Chesa Boudin – California Globe

Soros Cash Flows to Newsom-Endorsed Aaron Ford, Architect of Failed Criminal Justice Reforms

July 23, 2026 3:10 pmJuly 23, 2026 3:12 pm

A California Globe review of campaign finance records has identified recent maximum contributions to Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s gubernatorial campaign from members of the Soros family. Ford’s latest quarterly contribution report lists two $10,000 donations—totaling $20,000—from two relatives of...

Pamela Price Is Wrong: County Voters Don’t Want Recalled DA Back

June 8, 2026 6:30 amJune 8, 2026 6:31 am

In last week’s special primary election for Alameda County District Attorney, voters delivered a resounding verdict that underscored a continuing rejection of progressive criminal justice reforms, yet apparently, some lessons require multiple reminders. Incumbent DA Ursula Jones Dickson, appointed after...

Reed Hastings: Bankrolling California’s Progressives… and Now, He’s Eyeing Newsom’s White House Run

May 13, 2026 3:13 pmMay 13, 2026 3:13 pm

Reed Hastings, the billionaire co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, and his wife, philanthropist Patricia “Patty” Quillin, have emerged as two of California’s most generous – and ideologically consistent – political donors. Hastings built a fortune transforming a humble DVD-by-mail...

Nancy Pelosi Retiring: A Legacy of Elitism, Hypocrisy and Partisan Power

November 6, 2025 7:51 amNovember 7, 2025 6:10 am

For nearly four decades, Nancy Pelosi (now 85) ruled as the iron-fisted queen of the Democratic Party, wielding her gavel with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. She’s finally leaving. Now, as she today announced she won’t run for re-election next year...

SF County Sheriff Miyamoto and His Official Endorsement of Bianco for Governor

August 5, 2025 2:45 amAugust 5, 2025 2:46 am

The San Francisco Chronicle, the SFist, and other San Francisco publications have all asked the same question over the last several days: Why did San Francisco County Sheriff Paul Miyamoto officially endorse Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican and...

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...

New SF Chamber of Commerce Poll Finds 43% Of Residents Now Believe City is Heading in Right Direction

February 27, 2025 7:45 amFebruary 27, 2025 7:46 am

A new poll released by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday found that 43% of residents now believe the city is headed in the right direction, up from 22% last year. Previous Chamber of Commerce CityBeat polls were...