OPINION: Breed had months to consider this decision, but, within days of Jenkins taking office, a scandal erupted that drew more attention to the corrupt and the sometimes sleazy role of money in San Francisco politics.
San Francisco mayors don’t choose running mates, but they reveal much about themselves when they fill key vacancies, as London Breed did when she chose Brooke Jenkins to replace recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin in July.
Jenkins has asserted that her consulting work will not influence her views or actions as district attorney. That is probably true, but it’s also not the point. But neither of those were as important or high profile as her choice to replace Boudin, because Breed herself has placed such an emphasis on reducing crime in San Francisco. Breed had months to consider this decision, but, within days of Jenkins taking office, a scandal erupted that drew more attention to the corrupt and the sometimes sleazy role of money in San Francisco politics.
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