JOHN BURRIS

Civil rights lawyer John Burris is Northern California's go-to attorney when it comes to police brutality.

Parts of Mexico and Southern California experienced damaging flooding and strong winds from now Tropical Storm Kay.

A protester is suing the city of San Francisco claiming that a San Francisco paramedic injected her with a sedative while she was handcuffed after being removed from a Golden State Warriors game for demonstrating in favor of abortion rights.

Federal monitoring began in the wake of a corruption and brutality scandal two decades ago. Critics say progress is extremely fragile and remain worried about true progress.

Attorneys have begun sifting through potential jurors for the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she killed Daunte Wright, a Black motorist.

An attorney for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright says the former officer will testify at her trial.

Jury selection begins Tuesday for a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim Potter, who says she meant to grab her Taser instead of her handgun when she shot and killed motorist Daunte Wright, who was Black.

Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan were found guilty in the death of Ahmaud Arbery Wednesday.

Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan were found guilty in the death of Ahmaud Arbery Wednesday.

The family of a mentally ill man shot nine times by a police officer in a wealthy San Francisco Bay Area suburb has received a $4.9 million settlement from the town and county where the officer worked, nearly three years after the 2018 fatal shooting.

Two fatal shootings by the same police officer in a wealthy San Francisco suburb have cast a spotlight on what criminal justice activists are calling a case of delayed justice and its deadly consequences.

Newly released video shows a white sheriff’s deputy in the San Francisco Bay Area shooting and killing a Black man in the middle of a busy intersection about a minute after trying to stop him on suspicion of throwing rocks at cars last month.

Angelo Quinto's family called police because the 30-year-old was suffering a mental health crisis and needed help. His family said last week that a responding officer knelt on Quinto's neck for nearly five minutes while another officer held his legs. Quinto lost consciousness and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died three days later. They handcuffed him and one officer put his knee on the back of his neck the whole time I was in the room," said Quinto's mother, Cassandra Quinto-Collins. In the 911 recording, Quinto's sister, Cassandra Collins is heard saying, "My brother is being aggressive."

A Navy veteran who was going through an episode of paranoia died after a Northern California police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, his family said Tuesday. The family of Angelo Quinto called police on December 23 because the 30-year-old was suffering a mental health crisis and needed help. His family says a responding officer knelt on Quinto's neck for nearly five minutes while another officer restrained his legs. Quinto lost consciousness and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died three days later. The family filed a legal claim against the Antioch Police Department last week, which gives the department 45 days to respond.

A Navy veteran who was going through an episode of paranoia died after a Northern California police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, his family said Tuesday. The family of Angelo Quinto called police on December 23 because the 30-year-old was suffering a mental health crisis and needed help. His family says a responding officer knelt on Quinto's neck for nearly five minutes while another officer restrained his legs. Quinto lost consciousness and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died three days later. The family filed a legal claim against the Antioch Police Department last week, which gives the department 45 days to respond.

His family says a responding officer knelt on Quinto's neck for nearly five minutes while another officer restrained him. (Isabella Collins via AP)SAN FRANCISCO – A Navy veteran who was going through an episode of paranoia died after a Northern California police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, his family said Tuesday. The family of Angelo Quinto called police on Dec. 23 because the 30-year-old was suffering a mental health crisis and needed help. His family says a responding officer knelt on Quinto’s neck for nearly five minutes while another officer restrained his legs. The family filed a legal claim against the Antioch Police Department last week, which gives the department 45 days to respond.

(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The mayor of Los Angeles says he will not place the nations second-largest city under curfew again starting Thursday night. Mayor Eric Garcetti made the announcement after the nightly city curfews was invoked since last week as a precaution against looting and violence. The cities of San Francisco and San Jose also lifted their curfews. Police in the San Francisco Bay Area said a break-in suspect was killed when officers mistook his hammer for a gun. An estimated 10,000 people gathered in San Francisco while thousands more flocked on foot and in cars to Hollywood.

Joined by community faith leaders Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti takes a knee in prayer during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. "This young man was shot multiple times while he was on his knees and appeared to be trying to surrender, Burris said. Gavin Newsom made a low-key visit to Los Angeles. .-Antczak reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press journalists Kathleen Ronayne and Cuneyt Dil in Sacramento and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report