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State Chapters => California => Topic started by: PeteS in CA on April 29, 2021, 12:02:47 am
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California attorney general candidate assails Chesa Boudin, S.F. over crime rate
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ca-attorney-general-candidate-assails-boudin-s-f-over-crime-rate/ar-BB1g4NsP (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ca-attorney-general-candidate-assails-boudin-s-f-over-crime-rate/ar-BB1g4NsP)
SACRAMENTO — Anne Marie Schubert, the Sacramento County district attorney, said Monday that she will run for California attorney general next year and lashed out at progressive advocates of criminal justice reform such as San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin.
Schubert, a conservative-leaning career prosecutor, said she will run against recently sworn-in state Attorney General Rob Bonta, a former Bay Area state legislator, because cities like San Francisco are “in chaos” due to liberal policies that endanger public safety.
“In San Francisco, you have a district attorney ... who is letting violent criminals out with little oversight or consequences, criminals who go on to victimize again,” Schubert said.
Although Bonta is her opponent, Schubert focused much of her attention Monday on Boudin and other progressive local prosecutors including George Gascón, a former San Francisco district attorney who now holds the same position in Los Angeles County.
Schubert and Bonta don't have much statewide visibility, so focusing on what she would do is a wise tack. As for "conservative-leaning", for now I'm going to assume it means "less crazy than Boudin and Gascon".