SAN FRANCISCO
Liz and Lee Heidhues 6.2.2024
THE MAYOR’S HANDPICKED DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS MADE PUBLIC SAFETY A BATTLEGROUND FOR POLITICAL GAIN – RYAN KOJASTEH
Former San Francisco Assistant District Attorney Ryan Kojasteh, summarily fired by Mayor London Breed’s handpicked DA Brooke Jenkins, kicked off his quest to oust the woman who fired him. He opened his campaign headquarters in the City’s Richmond District Sunday afternoon.
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In his brief remarks Kojasteh, currently an Assistant District Attorney in Alameda County, called himself an “Insider” who works as a Prosecutor. He knows how Prosecutors work and think. He is one of them. He knows Brooke Jenkins well, having worked in the office when both of them were under the employ of Chesa Boudin.
The difference between the two is stark. Brooke Jenkins turned her back on Chesa and earned over 150K as a main political functionary in the political coup d’etat of June 7, 2022.
Ryan Kojatesh paid a price for staying true to his principles about what an ethical prosecutor and public servant should be. It cost him his job in San Francisco.
Surrounded by supporters and close knit family members candidate Kojasteh touted his experience as an Assistant DA in Chesa Boudin’s administration. Following Chesa’s recall two years ago, Kojasteh was summarily fired by Brooke Jenkins. The firing occurred as Kojasteh was en route to a wedding. Jenkins called and fired him with no explanation.
Jenkins cleaned house and Kojasteh was on the Boudin staff swept away in the post Recall purge.
In his own words Kojasteh has spent his career, “prosecuting violent crimes, supporting victims and getting justice-involved youth back on track as a prosecutor … to combat anti-AAPI hate crimes as a longtime San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commissioner.”
Participating in the campaign kickoff were commissioners from the Board of Education and Community College Board; former State Senator and Supervisor Mark Leno; along with former Richmond District (D1) Supervisors Sandy Fewer and Jake McGoldrick. Also there to support Ryan’s candidacy was David Heller, longtime President of the Greater Geary Boulevard Merchants and Property Owners Association.
TOP PHOTO: Ryan Kojasteh submitting papers for his District Attorney candidacy at City Hall
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