2021 Union Square robberies Archives

Prominent Endorsements Fail to Sway SF Voters on DA Chesa Boudin Recall in June

April 28, 2022 2:35 amApril 28, 2022 8:10 am

In most races, endorsements can really bring in large swathes of votes. Endorsements by unions, religious, and other interest groups tend to be large enough to shift the balance in even larger races, while individual endorsements, such as those by...

Prop 47 Reset Fails in Assembly Committee

March 24, 2022 12:49 pm

A bill to amend Proposition 47 to lower the threshold amount for felony theft from over $950 to $400 failed in the Assembly Public Safety Committee this week. Assembly Bill 1603, authored by Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), would have reduced...

New Poll Finds 68% of San Francisco Voters Support Recall of DA Chesa Boudin

March 16, 2022 12:14 pm

A new poll released on Wednesday found that 68% of San Francisco voters support the recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Since being sworn in in January 2020, Boudin has faced massive criticism over many of his newly...

SF DA Chesa Boudin Charges Three Auto Burglary Suspects, Signaling Change in Actions

March 9, 2022 2:36 amMarch 8, 2022 8:53 pm

Three auto burglary suspects were charged with multiple felonies by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Tuesday, the latest in a series of arrests, court decisions, and political maneuvers that are distancing himself away from more progressive actions that...

Assembly Rep. Leader Waldron Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Serial Shoplifters

January 5, 2022 4:18 pm

The Globe reported on the announcement Tuesday of two newly-introduced bills to reverse all of Proposition 47 or parts of it. Billed as “criminal justice “reform,” Proposition 47, passed by misinformed voters in 2014 and flagrantly titled “The Safe Neighborhoods and...

Two Bills to Reverse Prop 47 Retail Theft, Felony Laws Introduced in Assembly

January 5, 2022 10:45 am

Two bills that would largely reverse Proposition 47, a law that greatly raised the monetary threshold for felony theft, were introduced to the Assembly on Tuesday. In 2014, Californian voters passed Prop 47 59.6% to 40.4%, increasing the felony threshold...

SF DA Chesa Boudin Announces Opposition to Mayor London Breed’s Tenderloin Crime Crackdown Plan

December 21, 2021 2:25 amDecember 20, 2021 10:25 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Monday that he was opposed to Mayor London Breed’s crime crackdown plan in the Tenderloin neighborhood, saying that the city should focus efforts elsewhere to keep residents safe and give help to those...