Boudin is Under Fire in San Francisco, But POA Is Making A lot of This Stuff Up

Today in the Everyday Injustice Newsletter... 2.4.21

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***Boudin is Under Fire in San Francisco, But POA Is Making A lot of This Stuff Up

When Chesa Boudin was elected in late 2019, he did so promising transformative change in the criminal legal system. While 2020 was an odd year with the pandemic, he delivered a number of critical reforms including ending status enhancements - charging gang enhancements as well as some of the prior prison sentences.

Early this year, since a parolee ran down and killed two pedestrians, Boudin has been under fire and many of his enemies - police officers, tough on crime advocates, Trumpists and others have criticized his policies.

But a lot of the criticism is misplaced.

***An Open Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom: Don’t Appoint Adam Schiff As California AG

Governor Newsom, we write to you in response to reports in the media that you are being lobbied to appoint Representative Adam Schiff as California’s next Attorney General. With this letter, we express our strong opposition to this appointment.

***‘Dignity and Power Now’ Condemns LA County Sheriff’s Dept for Enabling Existence of ‘Sheriff Deputy Gangs’

Grassroots nonprofit Dignity and Power Now has released a statement condemning the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) for its passive response to the harm that “Sheriff Deputy gangs” have had on LA residents for the past 50 years.

***Everyday Injustice Podcast 89: Alameda Candidates for Reform – Pamela Price and JoAnn Walker (Video)

The video version of the podcast with Pamela Price and JoAnn Walker

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