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Facing Recall, SF DA Chesa Boudin Denies Ever Supporting Police Defunding

June 2, 2022 3:24 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin claimed on Wednesday that he never supported police defunding, despite mounting evidence that he has multiple times in the past. Boudin, who has been fighting against being recalled since November, is currently trying to...

Chesa Boudin Must Go

May 23, 2022 8:30 amJanuary 27, 2023 9:08 am

The California Globe has generally resisted endorsing candidates or initiatives. Our sense is that trust in the media is so low that declaring our opinion on one page and then covering the news straight on the next naturally gives rise...

New SF Chamber of Commerce Poll Finds 67% of City Voters Favor of Recalling DA Chesa Boudin

May 19, 2022 12:28 pm

A new poll released by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce on Thursday found that 67% of city voters approve of recalling San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin – almost exactly on par with previous polls dating back to March....

Los Angeles DA Recall Closes In On Needed Signatures 50 Days Before Deadline

May 18, 2022 4:34 pmMay 19, 2022 4:19 pm

The Recall DA George Gascon campaign announced on Wednesday that more than 450,000 signatures have been collected as of May 13th, closing in quickly on the 566,857 needed and the safety goal of 800,000 that the group wants to submit...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About ‘Quality of Life’ Offenses

May 16, 2022 10:05 amMay 16, 2022 2:39 pm

Law enforcement concepts, like so many other things in life, tend to shift in the wind. Until rather recently, most of California had embraced a “tough on crime” approach – including three strikes laws and – in many jurisdictions –...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About Smash and Grab, Organized Looting, Shoplifting, and Personal Theft Crimes

May 15, 2022 2:41 amMay 14, 2022 4:52 pm

California makes international news almost every day. In the past it was mostly about Hollywood, Silicon Valley, the great weather, or some wacky new trend like intimate suntanning. But now the Golden State is known worldwide as a place to...

San Francisco Standard Poll Finds Support for Recall of SF DA Chesa Boudin Still High

May 12, 2022 12:33 pmMay 13, 2022 5:59 am

According to a new poll released by the San Francisco Standard and Embold Research on Thursday, support for Measure H, the recall against San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, remains high less than a month before the vote on June...