Petitions have been approved for the recall effort against San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin over complaints over lenient treatment of criminals. Recall efforts kicked into high gear after a convict who was arrested on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle and violating probation was released without bail and then ran over two women while running a red light. Boudin had previously served as McAlister's defense attorney when he was a deputy public defender.
The stories say 51,000 signatures are needed, but the numbers seemed to be a little higher when I looked. It should be 10 percent of registered voters, which should equal 52,1988 valid signatures, though perhaps there was a drop-off in registered voters.
I have a bit more to say on District Attorney recalls (note there are ongoing efforts in Los Angeles and Sonoma County), but I'm waiting to see if I can place my op-ed on the subject.
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