JUST IN: A recall against San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin will very likely reach voters by mid next year. Campaign organizers beat the Oct. 25 submission deadline, and city officials now have 30 days to validate the signatures.https://trib.al/fUIhcOd
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Replying to @sfchronicle
The last straw for me was when someone shot up our block for no reason. My neighbor witnessed this and was so traumatized she was hospitalized. They are mostly seniors who don’t need to live the rest of their lives in fear.
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Replying to @GhostofEdie @sfchronicle
How in the world is that Chesa’s fault? What would you propose he do as crime skyrockets across the US? And what impacts do you think your proposals might have on other communities? I think your anger is misdirected.
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The irony is that violent crime is up in the US but basically unchanged in SF from 2020 and down from 2019.
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Replying to @djconnel @JJ_Harvill and
As far as SF is concerned, this is technically correct. But: Here is a comparison of 2019 crime (pre Chesa) with 2021 (post Chesa), YTD. Courtesy of the
@SFPD. http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d … Homicides +48.3% Burglaries +47.1% Arson +57.0% Car theft +31.8%1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @WeideKarsten @djconnel and
Idk what the guy above is talking about. But this tracks to national trends due to the pandemic and economic insecurity. Again, not a problem you will solve by shooting people, locking them up, or intimidating them.
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Replying to @JJ_Harvill @djconnel and
Correct, there is also a national trend - and then there’s
@chesaboudin. Here is a list of the innocents killed by repeat violent offenders that he ought to have charged, but didn’t: Sheria Musyoka Ronisha Cook Jack Palladino Pak Ho Ramona Hayes Kelvin Chew CONT’D1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Benedict Ching Vicha Ratanapakdee Hanako Abe Elizabeth Platt Eddie Ellenberg Synciere Williams Darryl Haynes Randy Armstrong CONT’D
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