David Chiu Archives - California Globe

Teva Pharmaceuticals Reached $24.8 Million Settlement With San Francisco Over Role in City-Wide Opioid Epidemic

July 13, 2022 3:54 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced on Tuesday that the City and County of San Francisco had reached a $24.8 million settlement with the Israeli drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals over their role in the opioid epidemic. The city, like...

SF Mayor London Breed Looking Into DA Replacement Following Ousting of Chesa Boudin

June 9, 2022 12:59 pm

In the past few days following the successful recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Mayor London Breed has begun the process to find a successor to Boudin. In the last nine months, Breed has appointed many high profile...

CA Appeals Court Rules San Francisco Cannot Ban Tenderloin Drug Dealers

May 4, 2022 2:18 amMay 4, 2022 9:02 am

A California First District Court of Appeal decision released on Monday ruled that a ban against four drug dealers from a 50-block area of the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods is illegal, upholding earlier rulings on the matter. The...

SF Supervisor Matt Haney Wins 17th Assembly Dist. Special Election Run-Off

April 20, 2022 12:37 pmApril 20, 2022 12:44 pm

San Francisco City Supervisor Matt Haney defeated San Francisco District Attorney Chief of Staff and former Supervisor David Campos with over 63% of the vote on Tuesday in the special Assembly District 17 run-off election. The seat had been open...

San Francisco Voters Recall Three School Board Members With Over 70% of the Vote Each

February 16, 2022 11:58 amFebruary 16, 2022 12:29 pm

San Francisco voters chose to recall SF School Board Members Gabriela Lopez, Faauuga Moliga, and Alison Collins on Tuesday, shaking up the power structure of one of the largest school boards in the state following voter anger over a wide...

2022 San Francisco Special Election Results

February 15, 2022 9:14 pmFebruary 16, 2022 6:13 am

On Tuesday, San Francisco voters faced decisions on three major elections. As extensively covered by the California Globe since major controversy first began in March of 2021, three members of the San Francisco School Board face recall: Alison Collins, Gabriela...

AG Bonta, SF Mayor, SF City Attorney Working Together to Solve Suspended Agreement between SFPD and DA

February 14, 2022 3:36 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu issued a joint statement on Monday that they will be assisting in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) renegotiation between the San Francisco District...