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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

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

Cement block dropped on head of San Francisco councilman in apparent hate crime

‘When my family confronted the perpetrators demanding them to stop, one of them gave my family an obscene hand gesture’

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Editorial: It’s getting dangerous out there - for politicians seen as coddling criminals

Tuesday’s recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin by voters in San Francisco, one of the nation’s most liberal cities, may be the best demonstration yet that a lot of Americans, including progressives, are frustrated by crime or at least a perception that criminals are not being prosecuted aggressively. That may…

Tribune News Service

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

We covered elections in seven states on Tuesday, including statewide primaries in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and New Mexico.

Ballotpedia

What the Chesa Boudin Recall Means for America

Journalist Nancy Rommelmann reports from San Francisco on the ouster of a leading progressive district attorney.

Reason

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

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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

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

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

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

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

Delusion on San Francisco Crime Will Get You Recalled

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

Reason

Fear over crime and homelessness in California paid off in some primaries. Will it carry over to November?

Less than three years after earning a major win for a national movement seeking to elect progressive prosecutors, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was recalled from office Tuesday night.

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A dive into the June 7 primaries

Welcome to the Thursday, June 9, Brew.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Progressive DA Chesa Boudin is out, which will solve none of San Francisco’s problems

Progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin lost his recall election in a landslide on Tuesday. And yes, that absolutely is a commentary on how quickly consensus on the need for criminal justice reform evaporated.

The Guardian - US

Where did it go wrong for Chesa Boudin, San Francisco’s ousted progressive DA?

The former public defender, who instituted many criminal justice reform policies, was recalled after less than three years in office

The Independent UK

Primary sends mixed signals in heavily Democratic California

California is a Democratic fortress, but Tuesday’s primary election may have revealed some cracks

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San Francisco voters recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin

San Francisco voters recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin on June 7, 2022. Mayor London Breed will appoint a temporary replacement, who will serve until voters elect a permanent district attorney in November.

The Independent UK

Dems confront criticism on crime after San Francisco defeat

Democrats are defending their record on crime a day after an election for district attorney in California exposed lingering vulnerabilities

AFP

Bad night for progressives in US polls? Maybe

Los Angeles (AFP) - California voters offered an apparent rebuke to progressive politicians this week, dumping a liberal prosecutor in San Francisco and rewarding a tough-on-crime former Republican with a shot at becoming mayor of Los Angeles.

Reason

There's Still Hope for Prosecutorial Reform After Recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin

The recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin demands a rethinking of the "progressive prosecutor" brand.

Salon

Media falls for GOP copaganda on crime

Rising crime is a national problem, escalated by Trump policies that Democrats haven't been able to repeal

The Guardian - US

Progressive DA recalled in California elections with high stakes – and low turnout

Themes of inequality, crime, and rising cost of living dominated races, but experts call turnout a stark sign of political apathy

Chicago Sun-Times

Chesa Boudin, San Francisco DA raised by radicals in Hyde Park, ousted in heated recall

Political experts say the political newcomer who narrowly won in 2019 was in the crosshairs of outside forces that made him an easy target for public frustration.

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