Guest Commentary: Tough-on-Crime Laws and Mass Incarceration Waste Tax Dollars and Don’t Make Us Any Safer
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky Churning people through jail and prison often leads to more crime You wouldn’t…
Judge: ‘I Haven’t Heard of Any Exculpatory Information That’s Been Excluded’
Commentary: Another Sensational Claim Doesn’t Hold Up Under Scrutiny By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco,…
Sunday Commentary: Boudin’s Critics Dramatically Overreach with Lawsuit
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The critics of San Francisco Chesa Boudin…
Boudin’s Office Responds To What It Calls False Claims in Recently Filed Lawsuit
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Can a district attorney be sued for…
DA Boudin Drops Charges against Man as New Photos Suggest Police Brutality
By Gina Kim SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Five felony charges for suspected burglary and stabbing a police…
Despite Crime Data Obstacles, DA Boudin’s Office Pushes for Transparency, Maintains Advocate
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has pushed for progress…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Drug Enforcement Efforts Not Only Make Drugs More Dangerous, It Also Increases Racial Inequity
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a crackdown on drugs…
District Attorney Boudin, Public Defender Raju, Supe Prez Walton Criticize Mayor’s Plan to Send More Cops into Tenderloin District
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Just a few days before Christmas, District Attorney Chesa Boudin…
SF Leaders Pushed Back on Mayor’s Emergency Decree Arguing That Incarceration and Policing Are Not the Solution to Drugs and Mental Health Disorders
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a press conference on Monday, leaders…
‘Operation Focus Lens’ Bags Arrests, Warrants in Organized Retail Theft/Shoplifting Spree in SF, District Attorney Boudin Announces
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Arrest warrants were issued for five people, and two…
SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin Stands with Burger King Workers, Owed $1.9 Million from Wage Theft
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Earlier this week San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin wrote…
Guest Commentary: The State of Petty Theft
By Rory Fleming When Nikole Hannah-Jones of “1619 Project” fame saw the recent Associated Press story about…
Sunday Commentary: It Is Easy to Attack Bail Reform, but Long Term Pretrial Custody Leads to More Recidivism
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the people arrested for retail theft in San Francisco…
SF District Attorney Boudin Announces 2nd Homicide Trial Guilty Verdict of Week
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A jury returned a guilty verdict of second-degree murder…
SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin Fights Back, Insists He’s Dedicated to Changing ‘Broken’ Criminal Justice System, and Holding Criminals Accountable
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin struck back at his critics…
Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Is Not Dead Yet
By Rory Fleming On November 30, prominent Substack journalist and podcaster Adam Johnson made a number of…
Donald Trump Condemns SF Democrats for Retail Theft; SF District Attorney Boudin Calls Ex-Prez ‘Instigator of the Capitol Smash and Grab,’ Warns Him to ‘Stay Out of SF Politics’
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Former President Donald Trump recently accused San Francisco officials and…
San Francisco Union Square ‘Smash & Grab’ to Be Used to Attack District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s Leadership?
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A set of viral videos Friday showed thieves ransacking high-end…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo Officials Are Ready For Smash and Grabs – But Is It Actually a Threat?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – An incident that happened prior to Thanksgiving in…
San Francisco District Attorney and Mayor Take Action in Middle of Recent Retail Thefts
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Officials from across the Bay Area are making an effort…