San Francisco Examiner, 06 Jun 2013 – In San Francisco, black people are more than four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana crimes than whites, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union. The arrest rate for blacks in The City is double the nationwide average – 2.2 black people are arrested for pot crimes for every white person who is arrested – and has the highest racial disparity of any county in California, according to the report, The War on Marijuana in Black and White: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Arrests.

San Francisco Examiner, 13 May 2013 – Justice Department’s Attempt Is First Such Move in S.F. The landlord’s eviction proceedings against Shambhala Healing Center last year failed because the site complies with state, though not federal, laws.

San Francisco Examiner, 19 Apr 2013 – Annual 4/20 Gathering in Golden Gate Park Burns Up City Resources Every April 20 in San Francisco – at about 20 minutes past 4 p.m. – a giant cloud of smoke rises from the eastern end of Golden Gate Park, where thousands of people congregate to celebrate and consume their drug of choice.

San Francisco Examiner, 08 Jan 2013 – The nation’s top drug cop advocated a "different approach" to narcotics enforcement – and stressed that there is no "war on drugs" – – but had stern words Monday for the San Francisco-bred medical marijuana movement. Drug users need treatment and education rather than jail terms, according to Gil Kerlikowske, the former Seattle police chief who now heads President Barack Obama’s Office of National Drug Control Policy.