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Where the Police Used a Taser on a Bible-Reading Great-Grandmother
Data Reporting, Local News, Policing, Investigative

Where the Police Used a Taser on a Bible-Reading Great-Grandmother

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After police killings, families are kept in the dark and grilled for information
Award-Winning, Regional News, Policing, Investigative

After police killings, families are kept in the dark and grilled for information

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How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality
Local News, Policing, Investigative

How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality

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The unseen toll of nonfatal police shootings
Policing, Investigative, National News

The unseen toll of nonfatal police shootings

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The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County
Audio, Local News, Policing, Investigative

The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County

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Category: Award-Winning

We Regret to Inform You
Award-Winning, Audio, Policing, Investigative

We Regret to Inform You

November 11, 2023July 2, 2024 Brian Howey 2 mins read

This story is part of a two-part exposé that won a George Polk Award for Justice Reporting in 2024. Bruce Praet is a well-known name […]

After police killings, families are kept in the dark and grilled for information
Award-Winning, Regional News, Policing, Investigative

After police killings, families are kept in the dark and grilled for information

March 28, 2023July 2, 2024 Brian Howey 2 mins read

This story is part of a two-part exposé that won a George Polk Award for Justice Reporting in 2024. Luke Smith, 15, high on acid […]

Force of Law: A podcast about California’s attempt to reduce police shootings
Award-Winning, Audio, Regional News, Politics, Policing

Force of Law: A podcast about California’s attempt to reduce police shootings

December 11, 2019January 28, 2022 Brian Howey 1 min read

Force of Law won 3rd place at the 2020 Best of the West journalism awards in the Audio Storytelling category. After Sacramento police shot and […]

Shelter Ejects Clients for Violating New Coronavirus-Related Restrictions
Award-Winning, Health, Homelessness, Local News, Investigative

Shelter Ejects Clients for Violating New Coronavirus-Related Restrictions

April 23, 2020January 28, 2022 Brian Howey 1 min read

This story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. A homeless shelter in the Tenderloin […]

Behind the Tent Flap: Voices From the Streets of the Tenderloin
Award-Winning, Health, Homelessness, Local News

Behind the Tent Flap: Voices From the Streets of the Tenderloin

June 18, 2020January 28, 2022 Brian Howey 2 mins read

This story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. Eugene Bowden’s bloodshot eyes and calloused […]

Complaints From Neighbors Now Driving City’s Response to Homeless Camps
Award-Winning, Health, Homelessness, Local News, Investigative

Complaints From Neighbors Now Driving City’s Response to Homeless Camps

February 20, 2020January 28, 2022 Brian Howey 2 mins read

This story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. For the past year and a […]

City Kills Plan for Mass Coronavirus Testing in S.F. Homeless Shelters
Award-Winning, Health, Homelessness, Local News, Investigative

City Kills Plan for Mass Coronavirus Testing in S.F. Homeless Shelters

April 29, 2020January 28, 2022 Brian Howey 1 min read

This story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. San Francisco turned down a research […]

43% of Emergency Hygiene Facilities for S.F. Homeless Lack Essentials
Award-Winning, Data Reporting, Homelessness, Investigative

43% of Emergency Hygiene Facilities for S.F. Homeless Lack Essentials

May 20, 2020January 28, 2022 Brian Howey 1 min read

This story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. More than four in every 10 […]

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