SF Chronicle: The Chesa Boudin recall stopped being only about San Francisco a long time ago

 

A new op-ed in the Chronicle states it perfectly: The recall effort is nothing more than a massive effort by the national right-wing media and wealthy conservative donors to reverse our progress and stop the criminal justice reform movement in its tracks. CHIP IN NOW TO HELP ME FIGHT BACK → Let's look at the numbers:  One-third of the recall campaign's biggest PAC is funded by a single GOP donor, Bill Oberndorf.    Fox News' website has more than 1,000 mentions of my name in the past year alone -- Breitbart has over 400. Tucker Carlson isn't far behind.  The recall effort is being driven by a right-wing media apparatus that is using our city as a stand-in for “liberalism” run amok. They want to punish anyone who doesn’t champion the traditional “lock-em-up” attitude. Here’s the bottom line: This recall isn’t about San Francisco at all. The right-wing Fox hosts and out-of-state billionaires funding it don’t care about our city. They simply want to send a message to the rest of the country that if you have new ideas that don’t start and end with “put more people -- including kids -- in jail,” you will face political consequences. The U.S. is already the most incarcerated country on the planet. The solution to all social ills is not to “unleash the police” and put more people in jail. How do I know? Because what we're doing is working: ✅ Violent crime in San Francisco has dropped to levels below comparable cities since my term began.   ✅ Property crime in San Francisco has decreased dramatically.    ✅ Charging rates across all crime types in San Francisco have increased.     ✅ Homicides in San Francisco remain near record lows despite surging in other Bay Area cities.   ✅ Robberies, rapes, and assaults have decreased during my tenure. We also know that the key to making San Francisco safer is preventing crime, investing in victim services, increasing police accountability, expanding mental health and drug treatment, and focusing on serious crimes while working with leaders to address the root causes of violence. Look, we’re getting massively outspent. And the GOP is emboldened by what they see as an opportunity to stop our movement in its tracks. So I need your help. Please, donate whatever amount you can right now to help me fight back and keep San Francisco and our movement on the right track. Your support means the world to me, Chesa Boudin District Attorney, San Francisco Chesa Boudin was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2019 to reform our criminal justice system. Now, right-wingers  want to reverse our progress and return our city to a time when innocent people were locked away and police acted with impunity. Please chip in today to keep up the fight to reform San Francisco's criminal justice system. 20 Galli Drive Ste A Novato, CA 94949     Ad paid for by Friends of Chesa Boudin Opposing the Recall, FPPC #1437058, Financial Disclosures available at SFethics.org Committee major funding from: 1. Christian Larsen ($100,000) 2. Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Candidate PAC ($65,000) 3. Jessica McKellar ($50,000)