David Anderson
New U.S. Attorney for Northern California wins praise from neighborhood leaders after busting suspected 32 drug dealers in San Francisco’s rough Tenderloin neighborhood, many of whom were commuting daily by BART from the East Bay to sell heroin and cocaine.
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Laurie Smith
Laurie SmithSanta Clara County sheriff is in hot water as district attorney’s investigators execute a search warrant at sheriff’s office as part of an apparent probe into whether concealed weapons permits were improperly given to Smith’s political donors.
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Tom Steyer
Tom SteyerBay Area billionaire in long-shot run for Democratic presidential nomination is buying lots of ads. But to qualify for the next debate he needs to hit 2 percent in at least four polls and receive donations from 130,000 people by Aug. 28.