Brooke Jenkins – California Globe

San Francisco Homelessness Charity Boss Charged with Embezzling $1.2 Million in Taxpayer Funds for Tesla, Jewelry, and Family Luxuries

February 25, 2026 11:39 amFebruary 25, 2026 11:42 am

Another day, another indictment exposing the rot at the heart of California’s homelessness nonprofit grift. Gwendolyn Westbrook, the 71-year-old former CEO of the United Council of Human Services (UCHS), was charged Tuesday with nine felonies — including grand theft, misappropriation...

Greenberg: Three Years Since Chesa Boudin’s Ouster

June 5, 2025 2:55 amJune 5, 2025 2:56 am

In June 2022, San Francisco voters delivered a resounding rebuke to Chesa Boudin’s tenure as District Attorney, recalling him with 60% favoring removal. Boudin’s extremist anti-cop, decarceration ideology—epitomized by his day-one proclamation to not prosecute “quality of life” crimes like...

San Francisco Mayor Lurie To Spare SFPD, Other Public Safety From Budget Cuts

May 28, 2025 1:19 pmMay 28, 2025 1:20 pm

According to an updated San Francisco city budget plan on Tuesday, several city agencies will get to avoid the 15% mandatory cuts meant to eliminate the $876 million budget deficit, with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), San Francisco Fire...

The Other DA Race: The Landslide San Francisco District Attorney’s Race

October 14, 2024 6:25 amOctober 14, 2024 6:26 am

For months, the Los Angeles County District Attorney election has been the main focus of D.A. elections in the state. As it pits progress incumbent George Gascon against former Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Tax Division and current General...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Backs San Francisco’s Decision To Not File Charges In The 2023 Death Of Banko Brown

June 11, 2024 2:35 amJune 11, 2024 2:36 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that the state agreed with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ decision not to charge a security guard for shooting and killing a criminal using violence against them during a 2023 Walgreens...

Tesla To Pay $1.5 Million Settlement To 25 California Counties Over Mishandling Of Hazardous Waste

February 4, 2024 2:45 amFebruary 4, 2024 2:46 am

Electric automaker Tesla agreed to pay a $1.5 million to 25 California counties during the weekend at the San Joaquin County Superior Court in Stockton, coming to a settlement agreement over a suit that was only filed a few days...

Fired by San Francisco DA Brook Jenkins, Ryan Khojasteh Now Running Against Her

January 29, 2024 10:57 amJanuary 29, 2024 11:00 am

Putting it bluntly, San Franciscans have had enough of “Restorative Justice” prosecutors. Rather than do their job holding perpetrators of crime accountable, they instead actively work to halt and dismantle criminal accountability altogether. Their playbook includes usage of phrases and...