San Francisco Recalls, Progressive District Attorney, Chesa Boudin.
On June 8, residents of San Francisco voted to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin, one of the United States' most progressive prosecutors.
On June 8, residents of San Francisco voted to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin, one of the United States' most progressive prosecutors.
CBS reports that partial results from the San Francisco Department of Elections showed that nearly 60% of voters supported the recall measure.
CBS reports that partial results from the San Francisco Department of Elections showed that nearly 60% of voters supported the recall measure.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed will be responsible for choosing Boudin's replacement.
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That replacement will then have to run in a general election to serve until 2023, the remainder of Boudin's term.
Proponents of Boudin's recall claim he failed to prosecute criminals aggressively and instituted policies that put the safety of residents at risk.
Proponents of Boudin's recall claim he failed to prosecute criminals aggressively and instituted policies that put the safety of residents at risk.
Supporters of the recall claimed that car break-ins, viral smash-and-grab robberies and hate crimes against Asian Americans all increased under Boudin's watch.
Supporters of the recall claimed that car break-ins, viral smash-and-grab robberies and hate crimes against Asian Americans all increased under Boudin's watch.
Boudin had promised widespread reform to the state's criminal justice system.
Boudin had promised widespread reform to the state's criminal justice system.
That reform included ending the prosecution of minors as adults, stopping the use of cash bail and reducing jail populations.
That reform included ending the prosecution of minors as adults, stopping the use of cash bail and reducing jail populations.
We have two cities.
We have two systems of justice.
We have one for the wealthy and the well-connected and a different one for everybody else.
And that's exactly what we are fighting to change, Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, via CBS.
We have two cities.
We have two systems of justice.
We have one for the wealthy and the well-connected and a different one for everybody else.
And that's exactly what we are fighting to change, Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, via CBS.
We know that this is a system that has systematically failed us, not just for decades, but for generations, Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, via CBS
