Commentary: Chesa Is Not a ‘Pro-Crime Prosecutor’ and Here’s Why
By Alana Bleimann and Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO – Over the past several weeks the fire under…
District Attorney Chesa Boudin Files Murder Charges in Two Recent Cases
By William McCurry SAN FRANCISCO – In two unrelated cases, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin said…
Boudin Offers Words of Encouragement and Remorse During Town Hall Thursday
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO – Justice reform-minded District Attorney Chesa Boudin – under some fire in…
San Francisco District Attorney Reveals Office Won’t File Charges Against SF Officers Involved in Deaths, Injuries
SAN FRANCISCO – Emphasizing his office will work “quickly (to) exonerate officers who behaved lawfully,” San Francisco District…
Commentary: Boudin is Under Fire in San Francisco, But POA Is Making A lot of This Stuff Up
By David Greenwald When Chesa Boudin was elected in late 2019 as San Francisco District, he did…
Opposition to SF DA Chesa Boudin’s Progressive Policy Beginning to Get Louder
By Ramneet Singh and Lauren Smith SAN FRANCISCO – Throughout his first year as District Attorney of…
SF DA’s Office Report Reveals ‘Justice Driven Data’ Has Led to Decrease in Crime during COVID Pandemic
By Roxanna Jarvis and Dalia Bautista Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO – Despite being faced with the COVID-19 crisis…
SF DA Boudin, Weeks After Announcing Historic Charges against SFPD Officer, Declines to Prosecute 2 Other Officers
By Ruby Chavez SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the charges against officers in…
SF District Attorney Files Homicide Charges Against SFPD Officer Monday, Believed to Be 1st Ever Homicide Prosecution of Police in SF
SAN FRANCISCO – In what critics of police brutality here are calling a reversal of a policy…
Guest Commentary: Philadelphia Case Could Clear the Way for Safe Injection Sites
By Chesa Boudin, Sarah George and Miriam Aroni Krinsky All eyes were on Philadelphia this month, as…
District Attorney Boudin Expands Mass Casualty Crisis Cooperation for 9 Bay Area Counties
By Carlin Ross SAN FRANCISCO – In the wake of weather chaos, violence, and pandemic, District Attorney…
SF DA Chesa Boudin Names Guatemala-Born David Campos New DA Office Chief of Staff
By Lauren Smith SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime San Francisco public servant David Campos was named Tuesday by…
Reformer DAs Form Prosecutor’s Alliance as Alternative to California DA’s Association
by David M. Greenwald Earlier this year, San Joaquin County DA Tori Verber Salazar made national news…
SF DA Calls Measure to Pay Health Costs for Victims of Police Brutality ‘Urgent’
By Pavan Potti SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chelsea Boudin has been actively promoting Assembly…
SF District Attorney: Why Police Officers with Prior Misconduct Shouldn’t Be Trusted
By Ayanna Gandhi SAN FRANCISCO – Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, wrote an article for the…
San Francisco DA Looks to Resentence Incarcerated People under New State Law
Ten days ago, legislators and reformers gathered at San Quentin to call for Governor Newsom to release…
SF District Attorney Adopts Racial Equity Pledge to Combat Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that, in an effort to ensure the staff in his…
Boudin Will Not Charge Cases That Rely on Officers with Serious Prior Misconduct
For years, district attorneys working hand in hand with police have looked the other way and minimized…
SF District Attorney and Public Defender Unite to Release Incarcerated People Amidst COVID-19
By Lea Barrios SAN FRANCISCO–To prevent the spread of COVID-19, representatives from the San Francisco District Attorney’s…
Boudin Discusses New Policies Prior to Announcement
On Friday there was a day conference hosted in San Francisco by the Justice Collaborative. The first…
