The Latest Breaking News from Chesa Boudin

DC mayor's race reflects Democratic dilemma over policing

Mayor Muriel Bowser cruised to reelection in the nation’s capital four years ago without serious opposition

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

US progressives push back against right-wing narrative on crime

Recent votes are galvanising debate within the Democratic Party about how to address crime, but challenges abound.

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Progressives have ruined San Francisco. Just ask this heiress

Say what you wish about the recall last week of Chesa Boudin, San Francisco's liberal district attorney, it has been a gift for pundits searching for signs of a pushback against progressive criminal justice reforms.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 15, 2022

After the election results in California, the left must organize and fight

Progressive movements that have built power in cities across the country are facing a well-financed backlash from entrenched interests they vowed to fix

The Guardian - US · Jun 10, 2022

National groups flooding local prosecutor races with money

Big political donations this year in races for local district attorney's offices show how national groups are seeking to influence those contests in at least a handful of states

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Editorial: Ignore the early reviews. California’s criminal justice reform movement fared well on Election Day

Despite what you may have heard, Tuesday was a fairly good day for criminal justice reform in California.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 10, 2022

Anita Chabria: No, the criminal justice reform movement isn't dead. But it may need to grow up

Would you like to see more Black and Latino men locked up in prison?

Los Angeles Times · Jun 10, 2022

George Skelton: San Francisco voters had heard and seen enough of Chesa Boudin

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The San Francisco earthquake Tuesday should have rattled liberal Democratic politicians all over America, especially in California’s state capital and Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 10, 2022

NY Republicans pitch recall proposal that would let voters remove Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

ALBANY, N.Y. — Republican lawmakers are taking aim at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg with a proposed constitutional change giving voters the power to remove prosecutors from office.

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022

Delusion on San Francisco Crime Will Get You Recalled

Prosecutorial reform is one thing. Chesa Boudin’s incompetence is another.

Reason · Jun 9, 2022