Candidate for
District Attorney; City of San Francisco

I am running for District Attorney to make San Francisco the safest and fairest city in the country.

My first priority will be building partnerships between law enforcement and the community, because the data shows that's what makes us safer. Simply put, a collaborative approach that builds trust will have a huge payoff in reduced crime in our communities, reduced corrections costs and reduced recidivism. BALIF will be a key community partner in our efforts to make San Francisco safer and fairer.

Second, I will focus on keeping kids out of the criminal justice system by reforming our juvenile justice system. I will implement a restorative justice program for juveniles that will hold offenders accountable while meeting the needs of the victims. I will make the juvenile unit a full division in the DA's office and revamp the recruitment and training of juvenile DAs.

Third, I will bring data-driven upgrades and an innovative approach to the District Attorney's office. As a Police Commissioner, I fought for modern upgrades such as CompStat, a management and accountability tool that gives police better data to prevent crime. I also spearheaded a study to address gun violence, which led to the "zone strategy" that helped dramatically reduce the homicide rate and earned the Department of Justice's prestigious Project Safe Neighborhoods Achievement Award. But the results-oriented strategies have not yet been broadly adopted in perhaps the most important arm of law enforcement + prosecution. Continuing this kind of modernization in the DA's office will help make San Francisco the safest and fairest city in America.