Chesa Boudin was San Francisco’s top prosecutor for less than three years. In that short time he became a potent symbol of a movement to rethink crime and punishment’s promise — and its perils.

On the cusp of freedom after spending more than three decades behind bars, John Vaesau was primed to begin his new life, just ...

Peskin says he joined the race to keep San Francisco a “beacon” for the artists, creatives, immigrants and LGBTQ+ leaders who ...

Attention Recent polling indicates that 64 percent of San Francisco Democrats support recalling their district attorney, Chesa Boudin. San Francisco Democrats are right to feel this way.

But San Francisco hasn’t. On Tuesday, June 7, San Francisco voters roundly recalled their prosecutor Chesa Boudin, who was elected on a progressive platform in 2019 (endorsed by yours truly).

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The state spends $15 billion a year on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, with the cost of ...

San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin in a heated campaign that divided Democrats over crime, policing and public safety reform in the ...

Kenneth Cha is the second officer to be charged with manslaughter for an on-duty fatal police shooting in San Francisco history. Both prosecutions were brought under District Attorney Chesa Boudin, ...

Fueled by concerns about burglaries and hate crimes, San Francisco’s liberal district attorney, Chesa Boudin, faces a divisive recall in a famously progressive city. She had a role in the Brink ...