San Francisco voters oust far-left District Attorney Chesa Boudin after two years
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Families of San Francisco voters oust far-left District Attorney Chesa Boudin after two years
by Kaelan Deese, Supreme Court Reporter
June 07, 2022 11:55 PM

Recalled San Francisco DA goes from Supreme Court justice darling to unemployed

San Francisco voters oust far-left District Attorney Chesa Boudin after two years

San Francisco's far-left district attorney, Chesa Boudin, was voted out of office on Tuesday after facing a recall petition over his criminal justice platform voters saw as soft on crime.

Several networks called the race in favor of the recall less than an hour after polls closed.

The recall effort against the Democratic district attorney became a bipartisan rallying call by Republicans eager to pounce against a public official whose progressive criminal justice reform policy created the image of lawlessness and danger in San Francisco. Meanwhile, local Democrats sought to contrast sharply their support for police reform with Boudin's policies, widely seen as sympathetic to criminal suspects.

A member of the California Democratic Party Executive Board, Nima Rahimi, penned an op-ed last week voicing his support for the recall effort. He decried "Boudin's disingenuous campaign" while upholding his consistent support for criminal justice reform measures, a position reflected by many San Francisco Democrats who are otherwise liberal but feel Boudin's policies have gone too far.

FAR-LEFT SAN FRANCISCO DA CHESA BOUDIN POISED TO GO DOWN IN RECALL ELECTION

"Personally, I believe Boudin harms our party's goals on criminal justice reform, in part, because people have died and will continue to die as a result of his choices and his policies. We have to hold our own accountable," Rahimi wrote for SFGate.

When the San Francisco Board of Elections certified the petition in October, organizers submitted more than 83,000 signatures to election officials, requesting a recall election, roughly 32,000 more than required to put the issue on the ballot. The effort later gained broad support even in Boudin's office, with two prosecutors leaving the district attorney's office and joining the effort to recall him that same month.

Proponents of the recall effort suggested Boudin's policies toward criminal justice often sought to avoid charging criminals or settled for reduced punishments, while his supporters argued his platform fell in line with voters who voiced support for measures to reduce sentences.-- excerpt, rest at link above --

Apparently even most San Franciscans have their limits...