Janie Har, Author at Valley News

San Francisco Police Chief William Scott answers questions during a news conference, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in San Francisco. Police agreed Tuesday to return property seized from a San Francisco journalist in a raid, but the decision did little to ease tensions in the case, which has alarmed journalism advocates and put pressure on city leaders. Authorities have said the May 10 raids on freelancer Bryan Carmody's home and office were part of an investigation into what police called the illegal leak of a report on the death of former Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who died unexpectedly in February. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

San Francisco police chief: Journalist ‘crossed the line’

by Janie Har Associated PressMay 21, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco police chief said Tuesday that he respects the news media but a freelance journalist whose home and office were raided by officers had “crossed the line” by joining a conspiracy to steal a confidential report.Chief…

This photo taken Tuesday, May 7, 2019, shows a security camera in the Financial District of San Francisco. San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies as the technology creeps increasingly into daily life. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Police, advocates battle over face ID tech

by Matt OBrien Associated Press, and Janie Har Associated PressMay 13, 2019

A firefighter runs while trying to save a home as a wildfire tears through Lakeport, Calif., Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Wildfires Scorch Homes, Land and State Budget

by Janie Har Associated Press, and Brian Skoloff Associated PressAugust 2, 2018

A helicopter carries water in the direction of an advancing wildfire Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Lakeport, Calif. Evacuation orders remained in effect Tuesday for the town of Lakeport, the county seat, along with some smaller communities and a section of the Mendocino National Forest. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Calif. Sees Repeat Evacuations

by Janie Har Associated Press, and Brian Skoloff Associated PressJuly 31, 2018

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE MONDAY, SEPT. 4, 2017, AT 12:01 A.M. EDT - In this Monday, June 26, 2017, photo, William Santana Li, CEO of Knightscope, Inc., stands near a K5 security robot as he speaks at company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. A San Francisco supervisor is calling for a tax on robots that automate jobs and put people out of work, saying the money should be used to help the unemployed. Li doesn't agree with the city supervisor's idea. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Calif. Official Wants Robot Tax

by Janie Har Associated PressSeptember 10, 2017

The driver of a semitractor-trailer gathers his belongings after it was involved in an early morning crash along the eastbound 60 freeway in Riverside, Calif., on Monday morning, Jan. 9, 2017. A massive storm system moved through Southern California Monday with heavy rain and minor flooding. (Stan Lim/The Press-Enterprise via AP)

Dangerous Blizzard, Flooding as Storm Hits Calif.

by Eric Risberg Associated Press, and Janie Har Associated PressJanuary 10, 2017

Founder and CEO Mark Dwight holds a backpack while posing at his Rickshaw Bagworks factory on Monday, April 4, 2016, in San Francisco. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is voting on whether to require six weeks of fully paid leave for new parents - a move that would be a first for any jurisdiction. The proposal to be voted on Tuesday would require San Francisco employers with at least 20 employees to make up the rest. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

San Francisco OKs Fully Paid Parental Leave

by Janie Har Associated PressApril 6, 2016