Sunday Commentary: SF Rape Kit DNA Issue Has Drawn National Attention
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Many have attempted to kind of shrug…
San Francisco and Los Angeles District Attorneys Under Fire for Pandemic Crime
(Courtesy Chesa Boudin) By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES, CA – KQED’s Marissa Lagos unpacked the effects…
SF Democratic Party Rejects Recall of DA Boudin
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – On Wednesday evening, the San Francisco County…
Agreement Reached on Extension of Use of Force MOU in San Francisco
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Weeks after the San Francisco Police Chief…
Schiff Wants FBI to Investigate Improper Use of DNA of Sexual Assault Victims in SF
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – A week ago, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin…
Progressives, Conservatives Debate Mayor Breed’s Approach to Solving Crime and Homelessness in San Francisco – SF District Attorney Boudin Also Disagrees
By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Since the pandemic, San Francisco – where crime overall is…
‘Buckle Up, It’s Recall Season’ – Counting Down San Francisco’s District Attorney Recall Election
By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO — Since taking office in January 2020, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa…
SF Supervisor Sends Letter of Inquiry to Police Chief about Passive Policing Reports
By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Over the last several weeks, a series of San Francisco…
56 Bi-Partisan Prosecutors, Including 3 from CA, Urge End to Death Penalty in U.S. and Pledge to Overturn Past Unjust Death Sentences
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Fifty-six elected prosecutors from 26 states, territories and the District…
Commentary: Rape Kit DNA Testing Raises Serious Ethical and Practical Issues in SF, but Two Reporters More Interested in Recall Politics
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The revelations that the police are using…
Boudin Alleges SF Police Are Improperly Using DNA from Rape Kits to Match to Crimes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Monday…
AG and Others Push for Renegotiated MOU Between SF DA and Police
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In San Francisco, two weeks ago, San Francisco Police Chief Scott…
San Francisco DA Boudin Names Stanford Law School Lecturer Michael Romano to SF Ethics Commission
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Stanford Law School Lecturer Michael Romano was sworn into…
SF District Attorney Office Will Allow Its Workers to Take College Language Classes during Work Hours to Help Communicate with Public
By Jaanvi Kaur and Veronica Miller SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced…
DA’s Office and Public Defender in San Francisco Push Back at Loss of Police Oversight
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Responding to the announcement of Police Chief…
Responding to Allegations, Chief Pulls Out of MOU with SF DA’s Office, Spiers’ Attorney Levels Charges Back at Police for Withholding Evidence Themselves
Curtis Briggs Noted Police Were So Out of Control the Night of the Beating, the Hospital Had…
Guest Commentary: Tough-on-Crime Laws and Mass Incarceration Waste Tax Dollars and Don’t Make Us Any Safer
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky Churning people through jail and prison often leads to more crime You wouldn’t…
Judge: ‘I Haven’t Heard of Any Exculpatory Information That’s Been Excluded’
Commentary: Another Sensational Claim Doesn’t Hold Up Under Scrutiny By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco,…
Sunday Commentary: Boudin’s Critics Dramatically Overreach with Lawsuit
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The critics of San Francisco Chesa Boudin…
Boudin’s Office Responds To What It Calls False Claims in Recently Filed Lawsuit
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Can a district attorney be sued for…