SF News Mirkarimi Allowed Back In His House Today's update regarding the plight of embattled sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is that a judge has reversed an earlier decision and is allowing Mirkarimi back in his own house this week. He had been
SF News Eliana Lopez Speaks Out, Via Friend, About Disempowerment, Her Troubled Marriage It seems clear at this point that some irreparable damage has been done to Ross Mirkarimi and Eliana Lopez's marriage during this recent domestic violence scandal. But their marriage was likely headed for
SF News What's Up With Ross Mirkarimi? Probation Orientation And A Wife Out Of Town When last we checked in with Ross Mirkarimi, the recently elected — and even more recently suspended — Sheriff was refusing to resign from his post and ready to take on official charges of misconduct
SF News Mirkarimi Update: Ivory Madison's Husband Is Pissed; Lopez To Give Press Conference; Mayor Lee Steps In Topping the headlines this morning relating to embattled Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi we have a somewhat damning piece in the Chronicle by Ivory Madison's husband, Abraham Mertens. He tells of multiple phone calls from
SF News Mirkarimi Update: Sentencing Happening Now; Willie Brown Chimes In; So Do Matier & Ross [Updated] For all those of you who aren't entirely disinterested and bored with this story by now (and you know who you are, avid Mirkarimi fans and detractors with your many emphatic comments!), allow
SF News BREAKING: Ross Mirkarimi Accepts Plea Deal According to Examiner and other sources, Sheriff Ross Mikarimi has accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count of false imprisonment. In exchange for his plea, Mirkarimi will face three years
SF News Mirkarimi Update: Video Remains Admissible, Says Appeal Panel Yep. That video that Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's wife Eliana Lopez made with neighbor Ivory Madison, depicting her arm bruises on January 1, will be admissible in court. The appeals decision is a big
SF News Mirkarimi Update: Jury Selection Is Difficult, Judge And Prosecutors Still Mulling Moving Trial Out Of The County The latest from the Mirkarimi trial is that after an initial selection pool of 300, attorneys are having trouble finding a dozen jurors who are both available to serve and untainted by media
SF News Mirkarimi's Ex's Testimony Will Be Allowed; Video May Still Be Disallowed The pre-trial drama surrounding Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi continues as a judge has ruled that testimony from ex-girlfriend Christina Flores who was seeing Mirkarimi right up until the point that he took a trip
SF News Eliana Lopez's Attorney Calls On Judge To Dismiss Mirkarimi Case Late breaking news in the Mirkarimi case this evening: as NBC reports Paula Canny, attorney for Mrs. Lopez, filed a motion today to have the case dismissed on the grounds that the District
SF News Mirkarimi Video Evidence Deemed Admissible Things got a little worse for Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi today as his trial kicks off and the new judge, Garrett Wong, sided with the prosecution and will allow the use of Eliana Lopez's
SF News Bruise Photos Emerge In Mirkarimi Case, New Judge Selected After Ross Mirkarimi's lawyer made an attempt to exclude Eliana Lopez's videotaped statements from the evidence yesterday, the district attorney's office filed a response this afternoon to ensure the crucial evidence remains in
SF News Mirkarimi Lawyer Moves To Exclude Wife's Statements S.F. Sheriff and accused domestic abuser Ross Mirkarimi is set to return to court next week for trial proceedings, and in advance of a judge even being assigned to the case, Mirkarimi's
SF News Mirkarimi Granted Visitation Rights With Son Aw. Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, facing allegations of domestic violence against his wife, Eliana Lopez, was granted visitation rights to his young son. Which is a good thing. The wee one must miss his
SF News Mirkarimi's Wife Eliana Lopez Lawyers Up The saga of Ross Mirkarimi and the ongoing domestic abuse trial involving his Venezuelan-born wife Eliana Lopez continues this week with Lopez hiring her own lawyer for the upcoming trial, and another hearing
SF News Third Victim Expected To Come Forward In Mirkarimi Domestic Violence Case Yikes. The skeletons in Ross Mirkarimi's closet are starting to pile up in the case against the sheriff accused of domestic violence. In a late breaking report from KTVU yesterday evening, the news
SF News Mirkarimi Watch: Mayor Lee Could Bench The Sheriff, If He Felt Like It While the comment sections of local Internet news outlets and one noted anti-progressive former mayor continue to call for Ross Mirkarimi to step down from his post, it turns out Ed Lee could
SF News New Abuse Allegation Comes From Mirkarimi's Ex-Girlfriend [Updated] Whoa. Things just got worse for Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi as SF Weekly's Erin Sherbert breaks the news that an ex-girlfriend has come forward with similar accusations to those that Ross Mirkarimi is already
SF News Ross Mirkarimi Pleads 'Not Guilty' To Charges Of Domestic Abuse [Updated] Ross Mirkarimi, who is appeared in court this afternoon for his arraignment on three misdemeanor charges, has pled not guilty to the three counts of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a
SF News Mirkarimi To Appear In Court Today; Lopez May Ask To Lift Protective Order Embattled San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will appear in court today to face misdemeanor charges of domestic abuse against wife Eliana Lopez. Lopez continues to deny any complaint against her husband, but District
SF News Eliana Lopez's Allegations Of Abuse Revealed In Video, Mirkarimi Hit With New Allegations As Ross Mirkarimi awaits his arraignment on three misdemeanor charges of domestic violence, new details regarding a crucial piece of evidence have emerged in a late breaking Chronicle report this afternoon. The videotape
SF News Eliana Lopez Spotted At Today's Anti-Domestic Violence Rally? [Updated] The San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium called a press conference on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, calling for Sheriff Mirkarimi to "step aside" while the investigation in to his possible domestic
SF News District Attorney Will Hit Sheriff Mirkarimi With Misdemeanor Charges City prosecutors from the District Attorney's office are convinced accusations of domestic abuse against newly sworn-in Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi are "very real," the Chronicle's mustachioed super sleuths report today. Although Mirkarimi's wife, Eliana
