{"id":1476321,"date":"2022-05-16T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1476321"},"modified":"2022-05-16T08:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T12:00:53","slug":"burned-by-soft-on-crime-leftist-da-chesa-boudin-san-franciscans-are-headed-for-a-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burned-by-soft-on-crime-leftist-da-chesa-boudin-san-franciscans-are-headed-for-a-recall\/","title":{"rendered":"Burned By Soft-On-Crime Leftist DA Chesa Boudin, San Franciscans Are Headed For A Recall"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fburned-by-soft-on-crime-leftist-da-chesa-boudin-san-franciscans-are-headed-for-a-recall%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1476321&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/window-scaled-e1652538568211.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The year 2022 may go down as one of the most transformative years in San Francisco\u2019s history. After firing three leftist school board members with an overwhelming majority in a recall election in February, Asian Americans in San Francisco, fed up with rising violent crimes in the city, have become the <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/community\/asian-american-voters-support-recall-da-chesa-boudin\/\">driving force<\/a> to recall the city\u2019s woke District Attorney Chesa Boudin on June 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boudin was elected district attorney of San Francisco in November 2019. According to a New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/11\/11\/chesa-boudin-son-of-infamous-brinks-truck-robbers-elected-san-francisco-da\/\">profile<\/a>, Boudin\u2019s parents, David Gilbert and Kathy Boudin, were \u201cmembers of the domestic-terror group Weather Underground.\u201d After they and their accomplices killed two police and one guard during the infamous 1950s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/history\/famous-cases\/brinks-robbery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brink\u2019s robbery<\/a>\u00a0case, Chesa Boudin\u2019s parents were arrested and served lengthy jail time.<\/p>\n<p>Only 14 months old at the time of his parents\u2019 arrest, Boudin was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/11\/11\/chesa-boudin-son-of-infamous-brinks-truck-robbers-elected-san-francisco-da\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0raised by leaders of the Weather Underground. Not surprisingly, Boudin\u2019s political allegiance is on the far left. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/11\/11\/chesa-boudin-son-of-infamous-brinks-truck-robbers-elected-san-francisco-da\/\">The New York Post<\/a>, Boudin \u201cserved as a translator for late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,\u201d and his campaign for DA of San Francisco won the support of socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt. During his campaign, Boudin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theappeal.org\/san-francisco-deputy-public-defender-chesa-boudin-announces-run-for-district-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promised<\/a>\u00a0to reduce incarceration rates, end cash bail, and focus more on police misconduct and racial bias.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 race to become DA of San Francisco was tight, and votes from Asian Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/community\/anger-frustration-among-sf-asian-american-voters-may-influence-recall-of-da-chesa-boudin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0were crucial to Boudin\u2019s eventual victory. Many of his Asian supporters are experiencing buyer\u2019s remorse two years later, mainly due to violent crimes against Asians having increased more than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/criminal-justice\/anti-asian-hate-crimes-spiked-in-sf-by-more-than-500-in-2021-but-just-1-man-accused-of-half-the-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">560 percent<\/a>\u00a0in 2021 compared to 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Reports of Asians being\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2021\/02\/08\/vicha-ratanapakdee-elderly-fatal-assault-suspect-antoine-watson-held-without-bail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pushed<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CeFaanKim\/status\/1385944967093399554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kicked<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/exclusive-asian-man-warned-about-attacks-days-before-murder\/10412069\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">robbed, or even murdered<\/a>\u00a0when walking out of a bank, strolling down the street, or sleeping at home at night have made many feel unsafe. Asian-owned businesses in Chinatown have been struggling with frequent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc17news.com\/cnn-regional\/2021\/06\/28\/vandals-adding-to-struggling-san-francisco-chinatown-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">robbery and vandalism<\/a>. Often, these heinous crimes were committed by repeat offenders whom Boudin set free.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Repeat Offenders Kill Again After Release<\/h2>\n<p>Hanako Abe\u2019s tragic death was a perfect example. On last New Year\u2019s Eve in downtown San Francisco, 27-year-old Abe and 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/sf-hit-and-run-san-francisco-hanako-abe-lawsuit\/10825960\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were killed<\/a>\u00a0by Troy McAlister, who was trying to get away after committing a robbery when he hit and killed both women. San Francisco-based writer Susan Reynolds found out that McAlister has\u00a0a <a href=\"https:\/\/susanreynolds.substack.com\/p\/73-felonies-and-34-misdemeanors-in?s=r\">25-year criminal record<\/a>. Yet Boudin brokered a deal and let McAlister go on parole in March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Reynolds\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/susanreynolds.substack.com\/p\/hanako-loved-san-francisco?s=r\">research<\/a> shows that since being paroled, McAlister \u201chad been arrested five times for crimes, including burglary, possession of burglary tools, vehicle theft, possession of the stolen property, possession of narcotics for sale, possession of suspected methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and, of course, parole violations.\u201d But thanks to Boudin\u2019s soft-on-crime approach, McAlister \u201cserved a combined 11 days in jail\u201d for those five arrests.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Believing their daughter\u2019s tragic death was preventable, Abe\u2019s parents\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/family-of-sf-hit-and-run-victim-files-claim-against-city\/2577807\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filed a lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0against San Francisco and Boudin. Abe\u2019s mother said in an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/susanreynolds.substack.com\/p\/73-felonies-and-34-misdemeanors-in?s=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cSan Francisco needs to change so that Hanako\u2019s death is not wasted \u2026 I don\u2019t understand why criminals are being protected in San Francisco. Inhumane but progressive? Is anyone responsible for Hanako\u2019s death?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/safersfnoboudin\/status\/1518616104528060416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter thread<\/a>\u00a0from the Recall Chesa Boudin campaign, Hanako was only one of many victims killed by career criminals Boudin set free. It seems that Boudin is more sympathetic to the perpetrators who committed those monstrous crimes than the victims of the crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The family of 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapkadee, who was violently pushed and killed by Antoine Watson in January 2021, was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/san-francisco-da-chesa-boudin-sf-district-attorney-84-year-old-man-killed\/10381125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outraged<\/a>\u00a0after Boudin excused Watson as having \u201csome sort of temper tantrum\u201d when he committed the shocking crime. Boudin so far has refused to either retract his words or offer any public apology to Ratanapkadee\u2019s family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Robber\u2019s 15th Robbery<\/h2>\n<p>Besides rising violent crimes, San Francisco residents are sick and tired of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoover.org\/research\/san-franciscos-progressive-drug-policies-kill-hundreds-annually\">widespread drug problems<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2021\/12\/08\/san-francisco-auto-burglary-car-break-in-its-out-of-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">property thefts<\/a>. During the last Christmas shopping season, the open\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2021\/12\/17\/graham-could-you-be-having-a-smash-and-grab-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smash-and-grab robberies of luxury stores in downtown San Francisco<\/a>\u00a0shocked the nation. Small businesses have been victims of such out-of-control robberies under Boudin\u2019s watch all too often.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even as Boudin is fighting to keep his job, he continues to be lenient on these career criminals. Early this week, local ABC news\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/sf-crime-burglary-plea-deal-chesa-boudin\/11833000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that Nathan Picco, a serial burglar who \u201chad been convicted of 15 burglaries and theft-related felonies from 2002 and 2019,\u201d has seen most of his charges dismissed by Boudin\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Boudin\u2019s office\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/sf-crime-burglary-plea-deal-chesa-boudin\/11833000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cthe plea deal\u2019s agreed-upon sentence was that Mr. Picco receive credit for the days he spent on jail on this case, take part in a residential treatment program, and be placed on two years\u2019 probation.\u201d Of course, Boudin\u2019s lenience has only emboldened Picco to commit burglary against seven businesses in eight months last year, a clear violation of both the law and his probation agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But according to Boudin\u2019s office, Picco \u201cwill be issued stay-away orders, orders for restitution for all the burglaries, and be placed on electronic monitoring once he is placed in the [residential treatment] program.\u201d Only \u201cif he fails to comply with any of the terms of his release, Picco faces up to five years and eight months in county jail.\u201d In other words, the DA\u2019s office will continue to treat career criminals such as Picco with kid gloves till he does something really, really bad next time. Property owners be damned.<\/p>\n<h2>Boudin Least Popular with Asians<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/close-to-70-of-respondents-say-yes-to-recall-boudin-recent-poll-shows\">Polling<\/a> suggests Boudin is unlikely to keep his job because most of San Francisco\u2019s liberal residents support his recall, and Asian voters are especially unhappy with Boudin\u2019s job performance. The latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/community\/asian-american-voters-support-recall-da-chesa-boudin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">San Francisco Standard Voter Poll<\/a>\u00a0shows that 67 percent of Asian voters support the recall, compared to \u201c52% of Hispanic voters, 51% of white voters, and 34% of Black voters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gerry Tan, a San Francisco-based venture capitalist and son of Chinese immigrants who supported the school board recall, is now backing the campaign to recall Boudin. Gerry told me he is concerned about \u201cthe future of SF and the entire community and economy.\u201d He didn\u2019t believe Boudin \u201cis doing his best to protect people and ensure those who commit violent crimes are held accountable for victimizing the poor, the disadvantaged and the general public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManKitLam4\/status\/1519391291641008128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter thread<\/a>, Kit Lam, an immigrant from Hong Kong, listed the rising crimes, drug overdose crisis, and homeless problems as reasons for Boudin\u2019s recall. The safety issue hit close to home for Lam. He told me his working-class neighbors were victims of property theft. But Boudin\u2019s office refused to persecute the thief. They were Boudin\u2019s supporters two years ago. But they are ready to see Boudin go in June. Lam said, \u201cWe need to recall him [Boudin] now because the public has NO confidence in the DA office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most other Asian voters <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/community\/asian-american-voters-support-recall-da-chesa-boudin\/\">seem to share<\/a> Tan and Lam\u2019s concerns, and are holding Boudin accountable for the city\u2019s crime surge and deterioration of its quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Asian voters\u2019 activism was crucial for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sf-school-board-recall-shows-new-political-awakening-asian-americans-opinion-1681193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">landslide victory<\/a>\u00a0of the school board recall election in February, and the success has motivated many Asian voters to become more politically active. Today, Lam relies on skills he honed during\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/27\/why-san-franciscos-school-board-recall-may-be-one-of-2022s-most-important-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the earlier recall <\/a>to win support for the recall Boudin campaign. He has been busy going on Chinese radio shows, and calling and texting people he knows to urge them to vote yes on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voterguide.sfelections.org\/en\/local-ballot-measure-and-argument-information-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proposition H<\/a>\u00a0(the ballot measure to recall Boudin).<\/p>\n<p>Through both the school board recall campaign and the DA recall campaign, San Francisco\u2019s Asian voters have demonstrated that they will hold Democrats accountable for destructive policies. Through their participation in the democratic process, Asian Americans have become the driving force for bringing positive change to their beloved city. Even more impressive is that they are succeeding in the most leftist city in America.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">\n  Helen Raleigh, CFA, is an American entrepreneur, writer, and speaker. She&#8217;s a senior contributor at The Federalist. Her writings appear in other national media, including The Wall Street Journal and Fox News.  Helen is the author of several books, including &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Confucius-Never-Said-Helen-Raleigh\/dp\/1499185278\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&#038;keywords=Helen+Raleigh+Confucius+Never+Said&#038;qid=1606079469&#038;sr=8-1\">Confucius Never Said<\/a>&#8221; and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Backlash-How-Chinas-Aggression-Backfired\/dp\/1736008501\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&#038;qid=1606006113&#038;sr=8-1\">Backlash: How Communist China&#8217;s Aggression Has Backfired<\/a>.&#8221; Follow her on Parler and Twitter: @HRaleighspeaks.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2022 may go down as one of the most transformative years in San Francisco\u2019s history. 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