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In this Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, a marijuana joint is rolled in San Francisco. The San Francisco top prosecutor says his office used high-tech to erase or reduced 8,000 marijuana convictions dating back decades, the first California prosecutor's office to publicly announce full compliance with clearing criminal records required when voters approved the broad legalization of pot. District Attorney George Gascon made the announcement Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2019, saying the nonprofit Code for America organization used computer-based algorithms to identify eligible cases. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Technology helps San Francisco erase 8,000 pot convictions

By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

San Francisco DA wants $1M to fight car break-ins

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Samsung adding anti-theft solutions to smartphones

By TERRY COLLINS - Associated Press

No charges filed in baseball stabbing

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California leaders push for smartphone kill switch

By TERRY COLLINS - Associated Press

** FILE ** San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi talks to reporters as he leaves Superior Court in San Francisco on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

San Francisco sheriff sentenced for false imprisonment

By Terry Collins and Paul Elias - Associated Press