@helenprejean “Over the years, as so many prosecutors demeaned and terminated human life by seeking death, the DAs of San Francisco have gleamed as a beacon of humanity by refusing to be a part of the culture of death. I thank God for you.”https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/DA-reduces-sentence-of-only-SF-Death-Row-inmate-15392603.php …
“Voters for years have only elected D.A.s who vow to not seek it, whereas Gascón, a longtime Republican before recently switching his registration to Democrat, has said he would seek the death penalty in cases that merit it.” (Chron, Knight, 05.21.2011)