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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...

LA County DA George Gascon Recall Effort Turns in 717,000 Signatures To County

July 7, 2022 1:32 pm

Recall DA George Gascon, the main group behind the effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, submitted 717,000 signatures of the needed 566,857 needed for it to be placed on the ballot on Wednesday to the LA...

$1B Annual Public School Arts/Music Funding Proposition On Nov. 2022 Ballot

July 7, 2022 2:30 amJuly 6, 2022 10:21 pm

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber confirmed on Wednesday that there will only be 7 statewide propositions on the November, the fewest since 2014, including the first school arts funding proposition, to reach a statewide ballot in California. According to...

LA DA Gascon Recall Supporters To Turn in Signatures to County Wednesday

July 6, 2022 12:27 pmJuly 7, 2022 1:33 pm

Recall DA George Gascon, the group behind the effort to recall Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, are to turn in hundreds of thousands of signatures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Wednesday, with the expectation that it...

Gov. Newsom Polls Higher Than VP Harris as 2024 Dem Candidate In New Poll

July 5, 2022 4:02 pm

According to a new Yahoo News/YouGov Survey released on Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom would have a better chance at beating likely Republican candidates than Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. The survey, which was conducted in...

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...

Calif. Assembly Passes Abortion Rights Constitutional Amendment Bill for Nov. Ballot

June 28, 2022 2:30 amJune 29, 2022 6:32 am

The Assembly voted 58-16 on Monday to bring forth a new Constitutional Amendment that would prohibit California from denying or interfering with someone’s reproductive freedom, such as through abortions or contraceptives, to a statewide vote in November. According to State...