San Francisco Voters Oust Progressive Prosecutor in Recall Vote

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Voters have ousted Chesa Boudin (D) as San Franciscoโ€™s district attorney.

Unlike California Gov. Gavin Newsomโ€™s recent recall election, Boudin didnโ€™t face any opponents. On June 7, San Francisco voters were simply asked to answer yes or no to the question, โ€œShall Chesa Boudin be recalled (removed) from the Office of District Attorney?โ€

With more than 61.3 percent of the voters selecting โ€œyes,โ€ San Francisco Mayor London Breed must now appoint an interim district attorney until Nov. 8, when a permanent replacement will be elected. The no votes totaled 40,921 (38.7 percent).

Boudin, a former public defender backed by leftwing billionaire George Soros, came under fire for failed progressive criminal-justice reform policies that have led to a sharp increase in drug overdose deaths, homelessness, and thefts, including smash-and-grab robberies, car burglaries, shoplifting, and other property crimes.

Homicide rates and gun crimes have increased since Boudin became took office. He has strived to end cash bail, reduce incarceration rates, and scrutinize police misconduct.

Boudin fired seven prosecutors his second day on the job. In mid-December, The Epoch Times reported that more than 50 prosecutors, support, and victim services staff had either been fired or had quit their jobs over Boudinโ€™s progressive agenda.

A former prosecutor who produced a list of those who were fired or quit left their jobs said at the time, โ€œthe office is imploding,โ€ and requested anonymity for fear of reprisal.

Superior Court Judge Bruce Chan chastised Boudin at a Sept. 24, 2021, court proceeding. Chan cited the โ€œconstant turnoverโ€ and expressed his โ€œdisapproval of the manner in which the Office of the District Attorney is being managed,โ€ according to court transcripts.

The Recall Effort

Several prominent Democrats have opposed Boudin, including Nima Rahimi, an attorney and executive board member of the California Democratic Party.

The San Francisco Board of Elections certified a petition on Nov. 9 to recall Boudin after a group called San Franciscans for Public Safety, led by Mary Jung, a former San Francisco Democratic Party chairwoman, and Andrea Shorter. The two launched the petition on April 28, 2021, and gathered about 83,000 signatures, well surpassing the 51,325 needed to force a recall election.

The group alleges in its official recall petition that Boudin failed to keep his promises to deliver criminal justice reform and police accountability.

โ€œBoudin is not keeping San Francisco safe. He refuses to adequately prosecute criminals and fails to take the drug dealing crisis seriously. He doesnโ€™t hold serial offenders accountable, getting them released from custody, and his response to victims is that โ€˜hopefullyโ€™ home burglaries will go down,โ€ according to the petition.

Boudin dismissed the recall effort as a right-wing campaign based on โ€œfalse and disproven Republican talking points attempting to undo progress and take us backwards,โ€ in his May, 2021, statement of defense.

He argued that โ€œrecalls are not political tools for people who lose electionsโ€ and that voters โ€œthoughtfully and carefully electedโ€ him because they support his work โ€œto reform an unjust system that too often criminalized poverty, addiction, and mental illness; failed to hold violent police accountable; and targeted people of color.โ€

By Brad Jones

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