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Bay Area Reporter: Re-elect Brooke Jenkins

"San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has done a good job restoring confidence to the office since taking over two years ago after voters recalled former DA Chesa Boudin....We endorse Jenkins for a full term."

Oct
2
2024
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San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins Champions Justice Reform with San Quentin Inmates

"San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has initiated a groundbreaking partnership with the incarcerated individuals at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center to build innovative crime prevention strategies."

Sep
6
2024
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CBS News: San Francisco District Attorney Jenkins' crime crackdown brings hope to Tenderloin

Business owners in the San Francisco Tenderloin neighborhood said they have seen a drop in crime recently. And they're thanking District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.

Jul
17
2024
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SF Chronicle: S.F. DA to launch youth program as number of juvenile crime victims rise

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is expected to announce Wednesday a new mentorship and anti-violence program for youth to be run out of her office intended to connect teens and young adults to career opportunities in law, policy and criminal justice reform. 

Jun
5
2024
NEWS ARTICLE

SF Examiner: Brooke Jenkins makes her case for a full term as district attorney

"I absolutely support criminal-justice reform. I try to remind people that most of the people disadvantaged by the system are of my background. I’m a Black and Latino woman. And so those are the people who have overwhelmingly been disadvantaged in the system."

May
24
2024
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ABC 7 News: SF DA details how her office is cracking down on drug dealers, retail thefts and more

It's been 17 months since Jenkins was appointed San Francisco's top prosecutor, replacing progressive reformer Chesa Boudin. At the top of her agenda was doing away with the open-air drug market and holding drug dealers accountable for their crimes.

Dec
8
2023
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KRON4 News: SF DA Jenkins calls out judges for failing to hold suspected drug dealers in custody

In San Francisco alone, thousands of people continue to die on the streets. Among those on the frontlines of this crisis is SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins who promised a tougher approach to crime when she took office just over a year ago.

Sep
27
2023