SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues with editorial assistance from Liz Heidhues 2.26.2024
The Buzz flying around San Francisco City Hall political circles is that District Attorney Brooke Jenkins already is scheming her next move. A knowledgeable source told me Brooke is plotting a run for Attorney General in 2026.
Incredulity is the first word that comes to mind.
The DA office is just a Stepping Stone for this aspiring pol from Union City.
Brooke Jenkins is a total political creature who owes her good fortune to Mayor London Breed, City Hall insiders and the dark monied contributors who fueled her meteoric rise.
Critics call S.F.’s new D.A. corrupt. Supporters say she’s a savior. Who is the real Brooke Jenkins?
Headline: SF Chronicle article by Heather Knight 8.26.2022
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/Brooke-Jenkins-DA-17399111.php
This is Brooke Jenkins, fawningly portrayed in The Chronicle, who was a substantial factor in the political destruction of her one time boss DA Chesa Boudin.
A political destruction which Heather Knight, now San Francisco bureau chief for The New York Times, was a significant media operative. Utilizing her twice weekly column to regularly trash DA Boudin.
Jenkins. Quitting Boudin’s office in 2021 and doing political chores as a “volunteer” in the June 2022 Recall. Jenkins only admitted after the fact that she was paid 153K for these “volunteer” services.
The Brooke Jenkins who disingenuously told the world she is not a political person. “I’m solution oriented.” Destroying Chesa Boudin as a stepping stone to the DA’s office.
I’m solution oriented. – Interview with Han Li. SF Standard September 2022
Rewarded for her “volunteer” treachery by being named DA by Mayor London Breed.
London Breed. Behind the scenes leader in the recall of nettlesome DA Chesa Boudin. Never seen as a team player by Breed and her political cronies.
San Francisco now has a DA who walks in lockstep with the Mayor who made her career.
Top photo: DA Brooke Jenkins and the ultimate City Hall insider Da Mayor Willie Brown
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