In July, we resentenced the last person on death row out of San Francisco, effectively ending the death penalty in San Francisco. We announced our intent to form a Truth, Justice & Reconciliation Commission to address the harms caused in our communities by law enforcement.
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We also implemented a policy not to charge peaceful protestors. We also reached a $1 million settlement with http://Care.com in a consumer protection case.
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In August, we finished our first season of Chasing Justice (
@ChasingPodcast), our office’s podcast hosted by me and@RachelRMarshall, designed to provide transparency into our office’s policies and to educate about criminal justice reform.3 replies 9 retweets 44 likesShow this thread -
In September, we formed an Innocence Commission led by
@larabazelon to review wrongful convictions claims. We announced our Post-Conviction Unit to review cases in which sentences may be excessive. We made longtime SF community advocate@davidcamposSF our new Chief of Staff.6 replies 9 retweets 61 likesShow this thread -
We successfully ensured County Jail #4 would close—something I long fought to achieve. We also announced a partnership with
@Deanpreston to compensate small business owners whose windows were smashed. And we were one of the four founding prosecutors to form the@ProsAlliance.6 replies 6 retweets 43 likesShow this thread -
In October, we announced a pilot program to expand the testing of toxicology samples from sexual assault survivors to five days, to better protect sexual assault victims.
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In November, we made history in filing the first ever homicide charges against an on-duty officer in San Francisco when we filed charges against the former officer who shot and killed Keita O’Neil. I personally prosecuted a homicide case, securing a grand jury indictment.
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We also began weekly Facebook Live events on Wednesdays to provide updates on the work our office is doing.
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In December, we announced that a grand jury had indicted both Jamaica Hampton and Officer Flores, who shot him. We also filed felony charges against Officer Stangel, who beat with a baton Dacari Spiers, a Black man who was not observed by police committing any crime.
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We also announced quickly our decisions not to prosecute three officers in two other use-of-force cases this year. We hosted Police Chief Scott on Facebook Live and talked about how our offices can work together to keep San Francisco safe.
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You and Chief Scott are like The Joker and The Penguin wearing Batman outfits....telling people you are fighting crime....while releasing The Riddler, Two Face and Mr. Freeze. You are a joke to humanity.
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