New San Francisco DA Jenkins Vows to Fight City’s ‘Lawlessness’

December 2, 2022, 3:00 PM UTC

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has a message about the “lawlessness” she says she inherited in her city: “All crime in San Francisco is illegal again.”

Changing the perception that San Francisco has lost its allure after the pandemic to help keep the city’s economic machine running is “a significant factor” that plays into her efforts, Jenkins said in an exclusive interview at Bloomberg News in San Francisco Thursday.

Watch: San Francisco Distrcit Attorney Brooke Jenkins speaks to Bloomberg.
Source: Bloomberg

Jenkins, 41, landed in the city’s top prosecutor job by actively helping to unseat her predecessor and former boss, Chesa Boudin, who was recalled by voters in June amid ...

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