Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen endorses Nathan Hickman. (Photo: https://www.jeffrosen.org)
Reformer Rosen Says Gascon Has to Go: Santa Clara DA Endorses Hochman
‘You’re not advancing change if you’re not keeping people safe’
By Thomas Buckley, June 14, 2024 2:55 am
When is a progressive district attorney actually regressive?
It’s when the DA in question in question is Los Angeles County’s George Gascon, says Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen.
This week, Rosen endorsed Nathan Hochman in his effort to unseat Gascon in November.
This particular endorsement must sting for Gascon – in his decade-plus in office, Rosen has established himself as a “reform” district attorney. While he endorsed former DA Jackie Lacey in 2020, he also backed Proposition 47 which changed the definition of many crimes in the state.
But now Rosen not only sees Gascon as a failed administrator and a public safety disaster, but also as a rather specific detriment to the cause of criminal justice reform in general.
“The way you make change is as important as the change you make,” said Rosen. “You cannot condescend and dictate to people.”
Said Rosen concerning Gascon’s infamous “day one” dictates regarding sentencing and gun use enhancements, a DA must “listen, listen, talk, and then listen” and that “blanket policies are not a good way to run a DA’s office.”
Rosen was in Los Angeles in front of the Hall of Justice Wednesday afternoon to announce he was backing Hochman.
“Fairness and safety are intertwined values. So, anyone who thinks criminal justice reform is more important than public safety does not understand the meaning of reform, because reform only works if it promotes both justice and a safer community,” Rosen said. “I am here today to endorse Nathan Hochman as an exceptionally qualified candidate to implement reform in the D.A.’s Office that will bring both fairness and accountability.”
By failing at the most basic job of the district attorney – keeping the public safe – Gascon, while seemingly ideologically closer, has failed not only the community but set back the cause of criminal justice reform.
“You’re not advancing change if you’re not keeping people safe,” Rosen said. “Especially if people don’t even feel safe.”
Hochman was chuffed by the endorsement.
“Jeff has done an exceptional job finding a meaningful balance that keeps the public safe without returning to mass incarceration,” Hochman said. “He has instituted innovative reforms that have cut the footprint of the criminal justice system in his county in half, without seeing the increase in crime that we have here in Los Angeles County. I am honored that he traveled to Los Angeles to stand by my side and advocate for the change that is so desperately needed here.”
Rosen and Hochman were not alone at today’s event – the executive director of COFEM, an immigrants rights group, the co-founder of The Last Mile Project – a groups that works to reduce recidivism – and other local leaders attendee.
Peter Kwong, a prominent Chinatown business owner, said: “The situation in Chinatown since Gascon took office, it’s like night and day. Before Gascon, people felt safe visiting Chinatown and patronizing the local businesses. Each year that Gascon has been DA, things have gone from bad to worse. There are burglaries, shoplifting, robberies, and violent crime. People don’t feel safe anymore and business is down. None of this is really a surprise – criminals know they rarely go to jail for committing a crime. When there’s no consequences, there’s nothing stopping them.”
As for the future of “progressive” district attorney? Rosen said no one is using that term anymore when it comes to getting elected.
‘Progressive? That’s not a word used anymore,” said Rosen.
Hence the idea of regression – as with San Francisco and Cheda Boudin, Oakland (soon) and Pamela Price, and LA’s George Gascon (presumably, looking at the polls) almost every woke/whatever prosecutor has seen their communities – unlike Santa Clara – fall into disarray.
If one supports “criminal justice reform,” no matter what form that takes, then one cannot support George Gascon for re-election.
He’s simply damaged the brand too much.
And, considering that George Soros’ funds do not continue to back people seen as losers (really,) even if the Four Women of the Apocalypse try to ride to Gascon’s rescue it may not be enough.
If you recall, there are four women who have been bankrolling a big chunk of the woke/justice reform/whatever the hell it is effort in California: The very progressive Smart Justice PAC and the very very rich women behind it – Quinn Delaney, wife of a San Francisco developer (note – I’d start saving your money, Quinn), Kaitlyn Krieger, wife of the guy who co-founded Instagram, Patty Quillin, wife of the guy who started Netflix, and Elizabeth Simons, daughter of a hedge fund billionaire…
I wish I could marry money and therefore automatically be taken seriously…at least to my face.
And that’s why today’s endorsement is so important. And why Gascon should be so afraid.
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I don’t think that an endorsement from D.A. Jeff Rosen is the gold standard. He is not the crime fighter that he claims to be. I am being prosecuted by his office after reporting the sexual abuse of my kids. The intention was to discredit me because a well connected attorney is involved. If that wasn’t enough, I am being assaulted in an attempt to force me to take certain action in said proceedings. This is completely wrong. Our courts are meant to resolve issues and disputes in a civil manner. To allow physical assaults during a legal proceeding is barbaric. You can read more about what I am going through here: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/272/404/301/district-attorney-jeffrey-rosen-please-stop-sex-trafficking-my-kids/
There is new article that indicates that George Soros has funded Mr. Rosen’s election. Mr. Soros has also backed Gascon, Chesa Boudin, and many other lenient prosecutors.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/tim-kilcullen/2024/08/13/who-are-126-soros-prosecutors
I believe that Mr. Rosen is even more lenient than many of the District Attorneys who appear on the list above. He sanctions violent crimes against parents, as well as the sexual abuse of children. I can say this because he did this to me and my children.
You can’t say the same for Gascon. I don’t believe that he would have done the same, so I am not sure why Mr. Hochman would tout an endorsement for D.A. Rosen, as Hochman is running on the platform of being tough on crime.
We have laws that are meant to prevent the infliction of harm. We count on District Attorney Jeff Rosen to enforce these laws. Instead, Rosen is enforcing laws only when selective people violate them. He doesn’t seem to care that victims continue to suffer because of this approach.
I could understand selective enforcement if it involved minor crimes, but Mr. Rosen is abusing his discretion with more serious crimes.
Even the State Bar of California says that it is Jeff Rosen’s responsibility to take action if an attorney is violent and sex trafficking children. I gave the State Bar social media posts that I was directed to view. Many were admissions of guilt.
For instance, “Pedophilia is not a crime… it’s a part of gender identity” and also many posts showing positive views on child rape, as well as many death threats.
Jeff Rosen has all of these posts.
Here is the State Bar Complaint:
https://pdfhost.io/v/jM.L2FJRQ_Petition_for_Review_State_Bar_decision
Here is the State Bar’s response:
https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/the-state-bar-of-california-los-angeles?select=J4YF4cPfcFgPXMgy9ZFNjg.
https://archive.ph/UES1m
Now this attorney (Valerie Houghton) is free to harm more parents and more children.
https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/144148
There was a statement by Rosen today on espn.com.
“This defendant decided to become judge, jury, and executioner. His actions endangered innocent bystanders, including young children and their parents who could have been injured or killed as he shot at his intended victim,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. “We have excellent law enforcement in this county. Let them do their jobs.”
https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/40884937/cain-velasquez-pleads-no-contest-attempted-murder
It’s everyone else that is endangering children and parents. D.A. Rosen is the excellent law enforcement officer
who lets my kids get molested and lets an unhinged sex trafficker physically assault me.
“Fairness and safety are intertwined values.”
District Attorney Rosen makes it sound like he cares about that these things.
Watch me once tell him about the sexual abuse of my kids. When I mention that my son confirmed that he had been anally raped, Mr. Rosen started eating. I thought that he might get sick to his stomach, but he just kept eating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaKUYhXaLV8&t=2133s
This is what Jeff Rosen does to people. He files charges against someone so he can use the proceedings to absolve his friends and associates of their crimes.
I didn’t even commit a crime. The whole goal was to bring the matter to competency proceedings. The involved attorney promised to tamper with any evaluation. Said attorney was demanding that I retain an attorney so that there could be an instruction to raise a doubt for competency to stand trial.
When I refused to get an attorney, I was repeatedly assaulted. D.A. Rosen kept the proceedings going and refused to do anything to protect me. Knowing full well that my kids were in danger, he had someone from the D.A.’s Office raise the doubt.
I then refused to undergo an evaluation. Although I never met or spoke to a psychologist, a report was submitted anyhow. It was stated in the report that the D.A.’s Office supplied all the info.
The report completely absolved the attorney of any crime.
Read an excerpt for yourself.
https://archive.ph/IWTqh
We have laws so we know what we can and can’t do.
With Jeff Rosen, you never know what you are going to get.
Will you be prosecuted for wanting to protect your children?
Will a prosecutor be fired for not wanting your children to raped?
Will Jeff Rosen allow someone to physically assault you and cause great bodily harm?
Instead of providing law and order, Rosen is making Santa Clara County walk on eggshells.
Here is Jeff Rosen’s latest quote:
“It’s not like the law turns on or turns off the amount of crime that happens.”
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/08/25/santa-clara-county-da-voices-support-for-prop-47-in-face-of-prop-36-rollback-measure/
He is absolute correct. The law in itself does not alter the rate of crime. It is the enforcement of laws that does.
If you allow child molesters and murderers to act without recourse, then there will never be a change in the number of those crimes. There is also a deterrence affect. People might think twice before committing those crimes if they were to hear that there would likely be a consequence.
District Attorney Rosen just doesn’t get it. That’s why he is failing at reducing crime.
I filed a complaint with the State Bar regarding District Attorney Rosen’s conduct. When I told him that I was being assaulted because of the criminal proceedings, he would have protected me, stopped the proceedings, or restrained Valerie Houghton.
D.A. Rosen should have also reported to CPS what I told him about the abuse of my children.
Furthermore, proceedings should never be used to cover up the sexual abuse of children.
You can read the letter from the State Bar here:
https://archive.is/mMPwN (page 1)
https://archive.is/u77Cl (page 2)
The State Bar stated that I should report this to law enforcement. Isn’t Jeff Rosen a law enforcer? Shouldn’t a crime victim be able to tell the District Attorney that he is being assaulted and that his kids are being raped?
Also, when I filed a similar complaint against Valerie Houghton, the State Bar told me that this matter would be more appropriate for the District Attorney.
Needless to say, I have filed an appeal.
There was a new op-ed published yesterday in the Mercury News that was written by Jeff Rosen’s processor, Dolores Carr.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/03/carr-bay-area-district-attorney-rosen-mass-murderer-richard-farley-politics/
https://archive.ph/G8Ty1 (full text archived)
Ms. Carr observed that D.A. Rosen’s rationale for resentencing murderers from death sentences to life was for “justice” and “fairness”. She states that it is “unconscionable” that Rosen didn’t appeal the judge’s denial if he truly was fighting for this.
Carr speculates that District Attorney Rosen only tried to obtain the resentencing for political reasons. Furthermore, she believes that Rosen cares more about the killers on death row than he does the families of the victims.
I can understand her viewpoint. Rosen doesn’t seem to have empathy for others. When he uses his power, the priority is to take action that benefits him or his political supporters. He doesn’t really care about what benefits the community or public safety.
There is a new story on the San Jose Police Officer that was arrested last week for sexually abused 3 girls. Officer Saul Duran was working in the D.A.’s Office for their Parent Project programs.
https://www.sccoe.org/parent/Pages/Parent-Project.aspx
In 2017, Jeff Rosen became aware of inappropriate relationships with some of the girls. Mr. Rosen never reported this to CPS, nor did he refer the matter to law enforcement for further investigation. As a result, Officer Duran was able to maintain his position as detective for the Sexual Assaults Unit and remain a foster parent.
The District Attorney’s Office responded to comment about this to the Mercury News. They said that “hindsight is 20-20”.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/13/san-jose-cop-charged-with-molesting-girl-was-accused-of-domestic-violence-sought-foster-parent-credential/
https://archive.ph/xfhPL (full text archive)
Here is another example from last week of Jeff Rosen throwing the community under the bus by refusing to prosecute serious crimes.
https://sfist.com/2025/07/06/ex-sjpd-officer-who-punched-woman-in-dui-road-rage-incident-with-kids-skirts-charges/
George Brown was an off-duty police officer. On July 24, 2021, Brown was driving with a friend and a child relative in the car, when he narrowly avoided a vehicle accident with another car. According to the Santa Clara County District Attorney, both vehicles began driving aggressively before a female in the other car threw a plastic bottle that hit Mr. Brown’s vehicle. George Brown ordered the driver to pull over, called for emergency “Code 3” backup, then pulled over near the Road and blocked a lane of freeway traffic.
Once stopped, Brown identified himself as a SJPD officer, then — without provocation — punched the 5-foot-3 female in the face, knocking her to the ground. Prosecutors say he hit her again when she tried to stand, then joined a fight between his friend and the woman’s husband.
Mr. Brown was charged with felony assault under color of authority, misdemeanor battery, and misdemeanor child endangerment.
Mr. Brown’s criminal case was suspended after a judge granted pretrial military diversion under California Penal Code §1001.80 . Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen objected, stating, “I doubt this new law was intended to give a free pass to a police officer charged with using his authority to beat a woman on a highway and put his children in danger.”
Although California’s military diversion statute was designed for misdemeanors, as of January 1, 2025, it now allows for diversion in most non-violent felony cases, as reported by Daily Journal, a legal industry publication. Brown’s actions — punching a female twice in front of children — do not fall under “nonviolent,” yet the judge still approved diversion. If Mr. Brown completes the program, all charges will be dismissed, and no conviction or plea will appear on his record.
If District Attorney Jeff Rosen knew that the law did not apply in this situation, why did he not appeal the decision? He, himself stated that the officer was getting a “free pass”. This is yet another example of Jeff Rosen letting people off the hook for serious and violent crimes.
If you want to know why Jeff Rosen isn’t taking the sexual abuse of my children seriously, just watch about a minute and 20 seconds of this video. Rosen compares sexually molesting kids to liking mayonnaise.
I couldn’t believe my ears:
https://youtu.be/qSBNs1rJFac?t=3041
Here is a new story regarding the deaths of Baby Phoenix and Baby Winter from fentanyl overdoses. The former was already established as negligence on the part of the county though an investigation conducted by the California Department of Social Services.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/01/15/editorial-accountability-for-baby-phoenix-fentanyl-death-still-lacking-after-two-years/?preview_id=10081932
District Attorney Jeff Rosen has now upgraded his related child endangerment charges to murder. But what is striking is the statement that he made at the related press conference.
“We expect adults to take care of children.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-jose-drug-dealer-2nd-overdose-murder-charge-baby-winter-baby-phoenix/
What about Jeff Rosen? Is he being hypocritical? Remember that he never reported Saul Duran’s inappropriate relationships with young girls which occurred during the time that Duran was employed by the D.A.’s Office. It is noteworthy that the upgrading of charges comes only days after it was reported that Rosen failed to disclose the abuse to CPS. One has to wonder what the motivation for the new charges is.
Furthermore, I am presenting concrete evidence that D.A. Rosen has been abdicating his responsibilities when it comes to the sexual abuse of children.
Watch me beg Mr. Rosen for a referral to the Child Advocacy Center so that my kids could get a screening. He is seated second from left. At the very least, he had a duty to report this to CPS. He did neither.
https://youtu.be/7sy-bBU4KQs?t=893
There is a new article published today in San Jose Spotlight about the lawsuit that Daniel Chung filed against the District Attorney’s Office. There is a reiteration that Mr. Chung is being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to sit at home. This is at a time when there are budgetary concerns.
The explanation that Jeff Rosen gives for the firing doesn’t make any sense.
In the article, it also was announced that Mr. Chung will challenge Mr.Rosen yet another time in 2026.
Here is the San Jose Spotlight article from today:
https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-da-district-attorney-bans-employee-from-working-again/
Here is Chung’s website:
https://www.chungforchange.com/
Here is what happened around the time of his firing. It seems to be the only logical explanation for the firing.
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/272/404/301/district-attorney-jeffrey-rosen-please-stop-sex-trafficking-my-kids/
Here is an article that I found online written by Daniel Chung.
He called for the investigation of Jeff Rosen because he was misusing public funds.
https://patch.com/california/campbell/chung-santa-clara-county-district-attorney-jeff-rosen-should-be-investigated
There is a new article about an overturned conviction obtained by Jeff Rosen’s office against Hugo Chavez. The 6th Court of Appeal overturned the judgement against Mr. Chavez, who spent 13 years in prison. The court cited a lack of evidence and racial prejudice as the reason.
https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-conviction-overturned-for-prejudiced-actions/
In the comments section of the article, Margret Petro, a crime victim advocate, wrote that Mr. Rosen has violated the rights of many and that he is “cruel”.
Here is an excerpt:
“I filed a verbal formal complaint against Jeff Rosen the first time I met him and on my first case with him in 2007. I was the manager of the Santa Clara County Victim Witness Office and this cruel man left me and my client (father of a 6 yo that was stomped on to death) in tears.”
There is another article about DDA Daniel Chung’s unjust firing in the Daily Post, written by Braden Cartwright.
Mr. Chung filed a new lawsuit last Friday. Chung alleges that “Rosen is going against the Personnel Board’s decision.”
The lawsuit was filed after Assistant D.A. David Angel sent Mr. Chung an email ordering him to stay home.
“Consistent with the District Attorney’s constitutional and statutory authority to assign prosecutorial and investigative work, you are not to perform prosecutorial or investigative assignments,” Assistant District Attorney David Angel said in an email to Chung on June 11.
https://padailypost.com/2025/07/30/prosecutor-sues-da-rosen-a-third-time-over-job/
If you don’t think that Jeff Rosen’s misconduct has affected the community, you need to read to recent articles. Violent crime is surging in Sunnyvale (+15%) and San Jose (+11%).
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Forcing children to be sexually molested, letting violent criminals assault a defendant during proceedings and firing a deputy district attorney who was just doing his job will have an affect on public safety.
I don’t think that Jeff Rosen cares. As long as he can continue to deliver speeches that fool the public into believing that he is doing a good job, that is all that matters to him.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/jump-in-violent-crimes-sunnyvale/3713492/ (Sunnyvale crime rate jump)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/08/crime-has-surged-in-oakland-since-pandemic-leveled-off-in-san-jose-san-francisco/
https://archive.ph/4hi69 (archived FULL TEXT San Jose article)
Here is another article on Jeff Rosen. Mr. Rosen was previously accused of giving out free time off to his high-ranking attorneys. One of the recipients, Jim Sibley, didn’t think that it was right and spoke out about the criminal nature of gifting public funds. He was subsequently demoted.
In the article, Mr. Sibley claims that since Rosen took office, there has been a culture of fear.
Here are some excerpts from the article written in 2013.:
Sibley told NBC Bay Area, he believes the demotion is retaliation for disagreeing with his boss.
“What Jeff [Rosen] is doing is wrong and somebody needed to stand up and actually call him on it,” Sibley said in an interview, Wednesday.
It is what NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit exposed last month: DA Rosen giving out extra time off in the form of administrative leave to a select group of employees who had their five percent bonus taken away in the wake of budget cuts. His policy allows those attorneys to use administrative leave to take days off, letting them bank vacation time which they can later cash out.
Multiple sources tell NBC Bay Area, lead attorneys first found out about the free time off policy in a meeting with Chief Assistant DA, Jay Boyarsky. Sibley says, other lead attorneys thought it was a bad idea.
“He [Boyarsky] said, ‘you know, some people may view this as a gift of public funds,’” Sibley said, recounting that meeting to NBC Bay Area. “To me, when you are the second in command and you say effectively, ‘some people may think what I am doing is a crime’ that sets off a lot of bells.”
“The atmosphere within the DA’s office over the last two years is essentially a culture of fear,” Sibley said. “You either go with what the administration is planning or you are going to pay the price for it.”
“I receive a demotion of this nature, it is clearly designed to send a message out to everybody, ‘you better tow the line because if you don’t, look what happened to Sibley.”
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/lead-da-demoted-claims-retaliation/2052048/
There is a new article in Citizen’s portal regarding Jeff Rosen’s abuse of power. There is mention of the public comments that I made at meeting a couple of days ago.
“Community Calls for Investigation of District Attorney Jeff Rosen Over Allegations of Abuse Cover-Up”
https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5606371/Community-Calls-for-Investigation-of-District-Attorney-Jeff-Rosen-Over-Allegations-of-Abuse-Cover-Up?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com
Jeff Rosen has started a new campaign to stop gun violence by increasing the number of restraining orders. In particular, Mr. Rosen says that social media helps identify people that are threatening violence or are suicidal.
This is so strange because I sent him all of Valerie Houghton’s social media posts in which she threatens to kill me, as well as evidence of poisonings. All Rosen has done is help cover up and incentivize the prior assaults. I don’t believe for a second that he means any of it. It has to be a promotion to make himself look like he truly cares about public safety.
Here is an excerpt from a news article in which he discusses his new campaign:
“It’s extremely important,” Rosen said. “In several of our situations where we’ve gotten gun violence restraining orders, individuals were posting on social media that they were on their way to certain locations and that their intention when they arrived at that location was to shoot and kill as many people as possible. Getting the gun violence restraining order, in a matter of minutes, prevented that from happening.”
https://abc7news.com/post/ca-red-flag-laws-gun-violence-santa-clara-county-charlie-kirk/17822990/