I don't expect anything I care about or anyone in politics who I support to get the endorsement of the local bird cage liner. (Does anyone still use a newspaper for that?)
But the San Francisco Chronicle has called this properly.
... San Franciscans put their trust in Boudin, who promised to pursue a more compassionate form of criminal justice that “diverted” nonviolent offenders away from jails and prisons and toward court-monitored rehabilitation programs that could potentially help them escape the cycle of recidivism.
Scaling up diversion is an experiment — one that we are now in the middle of. True to his campaign promise, Boudin is diverting a far greater percentage of cases than his predecessors.
Critics have branded this approach “catch and release.” But this is a cynical depiction of the plan voters knew they were signing up for.
Recall is a last-ditch tool for emergencies, not buyer’s remorse. And San Franciscans should respond accordingly by voting no on Proposition H.
Look, I know we're all post-pandemic pissy. I can tell every time I'm driving down a normal city street and some nut swerves around me on the left at 50 miles an hour to gain one car length before the next light. We're all a little crazed.
But this city can do better than to let some rich Republicans and assorted sore losers who wanted another D.A. candidate trash Boudin's experiment before it barely starts.
Good for the Chron. No on H on June 7.
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