Commentary: Jenkins Has a Big Lead in SF – Or Does She?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Brooke Jenkins rolled out a new poll…
Guest Commentary: Youth Defender Unit Leader Calls DA’s Juvenile Policy ‘Harmful’
By Emily Goldman San Francisco, CA (Editor’s note: On September 13, 2022, Emily Goldman, the Managing Attorney…
SF District Attorney Lays Out New Juvenile Justice Policy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins announced on…
Woman Sues San Francisco for Using Rape Victim DNA Sample to Arrest Her Years Later
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last February embattled San Francisco DA Chesa…
SF City Attorney Finally Dismisses Tenderloin Injunctions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Nearly two years after former San Francisco…
SF DA Announces New Misdemeanor Drug Policy – Critics Worry without Resources It Will Lead to a New War on Drugs
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins…
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging SF Sheriff’s Unconstitutional Search and Surveillance Conditions for Pretrial Electronic Monitoring
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – As a matter of U.S. and California constitutional law,…
New SF DA Backs Out of Release of Man Many Believe Wrongly Convicted
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The DA’s office under Chesa Boudin was…
Sunday Commentary: Jenkins’ Bail Policy Reignites Debate Over Pretrial Detention
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – This week, San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins…
Guest Commentary: SF Public Defender Opposes New Bail Policies Set Forth by DA
By Mano Raju Even before District Attorney Jenkins issued this policy, we’ve seen her office expand the…
Guest Commentary: Why I Jumped into the Race Just 12 Days Ago to Be San Francisco’s Next District Attorney
By John Hamasaki I want to talk a bit about why I jumped into this race to…
ADA Who Prosecuted Ghost Gun Distributors Resigns from SF DA’s Office
The following was tweeted by Alexandra Grayner who prosecuted ghost gun distributors and large environmental polluters, and…
Outspoken Former Police Commissioner Hamasaki Will Challenge Brooke Jenkins for SF DA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Director San Francisco, CA – For many who supported recalled DA Chesa…
Commentary: Paper Reports That Jenkins Was Paid Six Figures during the Recall by Non-Profit Tied to Recall Organization
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The narrative told to the voters was…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Did Jenkins Just Bring Back a Notorious Former Prosecutor?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Attorney John Hamasaki tweeted on Friday, “as…
My View: Gascón Explains Why Crackdown in the Tenderloin Won’t Work
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week newly-appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that…
Boudin Will Not Seek to Run Again in 2022 for DA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a tweet thread, Chesa Boudin ended…
New SF DA Announces She’s Rescinding Drug Pleas; Public Defender Warns Policies Will Worsen Community Health Outcomes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Critics are concerned that newly-appointed San Francisco…
Regardless of What DA Jenkins Did with Standalone Drug Charges, Enforcement Is Not the Answer to SF’s Drug Problems, Public Defenders Say
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last week it was reported that appointed…
Testimony by Victim Helps Convince Court Domestic Violence Accused Should Be Released to Treatment Program
By Stewart Lucas SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After testimony by the victim in a domestic violence case…
