District Attorney Chesa Boudin

Gaza Ceasefire, BLM: Who’s Behind the Protests?

January 14, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 14, 2024 8:19 am

The petite yet loud-mouthed woman at San Francisco’s city hall recent hearings over the Gaza Ceasefire Resolution is Lara Kiswani. She was front and center at several public comment days in chambers, baby wriggling in her arms. Kiswani was seen...

SF County Political Parties: ‘All Politics is Local’

August 7, 2023 2:30 amAugust 7, 2023 2:31 am

All politics is local, so goes the phrase. Yet for San Francisco, few heed the warning. While newspapers’ headlines blast former President Donald Trump’s latest transgression incessantly, or cover the escalating feud between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov....

SF School Board Recall: Communities Can Come Together and Do What’s Right

February 17, 2022 3:09 amFebruary 16, 2022 8:42 pm

With the generalized socio-political angst currently afoot, razor thin, contested elections, questions about the future of democracy, and even whether the United part remains in our nation’s name, it is heartening to see a diverse community come together as one...