The new district attorney (DA) in San Francisco fired at least 15 employees from the prosecutor’s office after her left-wing predecessor, Chesa Boudin, was recalled last month.
“Today, I made difficult, but important changes to my management team and staff that will help advance my vision to restore a sense of safety in San Francisco by holding serious and repeat offenders accountable and implementing smart criminal justice reforms,” San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins said in a statement about the firings. “I promised the public that I would restore accountability and consequences to the criminal justice system while advancing smart reforms responsibly.