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Exclusive | San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins warns ‘devastating’ California court will unleash crime wave

Nypost · · 903 words · By Annie Gaus
Public Safety vs. Judicial Rights Crime Rates in San Francisco Bail Reform
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A decision from the California Supreme Court on April 30 found bail for accused criminals must be “attainable” and only those accused of violent crimes may be held in jail pending trial”
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Multiple web search results confirm the California Supreme Court ruled that bail must consider the defendant's financial circumstances (attainable) in a case involving a $7 cheeseburger. One source specifically mentions the ruling that jailing a person simply because they cannot pay money bail is unconstitutional.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of past and present judges of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The court's name was the Supreme Court of Appeals until it was changed in 1971. Members were titled Judge until a 1928 cons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Suprem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of appeals in the courts of the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco at the Earl Warren Building, but it regula…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_St…
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“Jenkins, who was first appointed to the position in 2022”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Brooke Jenkins was appointed interim district attorney on July 8, 2022, following the recall of Chesa Boudin.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 San Francisco District Attorney election was held on November 5, 2024, concurrent with the election for San Francisco mayor and the 2024 statewide general elections. Incumbent District Attorn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_San_Francisco_District_At…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooke Jenkins (born August 1981) is an American lawyer serving as the 30th district attorney of San Francisco. On July 8, 2022, Jenkins was appointed interim district attorney by Mayor London Breed f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Jenkins
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco District Attorney's Office is the legal agency charged with prosecuting crimes in the City and County of San Francisco, California, under California state law. The current district …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_District_Attorne…
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“The California Supreme Court case centered on Gerald John Kowalczyk, a Bay Area homeless man who bought a $7 cheeseburger using another person’s credit card.”
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Multiple sources confirm the case centered on Gerald Kowalczyk and the theft of a $7 cheeseburger using another person's credit card.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the chief justice of the United State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael H. v. Gerald D., 491 U.S. 110 (1989), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving substantive due process in the context of paternity law. Splitting five to four, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_H._v._Gerald_D.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of appeals in the courts of the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco at the Earl Warren Building, but it regula…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California
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“A Superior Court judge set his bail at $75,000 and it was later revoked entirely after he was determined to be at high risk of reoffending.”
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One web search result specifically mentions Gerald Kowalczyk spent six months in jail on a $75,000 bail. However, the specific detail about the bail being 'revoked entirely' due to 'high risk of reoffending' is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence, though the $75,000 figure is present.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2025. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The moose (pl.: moose; used in North America) or elk (pl.: elk or elks; used in Eurasia) (Alces alces) is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only extant species i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej, SRP) is a Christian socialist, populist, agrarian, and nationalist political party and trade union in Poland. T…
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“Kowalczyk, who had 60 prior convictions and failed to comply with numerous court orders, spent six months in jail.”
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The provided evidence for claim 4 discusses a different 'John Kowalczyk' murder case from 1993 and general information about spent convictions, but does not provide evidence regarding Gerald Kowalczyk's 60 prior convictions or specific jail duration for this case.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of largest mammals by family.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in Canada. Unlike its neighbour, the United States, Canada lacks a complete database like that of the Officer Down Memorial Page. …
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web search NEUTRAL — Sharjah Misdemeanor Court sentenced two man in absentia to six months in jail to be followed by deportation after being convicted of swindling Dhs84,000 from a man’s bank account by falsely claiming h…
https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/05/13/duo-sentenced-to-6-…
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“Robert Sonza, a chronic offender who was arrested more than a dozen times between 2019 and 2025 for breaking into cars, shoplifting and weapons possession and other crimes.”
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The search results for 'Robert Sonza' returned general information about the name Robert and an unrelated actor's death, but no information regarding a criminal offender named Robert Sonza.
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web search NEUTRAL — It was one of the most popular male names in medieval Europe, likely due to its frequent usage amongst royalty and nobility. To this day, Robert remains one of the most frequently given male names. Ro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 18, 2026 · Robert Redford, one of Hollywood’s most celebrated movie stars, died on September 16, 2025. Considered one of the industry’s most influential actors, producers and directors, the late A…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 26, 2025 · This name has been borne by two kings of the Franks, two dukes of Normandy, and three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from Englan…
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“Another prolific thief, Aziza Graves, was accused of stealing from a San Francisco Target store on 120 separate occasions, taking more than $60,000 in merch before she was convicted and released on supervision in 2024, per ABC7.”
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Multiple sources (ABC News, Newsweek, and another web result) confirm Aziza Graves stole over $60,000 from a Target store at Stonestown Galleria on numerous occasions and was convicted of grand theft.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aziza Graves used Target’s self-checkout service to snatch over $60,000 worth of merchandise during a shoplifting spree spanning across 100 visits to the retail store.
https://nypost.com/2024/05/10/us-news/target-thief-aziza-gra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aziza Graves, a 43-year-old woman from San Francisco, allegedly entered the Target location at the Stonestown Galleria on dozens of occasions over the span of more than a year between Oct.
https://abcnews.com/US/woman-checkout-steal-60000-items-same…
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web search NEUTRAL — The jury found Aziza Graves, 43, guilty of felony grand theft and 52 misdemeanor counts of petty theft for a series of retail thefts at the Stonestown Galleria Target, the San Francisco District Attor…
https://www.newsweek.com/target-thief-self-checkout-scam-189…
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“On Thursday, San Francisco police arrested and charged five individuals for stealing more than $43,000 in goods from Walgreens and Safeway.”
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The search results mention general shoplifting at Walgreens in San Francisco, but do not confirm a specific arrest of five individuals for stealing $43,000 from Walgreens and Safeway on a specific Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The poor employees of this Walgreens can do nothing but watch people steal all their stuff. No security. No help from police.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLbvtRIo3i8
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web search NEUTRAL — SAN FRANCISCO — Clerk, a developer tools company known for its React-friendly authentication solution, has raised $30 million in Series B financing led by CRV, with participation from Stripe, and exis…
https://svdaily.com/2024/05/16/san-francisco-da-charges-man-…
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web search NEUTRAL — As San Francisco’s wealthy residents panic over property crime, some of the city’s less privileged can’t find ways to make ends meet.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/albertsamaha/san-franci…
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“One suspect, Tyrese Boswell, lifted cosmetics and batteries from Walgreens 27 separate times in less than 6 months.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Tyrese Boswell.
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“police seizing 338.5 grams of narcotics and arresting 62 individuals, including 52 with outstanding warrants, in a drug bust just this week.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a drug bust with these specific numbers (338.5 grams, 62 individuals).
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“Immediately after the April 30 Supreme Court ruling, San Francisco defense attorneys cited the decision in requesting the release of more than 90 offenders being held for drug dealing, theft and other crimes, according to the District Attorney’s Office.”
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“San Francisco police data shows that between 2024 and 2025, burglaries fell 26%; robberies were down 23%; larceny theft 22%; and motor vehicle theft down 44%.”
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