Today, we look at the history of the San Francisco District Attorney's office. It's the next story in our series The Progressive Prosecutor . Then, we ask
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January 28, 2021
On Monday, the State of California filed an opposition to DoorDash, Inc.’s motion to stay proceedings pending the resolution of a parallel case brought by private parties. California’s case, filed last summer, revolves around the defendant’s alleged misclassification of its drivers as independent contractors in violation of state labor law. California contended that stay is neither legally warranted nor harmless to California’s interests.
In its Dec. 21, 2020 motion to stay proceedings, DoorDash contended that the court should pause the case because the resolution of a parallel proceeding, brought under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) before another San Francisco Superior Court department, would bind California. The defendant also argued that because both cases’ allegations and claims for relief are similar, the court should exercise discretion in the name of judicial economy. In the PAGA action, DoorDash has agreed to settle
SFPD took murder case to Sacramento, where teen could be tried as an adult
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Critic say the prosecution of a teen suspect in a San Francisco killing in Sacramento County is an attempt by police to bypass the S.F. District Attorney’s Chesa Boudin’s reforms for juveniles.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
A 17-year-old boy arrested following a deadly sideshow shooting in San Francisco’s Excelsior District last year will be prosecuted in Sacramento County in a move that critics called an attempt by police to bypass the San Francisco district attorney’s reform policies for juveniles.
District Attorney Chesa Boudin pledged to never charge a minor as an adult, but that’s not the case in Sacramento or most other counties. The decision to bring the charges to Sacramento could have a significant effect on the minor’s sentence if he’s convicted as an adult a difference between a handful of years in lockup versus decades in an adult prison. Because he’s a minor,
“Jeers to President Trump” – It is an American tradition to attend your successor’s inaugural, or in some cases a defeated opponent attends. It must be hard, but it’s a symbolic tip of the hat to our tradition of a peaceful transition of power. It must have broken Gerald Ford’s heart to watch Jimmy Carter being sworn in in 1977, and the same for Carter in 1981 when Ronald Reagan won. But they manned-up and showed up. Richard Nixon did not attend Gerald Ford’s swearing-in in 1974, so as not to be a distraction. Given Nixon’s sudden resignation, that was probably best.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST