Senior Investigative Reporter @sfstandard Signal: anyaschultz.36
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After five months of reporting, the first installment of my investigation into power, sex trafficking allegations, and private clubs is out.
If you'd like to get in touch securely: email [email protected] or anyaschultz.36 on Signal.
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Victims are getting exams within days. It can take police investigators months to even open a case.
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After The Standard revealed this summer that the SFPD was routinely not investigating rape and assault allegations, Melgar called a hearing to demand reform.
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170 victims had rape-kit exams in San Francisco in the first six months of 2026.
As of today, police have made just 11 arrests, and only one rape case is being prosecuted.
My latest for the @sfstandard sfstandard.com/2026/10/16/sf…
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In San Francisco, 170 sexual assault victims subjected themselves to a rape-kit exam through June this year. Yet as of October, the police had made only 11 arrests and only one of the cases is being prosecuted as a sex crime, reports @anyaviolet sfstandard.com/2026/10/16/sf…
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David Xu faced up to life in prison for poisoning his colleague but got probation and one day in jail. Now his victim, Rong Yuan, is speaking out.
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The SFPD is promising to improve its process for investigating sex crimes.
The department's clearance rate for rape cases is 14 percent, half the national average.
See what changes they're pledging here:
via @io_y_g
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Exciting news!!! Yesterday SFPD leaders agreed to change the way sexual assault and rape cases are investigated after months of reporting in the @sfstandard
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SFPD announces major reforms to rape investigations following SF Standard report
Three months after The Standard exposed a systemic failure, police brass face a packed City Hall hearing and a competing vision for change. sfstandard.com/2026/10/08/sf…
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Horrified by SFPD’s handling of rape cases, supervisors to grill police brass at hearing
A new set of recommendations could rewrite how the department handles sex crimes from the first 911 call to the day a case is closed. sfstandard.com/2026/10/06/he…
After @sfstandard reporting on how SFPD handles rape cases, city supervisors hope Thursday's hearing will lead to sweeping reforms
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New: last fall my reporting found that 9 in 10 domestic violence survivors in San Francisco represented themselves in court. Now that might change sfstandard.com/2026/09/17/st…
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Years after the owners of a Sea Cliff home moved out, new people with conflicting deeds moved in. Now the neighborhood has reached a boiling point.
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‘Trying to steal a house’: How Sea Cliff was engulfed in San Francisco’s strangest property dispute
By @anyaviolet
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Read my latest: a bizarre battle over who owns a $4 million Sea Cliff home. An owner disappeared to China, notaries say their stamps were forged, 30+ police visits, zero arrests, and a dozen San Francisco agencies pointing at each other. sfstandard.com/2026/09/10/se…
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Years after the owners of a Sea Cliff home moved out, new people with conflicting deeds moved in. Now the neighborhood has reached a boiling point.
📝: @anyaviolet sfstandard.com/2026/09/10/se…
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As I read through @anyaviolet's reporting into how San Francisco handles rape cases, I was reminded of that first time I went seeking support from authorities and found none. On this week's episode of PST, we dive into SFPD's appalling record on rape cases sfstandard.com/pacific-stand…
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The first time a man touched me without my permission, I was 15. I was in a physics class. But the lesson I learned that day was not about science. It was about how authority figures can let you down when you need protection.
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SFPD solved just 14% of rape cases in 2025, which is half the national average, and the lowest of any large California county.
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San Francisco Supervisor Myrna Melgar cited our reporting yesterday as she introduced a request for a joint hearing on SF's handling of sexual assault cases — co-sponsored by Sups. Matt Dorsey, Chyanne Chen, Connie Chan & Jackie Fielder.
"Last week, @sfstandard reported on how difficult it remains to navigate the process — even when a survivor follows all the steps, collects evidence, and even has a suspect match," Melgar told the Board of Supervisors.