Join San Franciscans in support of District Attorney Chesa Boudin and our vision to improve safety and reform our justice system.
Boudin ran for District Attorney to improve public safety and reform a broken criminal justice system, which is devastatingly expensive, inefficient, and inhumane. Boudin put forth his vision for San Francisco, voters said yes, and he was inaugurated in January 2020. Less than 100 days into his term, a global pandemic hit, followed by an economic recession.
We recognize that many people in our communities right now are suffering in this moment, from job loss, health concerns and fears about their personal safety — especially given the recent assault on Asian elders locally and hate crimes across the country. We know that there are safety concerns for all of our communities that need to be addressed, and that the DA’s office has a role to play in improving community safety — as does our Mayor, the police department, community organizations and more.
From the start, Boudin has faced incredibly vicious attacks — led by the reactionary and conservative SF Police Officers Association and Republican forces — -who are threatened by the change that he represents. Only a year into his term, they have launched a recall campaign in an attempt to remove DA Boudin from office, relying on fear-mongering and misinformation. Here are the facts:
FACT: Overall Crime in SF is Down by 23%
- Crime may not feel down due high-profile cases being sensationalized by the media. But the fact is rapes, robberies, thefts, auto burglaries and assaults are all down by record numbers. There are key crime categories that are up from last year, such as home burglary and homicide, similar to trends in other big cities.
FACT: DA’s Office Prosecutes Thousands of Cases
- In 2020, DA’s Office filed over 4,500 new criminal cases ranging from petty theft to murder, with a priority on prosecuting violent crimes, especially homicides.
FACT: The DA’s Office cannot prosecute cases when the police do not make an arrest
- DA’s Office prioritizes crimes like residential burglaries, however, in 2020, 88% of residential burglaries reported to police have not resulted in an arrest, and therefore were never even presented to the DA’s Office for charging.
FACT: DA Boudin has instituted reforms that prioritize public safety
- These reforms include expanded victim services such as securing housing during the pandemic for domestic violence victims, helping obtain financial support for small businesses that have experienced break-ins, and launching a Community Liaisons program to connect prosecutors to the communities they serve.
- At the same time the DA is holding police accountable, and filed homicide charges against an on-duty officer for the first time in San Francisco’s history.
WE ARE SAN FRANCISCANS WHO STAND UNITED WITH DA BOUDIN, AND REFORMING OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.
We are San Franciscans who want safety for all of our communities.
We are San Franciscans who believe that public safety must include more than just police and jails, that public safety is about services, support and second chances.
We are San Franciscans who care about our communities, who want an end to racial injustice and a dehumanizing criminal justice system that cycles people in and out.
We are San Franciscans who share Chesa’s vision for criminal justice reform, victims’ rights, restorative justice, an end to cash bail and so much more.
JOIN US.
Molly Abrams, Noe Valley
Jan Adams, Mission
Amy Aguilera, Excelsior
Yasmeen Ahmed, Ashbury Heights
Natalie Anaya, Inner Sunset
Lety Arce, Ingleside
James R. Bell, Bernal Heights
Jose Bernal, Richmond District
Gloria Berry, Visitacion Valley
Shannon Bolt, Noe Valley
Dylan Borst, Alamo Square
Kathe Burick, Richmond
Sarah Cadwallader, Bernal Heights
Juliet Chaitin-Lefcourt, Ashbury Heights
Adam Chaitin-Lefcourt, Ashbury Heights
Hedy Chang, District 7
Kara Chien, District 1
Jack Chin, District 7
Rick Claymore, Richmond
Rachel Colson, Portola
James Conger, Anza Vista
Chadid Conley, Ingleside
Molly Cooke, Ashbury Heights
Cynthia Crews-Pollock, Excelsior
Parker Day, Nob Hill
Miles Deamer, Nob Hill
Jody DeAraujo, Richmond
Efua Deonbi, Mission District
Zoe Elkins, Glen Park
Vinny Eng, District 8
Scott Feeney, Mission
Amie Fishman, Noe Valley
Conny Ford, Fillmore
Michael Franti, Bayview
Mark Freidlander, Bernal Heights
Peter Gallotta, Tenderloin
Michelle Garcia, District 4
Ruben Garcia, Sunnyside
Danny Glover, Haight-Ashbury
Laura Goldin, Inner Richmond
Hon. Martha Goldin (ret), Inner Richmond
Stefan Goldstone, Mission District
Elizabeth Gordon, Ashbury Heights
Michael Hankin, Mission Bernal
Stuart Hanlon, Haight-Ashbury
Beatriz Herrera, Mission
Evan Hoppin, South of Market
Jenny Huang, Outer Sunset
Vivian Imperiale, District 7
David Johnson-Igra, Mission Terrace
Janelle Jolley, District 8
Madison Kahn, Nob Hill
Rama Kased, Excelsior
Margaret Zoe Kelman, Richmond
Erik Khoi Connell, Richmond
Sujung Kim, District 4
Lyslynn Lacoste, District 5
Ralph Lane, District 4
Claire Lau, Potrero Hill
Antonia Lavine, Noe Valley
Mary Leatherman, Castro
Steve Leeds, Inner Sunset
Sam Lew, Richmond
Arlen Litman-Cleper, Sunset
Genine Lobo, Bayview
Thomas J. Madill, Ashbury Heights
RoseMarie Maliekel, Central Sunset
Esther Marks, Upper Market
Catherine Marroquin, Bernal Heights
Michael Martinez, Golden Gate Heights
Martie Rose Martinez, Pacific Heights
Hon. Tomar Mason (ret), Noe Valley
Andreea Maye, NOPA
Sarah McLaughlin, Sunset
Giuliana Milanese, Bernal Heights
Don Misumi, Richmond
Laurel Muñiz, District 9
Siobhan Norris, Richmond
Christina Paiva, District 2
Vanessa Pimentel, Bayview
Julie Pitta, Richmond
Winnie Porter, Excelsior District
Alexander Post, Bayview
Ken Rackow, District 4
Shaylan Ramirez Gonzalez, Bernal Heights
Garys Ramirez Mejia, Bernal Heights
Jeffrey Rigo, District 4
Josh Robertson, Inner Sunset
Marsha Rosenbaum, Pacific Heights
Jeremy Rosenberg, Castro
John Michael Russom, Park Merced
Yaman Salahi, Pacific Heights
Max Sander, Outer Mission
Jeff Schindler, Bernal Heights
Charlie Sciammas, Excelsior
Breonna Slade, Ingleside
Candan Soykan, Sunset
Rebecca Susan Fengyi Young, District 10
Sandra Sutherland, Haight-Ashbury
Erin Swain, Hayes Valley
David Talbot, District 9
Celi Tamayo-Lee, District 7
Tony Tamburello, Noe Valley
Rebecca Tan King, District 1
Pam Tau Lee, Richmond
Reina Tello, Visitacion Valley
Tiffany Testo, Pacific Heights
Julie A. Traun, Noe Valley
Joe Traverso, Sunset
Claudia Traverso, Sunset
Jamal Trulove, Rincon Hill
Nancy Truong, Mission Bay
Sheila Tully, Richmond
Paul Volberding, Ashbury Heights
Brett Wilkins, Alamo Square
Kaylah Williams, Outer Sunset
Ellen Wolf, Richmond
Lily Wong, Portola
Lala Wu, Mission Bernal
Mike Zonta, Ingleside
Erica Zweig, Outer Sunset
