George Gascon Archives

Crime

California’s reform era led to lower crime, despite what the news media reports

Tim Redmond - August 18, 2024

Moves to reduce incarceration were not associated with higher rates of violent crime—or property crime—a new report shows

Campaign Trail

Twitter trolls attack Preston for the most common sense approach on crime

Tim Redmond - September 22, 2023

The Big Money assault on progressive politics is gearing up for 2024.

Crime

Two misleading anti-Boudin ads are going to hit local TV this week

Tim Redmond - April 26, 2022

The allegations that the DA ignores domestic violence and car break-ins don't add up.

Crime

An embarrassment of injustice: Innocent man pleads guilty to crimes he didn’t commit to get out of long prison sentence

Tim Redmond - March 16, 2022

José Inez García Zárate was found not guilty of homicide by an SF jury and has spent seven years behind bars. Now he's facing conviction in federal court.

News + Politics

A deadline for police accountability

Tim Redmond - February 20, 2022

Plus: What the School Board recall really meant—and why is the right wing so worried about Critical Race Theory? That's The Agenda for Feb. 21 to 27

Crime

The data supports Chesa Boudin’s record: Why doesn’t the media tell us that?

Tim Redmond - August 22, 2021

Boudin is charging cases at the same rate as other local DAs. He has increased prosecutions of sexual assault cases. But the "balanced" Chron misses the point.

News + Politics

Supes panel appoints three community-based progressives to redistricting panel

Tim Redmond - July 19, 2021

Move will counter the Elections Commission's appointments, all of whom are allies of the mayor, in what could be a major gerrymandering fight.

Police

Mayor and police chief want more cops on the streets …

Tim Redmond - July 13, 2021

... but SFPD has lots of money and is still far behind on the reforms it needs.

News + Politics

A terrible crime leads to terrible politics and reporting

Tim Redmond - January 5, 2021

The real story behind the release from jail of a drug addict who went on to kill two in a hit-and-run.

News + Politics

DA Boudin: ‘We don’t see jail or prison as the only or basic response to crime’

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2020

An exclusive interview with the district attorney after a year in what has been an immensely challenging job.

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California’s reform era led to lower crime, despite what the news media reports

Twitter trolls attack Preston for the most common sense approach on crime

Two misleading anti-Boudin ads are going to hit local TV this week

An embarrassment of injustice: Innocent man pleads guilty to crimes he didn’t commit to get out of long prison sentence

A deadline for police accountability

The data supports Chesa Boudin’s record: Why doesn’t the media tell us that?

Supes panel appoints three community-based progressives to redistricting panel

Mayor and police chief want more cops on the streets …

A terrible crime leads to terrible politics and reporting

DA Boudin: ‘We don’t see jail or prison as the only or basic response to crime’

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