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Pressure on as mayor taps former prosecutor, recall supporter as new DA
Amid criticism, Mayor London Breed selected recall supporter Brooke Jenkins to replace Chesa Boudin as DA. Now, the pressure is on. Read More
SF election dust settles with most ballots counted, voters deal mayor mixed hand
Most recent election results are a mixed bag for San Francisco’s mayor. Breed will replace the DA, but takes an L on her infrastructure bill.Read More
In latest shift rightward, fed-up San Francisco voters recall progressive Boudin
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin seems headed for recall, as preliminary results show an energized opposition has mobilized to reverse his election in 2019. Preliminary results from the...Read More
Map shows hundreds of businesses targeted in allegedly fraudulent ADA lawsuits
The DA released a map Friday showing more than 300 businesses targeted in allegedly fraudulent ADA lawsuits.Read More
Flushed meth, stolen machine gun at center of SFPD misconduct arrests
Flushed methamphetamines and a stolen machine gun are at the center of three arrests alleging misconduct among San Francisco police.Read More
After 32 years in prison, Boudin exonerates man of wrongful murder conviction
SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin exonerated Joaquin Ciria Monday after he spent 32 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit.Read More
DA levies new charges against disbarred lawyer for illegal practice, defrauding clients
The DA announced four new felony charges against a lawyer who continued to practice after disbarment and allegedly lied to clients about case status.Read More
Acquittal of police officer Terrance Stangel disappoints SF prosecutors
Prosecutors expressed disappointment after a jury's acquittal Monday of a San Francisco police officer accused in the 2019 beating an unarmed Black man.Read More
Pathway to address wrongful convictions proposed under new Assembly bill
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) announced the introduction of legislation that would help address people wrongfully convicted of crimes. Read More
SF police chief pledges to halt misuse of victims’ DNA to link them with unrelated crimes
SF police chief William Scott said Tuesday he has taken steps to halt his department's possible misuse of DNA evidence collected from victims.Read More
SF police used victim’s DNA to identify her as suspect in separate crime, Boudin says
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin accused the city's Police Department of using DNA from a victim's rape kit to link her to a separate crime.Read More
Breed Tenderloin plan sharply criticized by neighborhood advocates
Homeless advocates in San Francisco on Tuesday blasted The City's recent plan to address mental health and drug use in the Tenderloin.Read More
‘Operation Focus Lens’ busts retail theft ring, recovers $2 million in merchandise
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced on Monday a 2 1/2-year investigation into retail theft has resulted in the recovery of more than $2 million in stolen merchandise.Read More
School board, DA recall elections to cost San Francisco $12 million
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Tuesday requested $12 million to fund two recall elections in 2022, one that addresses three school district board commissioners and...Read More
DA partners with SF State to improve campus crime investigations
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Tuesday announced a new partnership with San Francisco State University and various city departments to improve the investigations of sexual assaults and...Read More
Charges allege ex-Public Works official concealed income from embroiled nonprofit
A former bureau manager for San Francisco’s Department of Public Works is facing several charges for allegedly failing to disclose more than a quarter million dollars in outside income,...Read More
Man faces attempted murder charges for brutal stabbing of two women
A man accused of stabbing two Asian women, one elderly, in downtown San Francisco earlier this week has been charged with two counts of attempted murder along with elder...Read More
Public defender says fentanyl overdose task force would lead to over policing
San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney on Tuesday called for funding a new approach involving both prosecutors and health experts to address the uptick in fentanyl overdose deaths. During the...Read More
DA files charges in fatal assaults on two elderly SF men
Murder charges have been filed against a suspect who allegedly assaulted an 84-year-old man, pushing the victim to the ground in the Anza Vista neighborhood on Thursday morning. The...Read More