Conservative or Liberal? This Prosecutor Refuses to Be Put in a Box
b'From Donald Trump to George Floyd and Tyre Nichols, the last five years have changed our national conversation about public safety and policing. That\\u2019s particularly true in San Francisco, where progressive prosecutor Chesa Boudin lost his seat in a heated recall election last year, and today\\u2019s guest \\u2014 SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins \\u2014 stepped into the powerful role. In the months since she assumed office, the Black and Latina DA has spoken of the city\\u2019s \\u201clawlessness,\\u201d revoked plea deals, allowed more teenagers to be prosecuted as adults and pushed for more policing of drug dealing. Her critics say she\\u2019s too conservative for the notoriously liberal city. She says she\\u2019s creating consequences for those who break the law.\\xa0\\n\\nAs Kara tells Jenkins, \\u201cOnly in a city like San Francisco could they call you a conservative.\\u201d\\n\\nYou can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.\\xa0\\n\\nOr email us! on@voxmedia.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'