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Man pleads guilty to federal weapons charges in 2015 death of ‘Kate’ Steinle
Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, a Mexican national and convicted felon who previously had been deported from the United States five times, pled guilty Monday to two federal weapons offenses, according...Read More
SF judge drops Garcia-Zarate gun conviction in lieu of federal charges
A judge on Wednesday agreed to discharge a state gun conviction from two years ago for Jose Ines Garcia-Zarate — the man who held the pistol that killed Kate...Read More
Ninth Circuit upholds dismissal of negligence lawsuit brought by Kate Steinle parents
A federal appeals court today upheld the dismissal of a negligence claim against the city of San Francisco and former Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi by the parents of a woman...Read More
Garcia Zarate pleads not guilty to federal gun charges
An undocumented Mexican immigrant who was acquitted of state charges of murdering a woman on a San Francisco pier pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court Tuesday.Read More
Garcia Zarate to be transferred into federal custody
The man who was acquitted of murder charges in the fatal shooting of San Francisco resident Kate Steinle was sentenced to three years in state prison Friday.Read More
Fresh federal charges filed against Garcia-Zarate
Federal prosecutors Tuesday said new immigration and weapons charges have been filed against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate.Read More
Gascon takes ‘responsibility’ for Garcia Zarate acquittal
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon Tuesday defended the work of prosecutors following last week's acquittal of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate.Read More
Jurors begin deliberations in Steinle trial
Following the completion of closing arguments Tuesday morning, jurors began deliberating in the trial of the man charged with fatally shooting Kate Steinle.Read More
Video supports defense theory in Steinle case
Surveillance video footage captured shortly before Kate Steinle was shot supports the claim by the man charged with her murder that he found the gun on the pier.Read More
Police keep getting their guns stolen. And people are getting killed with them.
Despite state and city laws requiring law enforcement to secure weapons left in vehicles, it is unclear today whether a San Mateo County sheriff’s sergeant who lost several firearms...Read More
Prosecution rests in Steinle murder trial
Prosecutors concluded their case Thursday in the trial of the man charged with the 2015 fatal shooting of Kate Steinle.Read More
Steinle trial witness testifies about ricochet
Retired police Inspector Jim Evans said he could not be certain where either Jose Ines Garcia Zarate or Kathryn Steinle were located at the time of the July 1,...Read More
Jury sworn in for Kathryn Steinle trial
Opening statements will begin Monday in the trial of a man accused of fatally shooting Kathryn Steinle as she walked on San Francisco's Pier 14 in 2015.Read More
Sheriff’s deputy fired after service weapon stolen from car
A San Francisco sheriff's deputy whose department-issued gun was stolen from a parked rental car in Potrero Hill on Sunday has been fired.Read More
SF deputy sheriff’s gun stolen from rental car
A San Francisco sheriff's deputy's gun was stolen from a parked rental car Sunday.Read More
San Francisco sues Trump over executive order
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump challenging the constitutionality of an executive order threatening sanctuary cities with enforcement actions and...Read More
Bay Area officials defy Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities
Bay Area officials responded with defiance Wednesday to an executive order by President Donald Trump denying federal grant funds to cities and counties that refuse to cooperate with federal...Read More
Judge dismisses Kate Steinle family’s claim
The parents of a San Francisco woman who was allegedly fatally shot by an undocumented immigrant in 2015 can proceed with a lawsuit against the federal government.Read More