SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- After years of debate, it's official: San Francisco police will be armed with Tasers. Despite much public opposition, in a 6-to-1 vote, the San Francisco Police ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Police Commission approved the use of Taser electroshock weapons late Friday for the Police Department, an issue that has been debated and rejected in the city ...

San Francisco's police chief plans to ask city officials to arm his department with Tasers amid continued protests over the shooting death of a knife-wielding suspect last week.

San Francisco police officers will call Tasers weapons, and they will have them. A disagreement over terminology -- "electronic control devices" versus "electronic control weapons" -- was the first of ...

FILE-- Allan Kolak (left), an instructor with Taser International, trains police officers on the use of body worn cameras at the Ingleside police station in San Francisco on Sept. 1, 2016.

San Francisco Police Department officers will not be using Tasers, at least not for another year. The Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee on Thursday agreed to remove the $1 million ...

The San Francisco Police Department can begin equipping its officers with Taser electroshock weapons in December 2018, the Police Commission said in voting on an issue that has been debated and ...

San Francisco is one of only two large cities in the country that do not equip officers with stun guns, a situation the city's police chief wants to change after police fatally shot a knife ...

On Friday, the San Francisco police commission will be taking one of its biggest and most controversial votes -- a yes or no on allowing its officers to have tasers.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The San Francisco Police Department may finally be close to actually allowing officers on the street to carry and use tasers. The civilian-run police commission is expected ...