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Can SF Streetlights Spy on You?new

San Franciscans are in the dark about the city's plans for surveillance streetlights.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Rebecca Bowe  |  01-17-2013  |  Civil Liberties

Spies in Bluenew

A secret memo indicates that San Francisco cops may be working as FBI spies — with no local oversight.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Sarah Phelan  |  04-28-2011  |  Civil Liberties

Citizens vs. Spiesnew

San Francisco is at the center of a national debate over government and corporate surveillance of U.S. residents.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Michael Leonard  |  02-20-2008  |  Civil Liberties

APA Rejects Ban on Participating in Coercive Interrogationnew

While other leading medical associations have banned doctors and psychiatrists from participating in coercive prisoner interrogations at CIA-run sites, many American Psychological Association members argue that psychologists can help ensure subjects are treated in an ethical and humane manner.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Rachel Stern  |  08-22-2007  |  Civil Liberties

Life in Hellnew

In California prisons, an unconventional gender identity can be like an added sentence.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Tali Woodward  |  03-15-2006  |  Civil Liberties

Transjoblessnew

Imagine trying to find a job without a shred of work history -- welcome to the transgender job hunt.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Tali Woodward  |  03-15-2006  |  Civil Liberties

What We Don't Knownew

It's hard to tell just how pervasive the Bush administration's spying program is -- the documents, like so many others, are secret.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  A. C. Thompson, Steven T. Jones and G.W. Schulz  |  03-08-2006  |  Civil Liberties

Torture Airnew

The trail of a secret spy plane leads to a mysterious outfit in Reno with ties to a prominent Nevada politico.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  A.C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen  |  12-15-2005  |  Civil Liberties

Freedom of Information Winnersnew

In honor of those who protect our right to know, the Bay Guardian presents the winners of the 20th annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  San Francisco Bay Guardian Staff  |  03-09-2005  |  Civil Liberties

The New COINTELPROnew

The feds are spying on – and harassing – political activists with a fury not seen since the 1960s. Under John Ashcroft's direction, opposing the Bush administration translates to state terrorism.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Camille Taira  |  10-20-2004  |  Civil Liberties

Doping Up the Rabblenew

With the use of less-lethal force on the rise and scary new weapons in the pipeline, such as high-voltage land mines, it's prime time to take a quick look at the gadgetry police departments are using to herd humans.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  A. C. Thompson  |  10-20-2004  |  Civil Liberties

Art School Shuts Down Student Papernew

At San Francisco's Academy of Art, the biggest art school in the country, the administration has expelled two students for edgy writing, let go two professors who complained, and shut down the school paper that tried to cover the controversy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Rachel Brahinsky  |  06-16-2004  |  Civil Liberties

Waiting to Inhalenew

San Francisco cops keep busting medical marijuana growers. One prosecutor is trying to develop less arbitrary guidelines. So where are the city's political leaders on an issue they claim to support?
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Ann Harrison  |  06-11-2004  |  Civil Liberties

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