My View: Walgreens Acknowledges They Overplayed Their Hand on Retail Theft in SF
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last June the voters of San Francisco…
Pamela Price, and Other Reform-Minded Candidates for DA, Defy Doomsday Scenarios for Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When San Francisco voted to recall Chesa Boudin in June, many…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 177: Miriam Krinsky, Changing Prosecutors from Within
Following the primary elections, reformers were braced for setbacks in the reform prosecutor movement, but a strange…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Red Wave Never Came, and Neither Did the Anti-CJR Wave
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was looking bleak for criminal justice reform in June —Chesa…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Progressive Prosecutors Falsely Get the Blame, but Lack the Capacity to Solve the Core Problems of Society
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Right behind inflation and economic concerns are concerns about rising crime. …
Commentary: The War on Progressive Prosecutors Is Also a War on Democracy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When the voters of San Francisco recalled DA Chesa Boudin barely…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 167: Max Szabo Talks Reform Prosecutors
Max Szabo has been on the forefront of the criminal justice reform movement for years – hired…
Commentary: Jenkins Says She Wants the Drug Dealers to Disappear – But That Is More Magical Thinking than Practical Policy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The article title caught my eye –…
Monday Morning Thoughts: SF DA Says She Believes Her Policies Will Clean Up the Streets in a Few Months – But Why?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Brooke Jenkins has prioritized cleaning up open…
Woman Sues San Francisco for Using Rape Victim DNA Sample to Arrest Her Years Later
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last February embattled San Francisco DA Chesa…
Commentary: They’ve Tried Every Which Way to Derail Criminal Justice Reform – Florida Might Be the Worst
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week we learned that the recall bid for George Gascón…
ADA Who Prosecuted Ghost Gun Distributors Resigns from SF DA’s Office
The following was tweeted by Alexandra Grayner who prosecuted ghost gun distributors and large environmental polluters, and…
Outspoken Former Police Commissioner Hamasaki Will Challenge Brooke Jenkins for SF DA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Director San Francisco, CA – For many who supported recalled DA Chesa…
Commentary: Paper Reports That Jenkins Was Paid Six Figures during the Recall by Non-Profit Tied to Recall Organization
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The narrative told to the voters was…
More Signatures Verified in LA District Attorney Gascón Recall Effort
By Mihajla Milovanovic LOS ANGELES, CA – County election officials this week verified that a five…
Boudin Will Not Seek to Run Again in 2022 for DA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a tweet thread, Chesa Boudin ended…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 160 – Akhi Johnson Discussing Reshaping Prosecution Initiative
This week on Everyday Injustice we visit with Akhi Johnson, Director of the Vera Institute of Justice’s…
Guest Commentary: Chesa Boudin’s Recall Isn’t about Crime—It’s about Gentrification
By Nicholas Turner and Sam McCann Prosecutors can do a great deal to reduce harm and mitigate…
Commentary: The New DA Has So Far Been Long on Safety and Short on Criminal Justice Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In her first actions as DA, Brooke…
SF DA Shuts Down Innocence Commission Among Other Purges
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was just in April when now…