...

Want to attend #NICAR26 in Indianapolis? We're offering fellowships with complimentary registration, IRE membership, hotel nights and a travel stipend. 🗓️ Get details and apply by Jan. 5, 2026. https://www.ire.org/training/conferences/nicar-2026/fellowships-and-scholarships/

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment.

Are you a recent grad dealing with the current job market? If so, fill out this form -- I'd love to chat: www.kcur.org/education/20...

It feels a bit weird to be celebrating anything rn, but I finally paid off all of my student loans.

The Guardian's latest investigation into the ramifications of Trump's mass deportation campaign: ICE is holding people in temporary hold rooms for days and weeks on end www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

BREAKING: An Illinois jury convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 asking for help.

SF’s mayor asked Trump for more federal cooperation instead of troops or ICE, but local law enforcement is already working closely with feds. sfstandard.com/2025/10/29/l...

Videos show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.” 🔗 www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

Please repost: We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...

Your chance to hire a top reporter! Karen’s dedicated and creative.

Earlier this month I reported that there was a strange anomaly in public police accountability data that consistently obscured many allegations that cops lied to misconduct investigators. hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-tossing...