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Chesa Boudin (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ s ə b uː ˈ d iː n /, CHAY-sə boo-DEEN; [4] 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.
Jun 7, 2022 · Voters in San Francisco topple the city’s progressive district attorney, Chesa Boudin. Mr. Boudin, who had eliminated cash bail and sought to reduce the prison population, was removed in a vote...
Jan 24, 2024 · The public defender and son of leftist radicals who spent years in prison for their roles in a deadly armed robbery was elected district attorney on a...
Dec 16, 2019 · In 1981, when Chesa Boudin was 14 months old, his parents — members of the radical and violent Weather Underground — left him with a babysitter so they could take part in an armored car...
May 31, 2023 · It was almost a year ago that San Francisco voters ousted their liberal district attorney, Chesa Boudin, in a recall election, as public frustration was growing over property crime and the...
Jun 7, 2022 · SAN FRANCISCO — Progressive Dist. Atty. Chesa Boudin, who became a lightning rod for controversies over crime and homelessness in San Francisco, will not finish his first term as the city’s...
Chesa Boudin is the founding executive director of Berkeley’s Criminal Law & Justice Center. He served as San Francisco’s elected district attorney from 2020 until his recall in 2022.