Karen de Sa

@KarendeSa1

an investigative reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco, CA
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Joined May 2012
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  1. Feb 15

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  2. 23 Nov 2014

    Part 3 of "Drugging Our Kids," the Mercury News series on psychotropics and the foster care system is now online at:

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  3. 20 Sep 2014

    Read Part Two of the San Jose Mercury News series "Drugging Our Kids," now online at

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  4. 28 Aug 2014

    California Medical Board to investigate following Mercury News series "Drugging Our Kids" on foster youth:

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  5. 28 Aug 2014

    Swift reaction from lawmakers to Mercury News series "Drugging Our Kids" on foster youth and psych meds:

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  6. 23 Aug 2014

    Please check out "Drugging Our Kids," a report on California foster youth and psych meds, 8/24/14:

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    22 Aug 2014

    Coming Sunday: We investigate how psychiatric drugs are being used on California's foster children.

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  8. 8 Nov 2013

    One year county jail plus three years probation for former supervisor Shirakawa. He's taken straight from the courtroom to begin serving.

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  9. 8 Nov 2013

    Shirakawa sentenced to full year in county jail with one day credit for time served.

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  10. 8 Nov 2013

    Shirakawa lawyer argues for no jail time, claiming his client's life is already"bleak" with no money and no career.

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  11. 8 Nov 2013

    Attorney Williams says media have imposed a "life sentence" on Shirakawa by dubbing him a "disgraced former supervisor."

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  12. 8 Nov 2013

    Shirakawa attorney says he was no "sophisticated" criminal, just a desperate, depressed gambling addict.

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  13. 8 Nov 2013

    Williams says "at the heart of this is addiction," in defending Shirakawa. "He has fallen far," he adds, asking for sympathy from judge.

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  14. 8 Nov 2013

    Shirakawa attorney John Williams says his client simply has a gambling problem, "it's a comfort if you will."

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  15. 8 Nov 2013

    DA says Shirakawa gambled through March and April of this year.

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  16. 8 Nov 2013

    Former San Jose Police Chief Moore describes in video how Shirakawa used county credit card to pay for lavish meal unbeknownst to him.

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  17. 8 Nov 2013

    Shirakawa former chief of staff Eddie Garcia says he did not question almost 1,000 receipts that were not properly itemized.

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  18. 8 Nov 2013

    DA investigator learned from Shirakawa staffer that birthday and holiday lunches were often billed as "staff meetings."

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  19. 8 Nov 2013

    Shirakawa staffer said she was told no need for detailed receipts "because no one needs to know whether he was eating a steak or a salad."

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  20. 8 Nov 2013

    DA asks the court in Shirakawa sentencing hearing "to question very seriously whether the defendant can be ethical from this day on."

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