Yesterday's Phoenix

"Yesterday's Phoenix" is the memoir of a second generation police officer who served twenty-seven years in the San Francisco Police Department. The story is told in the first-person, and details the experiences of Officer Raymond Ragona in patrol, admin, and investigations.

Raymond Ragona is a second generation member of the San Francisco Police Department. His twenty-seven years of service spanned the end of the twentieth century, and the beginning of the twenty-first. During his career he was assigned to patrol, administration, and investigations. This is his first book.
Ragona is a native and lifelong resident of Northern California. He graduated from San Francisco State University before beginning his career in law enforcement. He now enjoys retirement with his wife and two daughters.