Chesa Boudin

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

Two men convicted in SF Walgreens thefts

Two men accused of Walgreens thefts in San Francisco were convicted Friday, including a man who used a bike during…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

‘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…

2 years ago

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,…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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