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Teva Pharmaceuticals Reached $24.8 Million Settlement With San Francisco Over Role in City-Wide Opioid Epidemic

July 13, 2022 3:54 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced on Tuesday that the City and County of San Francisco had reached a $24.8 million settlement with the Israeli drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals over their role in the opioid epidemic. The city, like...

New SF DA Brooke Jenkins Announces Large Reversal of Boudin Policies Over Drug Arrests

July 13, 2022 2:30 amJuly 13, 2022 3:26 pm

Newly appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Tuesday a sweeping change regarding crime in areas such as the Tenderloin district, vowing to end long-standing drug markets in the city. Crime in the Tenderloin, specifically the open selling...

New SF DA Brooke Jenkins Receives Cool Reception in First Meeting With Staff

July 11, 2022 3:40 pm

During the weekend, newly sworn in District Attorney of San Francisco Brooke Jenkins received a cool reception by her new staff, largely due to not providing details on how she plans to get rid of the former DA’s policies, but...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Responds to Gov. Newsom’s July 4th Ad

July 8, 2022 3:35 pmJuly 8, 2022 3:40 pm

During a speech in Cape Coral, Florida on Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finally responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 4th of July campaign ad, raising numerous points and concerns over what the Governor said in the ad. Newsom, who many...

Mayor London Breed Announces of Brooke Jenkins as San Francisco District Attorney

July 8, 2022 2:30 amJuly 7, 2022 10:02 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed selected former SF assistant DA Brooke Jenkins, a noted critic of recalled DA Chesa Boudin, as the next District Attorney of San Francisco on Thursday. Jenkins, a black/Latina UC Berkeley graduate with a law degree...

Former SF DA Chesa Boudin Says He My Run For DA Post-Recall

June 30, 2022 2:17 pmJune 30, 2022 9:24 pm

In his first interview after being recalled earlier this month, former San Francisco District Attorney told the San Francisco Chronicle earlier this week that he won’t rule out another run for office either in November or in 2023. Boudin, who...

Will San Francisco Voters Recall DA Chesa Boudin?

June 7, 2022 7:15 am

San Francisco voters decide Tuesday whether or not District Attorney Chesa Boudin keeps his job or is ousted in a Recall Election. Things aren’t looking good for the Soros-funded former public defender. District Attorney Chesa Boudin claimed last week that...