Police Commissioner Kevin Benedicto advocated for the new pretext stop policy. Photo by Will Jarrett. Politicians and advocates today rallied at City Hall ahead of a vote that, if approved tonight, ...

When San Francisco’s Police Commission voted in January to approve a new policy to curtail certain traffic stops that often target communities of color, it was hailed by some as a historic victory.

Recently the Santa Monica Public Safety Oversight & Reform Commission (PSROC) was given a presentation by a staff member for State Senator Steven Bradford’s office advocating for a change in the Santa ...

Federal jurors say an RPD officer fabricated the reason for a 2019 traffic stop, leading to an arrest that kept a man jailed more than a year.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego communities are calling for change when it comes to so-called "pretext stops" by police. On Wednesday, San Diego's Commission on Police Practices heard directly from San Diegans ...

A pretext is a false reason for taking a particular, often illegal, action. It hides a questionable motive by concealing it behind something that has the appearance of legitimacy. The Trump ...

new video loaded: U.S. Accuses Russia of Fabricating Pretext to Invade Ukraine transcript John F. Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, said U.S. intelligence indicated that Russia was actively working to ...