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San Francisco Democrats Agree:
YES on H - Recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin June 7th

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We all agree that we need real criminal justice reform, public safety, and police accountability now. Chesa Boudin is failing us on all counts.
Read the case against Chesa here.

Why Recall Chesa Boudin Now?

Chesa Boudin is failing to keep San Franciscans safe. Criminals know they will be let off the hook without consequences. As car break-ins, burglaries, and overdoses reach a crisis level in San Francisco, Boudin’s refusal to hold serial offenders and drug dealers accountable is putting more of us at risk. In his first year in office, burglaries spiked by 49%, and 84% of charged perpetrators were back on the streets within two days.

Almost half of San Francisco’s prosecutors have resigned from the District Attorney’s office in protest over Chesa Boudin’s mismanagement, threats to withhold evidence, decisions to hand down lenient sentences or not press charges, and release violent criminals early. Until we recall Chesa Boudin, more and more prosecutors will continue to leave. He can’t even do the job.

Enough is enough. We can’t wait until the next election. Recall Chesa Boudin now.

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Mary Jung

Democratic Activist & Community Leader

“As the former Chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, I cannot remain silent while the District Attorney fails to do his job.

His failure has directly resulted in increased crime against Asian Americans. The number of anti-Asian crimes has increased more than six-fold, but he is refusing to prosecute violent attacks as hate crimes and has allowed perpetrators to get away with only misdemeanor charges. This leaves AAPI communities in San Francisco injured, traumatized, and in danger of further attacks.”

Andrea Shorter

Advocate & Community Leader

“I have lived in San Francisco for 30 years, served on the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women for 20 years, and dedicated my life to supporting and protecting women, especially victims of domestic violence.

Domestic violence cases in San Francisco are rising under Chesa Boudin, yet he has chosen to prosecute only 14% of cases, leaving the vast majority of domestic violence victims and their children vulnerable to their abusers who are allowed to remain on the streets.”

Brooke Jenkins

Career Prosecutor

“The safety of San Francisco is dependent on recalling Chesa Boudin now. He refuses to uphold his duty to protect public safety and has failed at managing the San Francisco DA’s office. He has placed the rights of criminal offenders over victims and has failed to hold offenders accountable or require them to meaningfully engage in rehabilitative programming.

It’s why nearly HALF of the prosecutors have resigned from the office. They have lost trust and have felt unable to serve victims or the community adequately.

I am one of them. I first served under George Gascon and saw firsthand what a real progressive prosecutor can accomplish. Gascon created programs that helped people. Boudin hasn’t created a single program in two years. Instead, he is dismantling them.”

Tom Wolf

Recovery Advocate & Tenderloin Neighborhood Leader

“Fentanyl has killed hundreds of San Franciscans since Chesa Boudin took office, yet he hasn't pursued a single felony drug dealing case. Instead, he sends dealers to drug courts, where they face little to no consequences and are able to get right back to selling on the streets.

It’s not progressive when repeat violent offenders aren’t held accountable or when drug dealers are allowed back on the street to profit and prey on the vulnerable. We must recall Chesa now.”

In The News

KRON: Fentanyl sales traced from San Francisco to Humboldt County

DA Boudin and Fentanyl: Court Data Shows Just 3 Drug Dealing Convictions in 2021 as Immigration Concerns Shaped Policy

SF Chronicle: D.A. Chesa Boudin recall - New poll of S.F. voters suggests he might be in trouble

Clueless San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin disses law-abiding citizens

Rong Xin Liao

In February 2020, 84-year old Rong Xi Liao was kicked out of his seated walker onto the ground in San Francisco's Tenderloin, while waiting for the 31 Balboa bus near the area of Eddy and Leavenworth Streets. Liao said he blacked out, needed six stitches, and spent four nights in the hospital. The accused attacker, 24-year-old Eric Ramos-Hernandez, spent seven months in jail and was then “diverted” - meaning instead of being prosecuted for the crime, he returned home and is getting mental health treatment. The Liao family has said that the San Francisco District Attorney’s office kept them in the dark about what was happening with the case, and used Rong Xin Liao’s age and lack of English language skills to misrepresent his wishes in order to avoid prosecuting Ramos-Hernandez.

Simon Lau

Simon Lau was attacked on Polk Street by a man he saw attack two Asian women and another Asian man. He urged the city to investigate the crime and its possibly racist intent. When Lau followed up with the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, he was told the assailant may face farless severe charges than those for which they were initially booked by police.

Chui Fong Eng

Chui Fong Eng was one of two Asian American women stabbed in the Mid-Market area while waiting for the bus in May 2021. Witnesses say the attack happened in broad daylight and that the assailant walked away afterward. Eng suffered life threatening injuries and underwent surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Patrick Thompson, 54, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse for the attack, with sentencing enhancements for great bodily injury, great bodily injury on elders and personal use of a deadly weapon. He was arrested in 2017 and sent to a state mental hospital after being found incompetent to stand trial. In 2018, Thompson was sent into a state mental health "diversion" program that provides "intensive, court-monitored treatment and services," according to the district attorney's office. A judge allowed him to be released from the program after nearly two years. He wasn't charged with any new offences. But he was arrested on warrants for missing court dates, including in April 2020, when he also was found to be in possession of a drug pipe, according to prosecutors.

Vicha Ratanapakdee

An 84-year-old immigrant from Thailand, Vicha Ratanapakdee, was walking in the Anza Vista neighborhood the morning of January 28, 2021 when a man ran across the street and violently shoved him to the ground. A police officer found him on the street, and he sustained brain hemorrhaging. Ratanapakdee never regained consciousness after the deadly assault. A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and elder abuse in the case.

Don’t be fooled.

Chesa Boudin’s campaign wants you to believe this is a “Republican” effort, but make no mistake. Over 83,000 San Franciscans signed the petition to recall Chesa now — that’s nearly 1 in 6 registered voters. 83% of our donors are Dem or NPP with over 80% of donations coming from local San Franciscans. Lifelong Democrats are leading this effort, but this is not about politics, it’s about making San Francisco safer for all of us.