SF DA

Quote from Andrew C. McCarthy, Senior Fellow, National Review Institute

​[Chesa Boudin is District Attorney for San Francisco] Chesa’s candidacy was backed by the Left’s financial network, BLM, and such luminaries as Communist icon Angela Davis…
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At the victory party the night of Boudin’s election, ecstatic supporters chanted “F*** POA! (i.e., the Police Officers Association). He had run on a platform of ending what he sees as undue law-enforcement focus on people of color, thwarting federal action against undocumented immigrants, and prioritizing investigations not by the police. He’s making good on these promises. For example, he has stopped bringing charges that include a sentencing enhancement California’s legislature enacted to curb gang violence, fretting that it is disproportionately applied to people of color. Just a few weeks ago, moreover, he announced a new initiative:
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https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/16/da-chesa-boudin-not-charging-cases-sfpd-officers-misconduct-history/)