San Francisco District Attorney's Office Archives

Ousted SF DA Chesa Boudin Announces He Won’t Run for DA in 2022

August 4, 2022 12:27 pm

Recently recalled San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced via Twitter on Thursday that he will not be running for DA in 2022. Since being recalled by a large majority in June of 2022, Boudin has been hinting at another...

SF DA Jenkins Announces Policy Moves To Hold More Drug Dealers Accountable

August 3, 2022 12:30 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Wednesday that her office would continue their crackdown of drugs in the city by moving more cases to the regular courts from community justice courts, as well as returning harsher sentencing against...

SF DA Brooke Jenkins Fires 16 As Reorganization Away From Former DA Chesa Boudin’s Policies Continue

July 16, 2022 2:34 amJuly 17, 2022 8:05 am

Newly appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins fired 16 people in the DA’s office on Friday, continuing her large shifts away from the previous administration of ousted DA Chesa Boudin. Following the recall of Boudin, Mayor London Breed formally...

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...

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...

SF Police Commissioner John Hamasaki Resigns Following Multiple Failed Actions

March 9, 2022 3:59 pmMarch 9, 2022 4:00 pm

A member of the San Francisco Police Commission, John Hamasaki, resigned on Monday following several failed actions of the commission. Hamasaki, a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, has been known as the SFPD’s biggest critic on the commission since...