District Attorney @chesaboudin is the most talked-about lawyer in #SanFrancisco. Tonight, he takes the mic
@welcometomannys to reflect on a year in office, the well-publicized recall effort & the future of criminal justice in San Francisco. We're listening IRL & virtually. 
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But who is Chesa Boudin? Some background info as things get started.https://heresaymedia.org/chesa-boudin-explainer-district-attorney-san-francisco/ …
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A softball question to start.
Manny Yekutiel, the proprietor of @welcometomannys, asks Boudin how the pandemic has changed you as a person? "It's forced us to be creative and innovative in how we do our work... it forced me to learn how to cook sourdough at home."
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On a more serious note,
@chesaboudin says he took the past 18 months to "center" his criminal justice work on victims. In the wake of#GeorgeFloyd, he said he wants to make sure that all victims are treated equally under the law.
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Next question: What is something that you surprised in a good way and what is something that was harder than you thought it would be?
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Boudin: "I would say the negative has been getting things done during a pandemic is really slow. Even when we have great ideas... in the last 18 months it has been difficult getting everyone in the same room and on the same page."
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"It makes it hard for my staff to prosecute things effectively," said Boudin. "When I took office I inherited over 5,000 open criminal cases. On average they were over a year old. 20% were two years old. But we haven't had courts open to process them."
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And yet the clown promptly fired the most experienced prosecutors right after being sworn in. What a bunch of BS.
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