In Huge Setback for Soros, San Fran's Progressive DA Booted out by Leftist Residents

Voters in one of America’s most leftist cities sent a message Tuesday to progressive criminal justice reformers and their patron, billionaire financier George Soros: Enough is enough.

After a campaign dominated by skyrocketing murder and burglary rates in the city, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was decisively recalled by voters. According to the Los Angeles Times, over 60 percent of ballots were cast to oust the DA, who eliminated cash bail, emptied jails and reportedly didn’t prosecute individuals for drug dealing, apparently over concerns they would be deported.

Tuesday’s results could deal a major blow to other progressive criminal reformers like Philadelphia’s Larry Krasner, Los Angeles’ George Gascón and Manhattan’s Alvin Bragg — and a blow to Soros, who has spent significant cash on criminal justice reform, his pet project.