Tag Archives | District Attorney

Upheaval in the San Francisco DA’s office after Brooke Jenkins appointment

Originally published: The Intercept on July 17, 2022 by Tana Ganeva (more by The Intercept) | (Posted Jul 19, 2022)

Prosecutors worried that Jenkins was too close to the mayor and planned to bring back the war on drugs. Many were just fired.
Turning a San Francisco recall into rout for police reform

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on July 11, 2022 by Dave Lindorff (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) | (Posted Jul 13, 2022)

San Francisco voted on June 7 to recall its district attorney, Chesa Boudin, a reformer who had challenged the traditional “lock ’em up” policies of big-city prosecutors.