Michael Barba, SF Examiner

Michael Barba

SF Examiner

San Francisco, CA, United States

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Past articles by Michael:

Man shot from behind in lobby of state corrections building in SoMa – The San Francisco Examiner

A man was shot from behind in the lobby of a state corrections building in South of Market on Monday, according to police. → Read More

Two arrested in Fillmore shooting that killed one, injured at least five others

Two men who drove to the hospital from the scene of a Saturday night shooting in the Fillmore that killed one person and injured at least five others have been » → Read More

Bernie Sanders presidential rally draws thousands to Fort Mason

For Sen. Bernie Sanders and the local politicos who backed him Sunday at a campaign rally in San Francisco, the presidential hopeful is “the real deal” who → Read More

Second polarizing figure separates from SF police union

A longtime leader of the San Francisco Police Officers Association has quit after the union severed ties with his predecessor for publicly lambasting the late Public Defender Jeff Adachi, the » → Read More

SF settles with cyclist struck by police car in SoMa bike lane

San Francisco has settled a lawsuit with a man who was struck by a police car while riding a bicycle in a South of Market bike lane. The Police Commission » → Read More

SFPD early warning system flags possible bad apples fewer times in 2018

An early warning system designed to prevent police misconduct in San Francisco flagged officers fewer times in 2018 than the previous year amid an overall → Read More

SF reaches $13.1M settlement with man framed by police for murder

Attorneys for a San Francisco man who served more than six years in prison after police framed him for murder have reached a $13.1 million settlement with the City Attorney’s » → Read More

SFPOA splits from ex-president Gary Delagnes over remarks about Adachi

For years, the name Gary Delagnes has been synonymous with the San Francisco Police Officers Association. But the union officially parted ways with its for → Read More

New system in the works to hold SF deputies accountable for misconduct

A San Francisco supervisor wants to create an independent system for holding deputies accused of misconduct accountable after the Sheriff’s Department botc → Read More

SF sheriff’s deputy accused of punching handcuffed inmate

A San Francisco deputy sheriff is facing a criminal charge for allegedly beating a handcuffed inmate in jail. Linton Martin, 54, has been charged with misdemeanor assault under the color » → Read More

Breed taps Manohar Raju as successor to late Public Defender Jeff Adachi

Mayor London Breed on Monday named a managing attorney with the Public Defender’s Office as the next public defender of San Francisco. Manohar Raju, a longtime deputy public defender in » → Read More

Inmate’s injury highlights lack of seat belts in sheriff’s wagons

Cameron Vincent was thrown five feet across the back of a sheriff’s wagon last October when a black truck crashed into the vehicle. He had a belly chain around his » → Read More

Bungled jail fights case leads to calls for more oversight of Sheriff’s Department

City officials are exploring options to increase the oversight of deputies after the Sheriff’s Department mishandled a criminal investigation of inmates al → Read More

Man wanted on murder turns himself in, but DA declines to charge

A 39-year-old man turned himself in to authorities on Sunday after police obtained a warrant for his arrest in connection with one of two back-to-back slay → Read More

Mayor Breed remembers Jeff Adachi as ‘champion for my community’

A somber mood overcame City Hall early Monday for the memorial of the late Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who family and dignitaries remembered as a fearless → Read More

Alleged co-conspirator charged in drugging, strangling of SF man

A second suspect has been charged in the killing of a young man found dead in the San Francisco Bay after allegedly being strangled and drugged by his sexu → Read More

Mourners march to remember Public Defender Jeff Adachi

Five days after the death of Public Defender Jeff Adachi, hundreds marched to City Hall late Wednesday for a candlelight vigil to remember a leader long viewed as a voice » → Read More

Supervisors denounce leak of police report on death of Jeff Adachi

Concerned that police leaked salacious details about the sudden death of Public Defender Jeff Adachi to the media, all but two members of the Board of Supervisors called for a » → Read More

SF remembers late Public Defender Jeff Adachi as ‘fierce champion for justice’

Before his sudden death Friday, Public Defender Jeff Adachi spent decades standing up for the poorest of San Francisco. Adachi was a talented defense attor → Read More

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi dies

Jeff Adachi, the elected public defender of San Francisco, has died. Mayor London Breed confirmed his death in a statement late Friday. He was 59. A spokes → Read More