Ramin Rahimian
@raminrahimian.bsky.social
Photo editor at San Francisco Chronicle
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In this week’s episode of The Kicker, Hind Hassan explains the brutality of the war in Gaza. www.cjr.org/kicker/hind-...
Hind Hassan Is Sorry We Didn’t Do More to Make Journalism Safe
“We’re responsible for what our industry stands for,” the documentary news reporter says.
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August 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
In this week’s episode of The Kicker, Hind Hassan explains the brutality of the war in Gaza. www.cjr.org/kicker/hind-...
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KTLA - Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all US Marines, pepper-sprayed and punched in the face by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at an IHOP. He was then forced into the back of an unmarked car in Santa Ana.
Masked men in U.S. Border Patrol vests take Santa Ana father after repeatedly hitting him
In a graphic video that has since gone viral on social media, about seven or more masked men wearing U.S. Border Patrol vests are seen violently detaining a Santa Ana father before forcing him into…
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June 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
KTLA - Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all US Marines, pepper-sprayed and punched in the face by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at an IHOP. He was then forced into the back of an unmarked car in Santa Ana.
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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INVESTIGATION: A broken system is keeping California homes underinsured. Millions have no idea they’re at risk
My colleagues @meganmunce.bsky.social and @susien.bsky.social have worked on this story for months. If you're a homeowner in California, please read this story.
My colleagues @meganmunce.bsky.social and @susien.bsky.social have worked on this story for months. If you're a homeowner in California, please read this story.
18 of California's 20 most destructive wildfires have occurred since 2003, destroying 63,000 structures.
Homeowners hoping to rebuild consistently run into a roadblock: insurance companies grossly undervalue the cost.
A @sfchronicle.com investigation exposes the California underinsurance crisis.
Homeowners hoping to rebuild consistently run into a roadblock: insurance companies grossly undervalue the cost.
A @sfchronicle.com investigation exposes the California underinsurance crisis.
A broken system is keeping California homes underinsured. Millions are at risk
California's biggest insurance companies are using faulty algorithms and flawed processes to estimate rebuilding costs — leaving millions of homeowners unprotected from disaster.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
INVESTIGATION: A broken system is keeping California homes underinsured. Millions have no idea they’re at risk
My colleagues @meganmunce.bsky.social and @susien.bsky.social have worked on this story for months. If you're a homeowner in California, please read this story.
My colleagues @meganmunce.bsky.social and @susien.bsky.social have worked on this story for months. If you're a homeowner in California, please read this story.
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California is committing more and more people to for-profit psychiatric hospitals under new state laws. My colleagues Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes have been investigating these companies for over a year. Here's Part 1 of their heartbreaking investigation: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
The mystery shocked San Francisco. What led to the death of a girl found in a driveway
Jázmin sought care in California's for-profit psychiatric hospitals. But rather than help, they subjected her to chaotic conditions.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
California is committing more and more people to for-profit psychiatric hospitals under new state laws. My colleagues Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes have been investigating these companies for over a year. Here's Part 1 of their heartbreaking investigation: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
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“She had the most beautiful soul. Even in the horrible situation we were put in.”
This is the story of the 15-year-old girl found dead in a driveway on a quiet San Francisco street.
This is the story of the 15-year-old girl found dead in a driveway on a quiet San Francisco street.
The mystery shocked San Francisco. What led to the death of a girl found in a driveway
Jázmin sought care in California's for-profit psychiatric hospitals. But rather than help, they subjected her to chaotic conditions.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“She had the most beautiful soul. Even in the horrible situation we were put in.”
This is the story of the 15-year-old girl found dead in a driveway on a quiet San Francisco street.
This is the story of the 15-year-old girl found dead in a driveway on a quiet San Francisco street.
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Had a very lovely time wandering around historic downtown Petaluma with my camera for @peterhartlaub.bsky.social's column. Sometimes the editors don't pic my favorite pictures, so here are a few of them.
Read the full piece on @sfchronicle.com here (gift link 🎁) bit.ly/4gLWmV0
Read the full piece on @sfchronicle.com here (gift link 🎁) bit.ly/4gLWmV0
February 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Had a very lovely time wandering around historic downtown Petaluma with my camera for @peterhartlaub.bsky.social's column. Sometimes the editors don't pic my favorite pictures, so here are a few of them.
Read the full piece on @sfchronicle.com here (gift link 🎁) bit.ly/4gLWmV0
Read the full piece on @sfchronicle.com here (gift link 🎁) bit.ly/4gLWmV0
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Lynn Riordan was already in the sky when President Trump signed an executive order claiming the 66-year-old transgender woman didn’t exist. She said she was leaving the U.S. to explore asylum options. I wanted to know why she didn’t feel secure in S.F.
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She lives in the U.S.’ trans ‘sanctuary.’ This S.F. woman left it to escape Trump
Lynn Riordan found stability as a transgender woman in San Francisco. Now she’s considering giving it up to escape President Donald Trump’s anti-trans agenda.
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February 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Lynn Riordan was already in the sky when President Trump signed an executive order claiming the 66-year-old transgender woman didn’t exist. She said she was leaving the U.S. to explore asylum options. I wanted to know why she didn’t feel secure in S.F.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/t...
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There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There is still beauty in this world
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In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, whose case had become a rallying cry for the Indigenous movement in the nearly 50 years since his conviction for killing two FBI agents.
Biden commutes sentence for Leonard Peltier, convicted in FBI killings
The Native American activist says he did not receive a fair trial in the slayings of FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, whose case had become a rallying cry for the Indigenous movement in the nearly 50 years since his conviction for killing two FBI agents.
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A disproportionate number of Black people are dying in police pursuits across the country, @susien.bsky.social and @jennifergollan.bsky.social found in the latest installment of their investigation into fatal police chases: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
A young Black man’s death reflects a shocking racial disparity in police pursuits
Across the country, police chases claim nearly 700 lives a year. Black people are far more likely to die from them.
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December 12, 2024 at 5:38 PM
A disproportionate number of Black people are dying in police pursuits across the country, @susien.bsky.social and @jennifergollan.bsky.social found in the latest installment of their investigation into fatal police chases: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
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After 54 years of tyranny, the Assad regime has finally come to an end.
Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland like the coward he is.
He joins his despicable family in exile.
But the great Syrian people are not out of the woods yet.
Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland like the coward he is.
He joins his despicable family in exile.
But the great Syrian people are not out of the woods yet.
BREAKING: Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria. After 54 years, the Assad regime has finally ended.
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland, joining his family in exile, Reuters reports, citing two senior officials. After 54 years of brutality and tyranny, the Syrian people are finally...
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December 8, 2024 at 3:03 AM
After 54 years of tyranny, the Assad regime has finally come to an end.
Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland like the coward he is.
He joins his despicable family in exile.
But the great Syrian people are not out of the woods yet.
Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland like the coward he is.
He joins his despicable family in exile.
But the great Syrian people are not out of the woods yet.
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Awesome stuff from our incredible visuals team. The Chronicle had reporters from the Bay Area up to the Oregon border this week to cover the hard-hitting storm.
California storm: How the atmospheric river has impacted Northern California in photos and video
An atmospheric river that has brought rain and winds shifted southward into the greater Bay Area
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November 23, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Awesome stuff from our incredible visuals team. The Chronicle had reporters from the Bay Area up to the Oregon border this week to cover the hard-hitting storm.
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U.S. congressman are asking the AG and other federal officials to accurately track deaths from police chases, citing an @sfchronicle.bsky.social investigation revealing hundreds of bystanders killed in pursuits initiated over minor offenses and traffic violations. www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...
Congressman takes aim at undercount of U.S. police chases, citing Chronicle investigation
Members of Congress called upon federal agencies to improve their police pursuit data collection Wednesday, following a Chronicle investigation.
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November 20, 2024 at 5:57 PM
U.S. congressman are asking the AG and other federal officials to accurately track deaths from police chases, citing an @sfchronicle.bsky.social investigation revealing hundreds of bystanders killed in pursuits initiated over minor offenses and traffic violations. www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...