Out-of-control judges lead to out-of-control crime

Nypost · May 17, 2026 · 430 words · By CA Post Editorial Board

Partisan Politics in California Judicial Activism Public Safety and Crime

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Out-of-control judges lead to out-of-control crime San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said it best: “We are going to continue to be the brunt of every joke and attack on Fox News, and rightfully so.” She was referring to the decisoin last month by…

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Center66%

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Drug dealers who have been arrested dozens of times; retail looting gangs that steal over and over again because they know they won’t be prosecuted; smash-and-grab petty thieves who make residents post signs in their car windows pleading for mercy; all would…

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This is the worst possible outcome for a city that had been mounting a comeback.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What new context would change how readers understand this Partisan Politics in California story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that voters tossed out radical DA Chesa Boudin in a recall election in 2022?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “voters tossed out radical DA Chesa Boudin in a recall election in 2022.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm that Chesa Boudin served as DA until July 8, 2022, when he was removed via a recall election.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chesa Boudin (, CHAY-sə boo-DEEN; born August 21, 1980) is an American lawyer who served as the 29th District Attorney of San Francisco from January 8, 2020, to July 8, 2022. He is a member of the Dem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesa_Boudin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathy Boudin (May 19, 1943 – May 1, 2022) was an American radical leftist who served 23 years in prison for felony murder based on her role in the 1981 Brink's robbery. Boudin was a founding member of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Boudin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Boudin ( boo-DEEN; November 29, 1939 – March 24, 2025) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 199…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Boudin

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Claim 2: “Newsom also has a vacancy to fill.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'there' and contains no information regarding judicial vacancies in California.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 · Note: Do not confuse there, which has meanings that mostly relate to a literal or abstract location, with the words their and they're. Their has to do with what belongs to or is associa…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there

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web search NEUTRAL — We can use there at the start of a clause as a type of indefinite subject. This means that we can put the actual subject at the end of the clause and so give it emphasis or focus (underlined below): …
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/there

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web search NEUTRAL — 1. Used to introduce a clause or sentence: There are numerous items. There must be another exit. 2. Used to indicate an unspecified person in direct address: Hello there.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/there

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Claim 3: “Out of the seven justices on the state’s highest court, only one was appointed by a Republican.”

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The provided evidence for this claim discusses the US Supreme Court or general ballot information, but does not provide a current breakdown of the appointing party for each of the seven California Supreme Court justices.

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web search NEUTRAL — Supreme Court appointments.Reagan appointed three Associate Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States: Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981, which fulfilled a campaign promise to name the first female…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan

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web search NEUTRAL — On the U.S. Supreme Court, seven of the nine justices were appointed by Republican Presidents.You were the only member of the California Supreme Court who dissented in a case involving the sale of cig…
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108shrg93738/html/C…

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web search NEUTRAL — Three of the seven justices on the California Supreme Court are up for re-election next month, but it may be a mere formality since there's not a hint of opposition.
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/3-of-7-california-su…

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Claim 4: “Voters also replaced left-wing London Breed with the more pragmatic Daniel Lurie.”

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Multiple news sources and Wikipedia confirm that Daniel Lurie won the election and London Breed conceded, making Lurie the next mayor of San Francisco.

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web search NEUTRAL — London Nicole Breed is an American politician who served as the 45th mayor of San Francisco from 2018 to 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Breed

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web search NEUTRAL — Incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed concedes the election to challenger Daniel Lurie during a news conference at City Hall on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. Lurie, a philanthropist and an heir to the…
https://www.sfchronicle.com/election/article/sf-mayor-daniel…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mayor London Breed has conceded her race, writing on social media at 4:33 p.m. on Thursday that Daniel Lurie will become San Francisco’s next mayor, and giving a brief press conference at City Hall sa…
https://missionlocal.org/2024/11/london-breed-concedes-the-r…

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Claim 5: “Brooke Jenkins took over”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Brooke Jenkins was appointed interim district attorney by Mayor London Breed 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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Claim 6: “The rest were appointed by Democrats Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom.”

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While the evidence confirms Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom were governors, it does not provide the specific number of justices each appointed to the state's highest court.

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web search NEUTRAL — The current governor of California is Democrat Gavin Newsom, who was inaugurated on January 7, 2019. Jerry Brown was the longest serving governor in Californian history, serving from 1975 until 1983, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_California

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web search NEUTRAL — This week Governor Gavin Newsom asked the California Supreme Court to block the California Taxpayer Protection Initiative from the November ballot. Newsom argued that “voters simply do not have the ca…
https://www.reformcalifornia.org/news/gavin-newsom-claims-vo…

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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYC6KphI-L/

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Claim 7: “the decisoin last month by the California Supreme Court that bail for supposedly “non-violent” offenses must be “attainable.””

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Web search results from Civil Rights Corps indicate the California Supreme Court unanimously held that jailing a person pretrial simply because they cannot pay money bail is unconstitutional, which aligns with the claim that bail must be 'attainable'.

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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…
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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Claim 8: “He pledged not to prosecute so-called “quality of life” crimes, like public urination.”

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Multiple web sources, including NTD and quotes from the SF Chronicle, confirm Boudin's pledge not to prosecute 'quality-of-life' crimes such as public urination and public camping.

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web search NEUTRAL — Chesa Boudin, the newly elected district attorney pledged not to prosecute some “quality-of-life” crimes such as public urination, public camping, and soliciting or offering sex. Boudin defeated Suzy …
https://www.ntd.com/new-da-of-san-francisco-promises-not-to-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Chesa Boudin, a one-time deputy public defender who has never tried a case, was elected in a close race, and will assume office in January.There’s no other way to take Boudin’s statement than as a war…
https://www.pacificresearch.org/thought-san-franciscos-quali…

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web search NEUTRAL — "We will not prosecute cases involving quality-of-life crimes,” Boudin said to the Chronicle before his ticket win. “Crimes such as public camping, offering or soliciting sex, public urination, blocki…
https://sfist.com/2019/11/16/boudin-will-not-prosecute-prost…

info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.