John,

This is one of the most important emails I’ve ever sent you. And it’s about one of the single most important people in our movement.

The Real Justice team is launching a brand new campaign today, and it’s about something I never saw coming.

Let me explain.

In 2019, voters elected Chesa Boudin as San Francisco’s District Attorney.

I poured my heart into that race — we all did. For good reason. He is one of the single most compassionate, intelligent, brilliant, competent people I know. And electing him as DA of San Francisco is literally one of the most important victories of our lives.

On the day he took office, he stood before us and promised to use the power of his office to fight for a more fair, effective, and accountable justice system.

In just over one year, he has:

• Helped reduce the jail population by nearly 50% in the first three months of his term.
• Ended prosecutors’ requests for cash bail — a draconian system that undermines public safety and punishes poverty.
• Eliminated the use of racist gang enhancements that target Black people for guilt by association.
• Dramatically increased police accountability, like filing HISTORIC charges against police officers for brutalizing and killing Black people.

And in spite of the pandemic stressing San Francisco, violent crime is still down to historic lows. Honestly, we’re just barely scratching the surface of what Chesa can do as DA.

And that’s why the new attacks he is facing are truly unprecedented.

Republicans, the police union, and the ultra-wealthy are banding together to try to overturn the results of the election and RECALL Chesa Boudin. Most of them don’t even live in San Francisco.

They’re FURIOUS that someone is finally trying to hold horrible police and prosecutors accountable. And TERRIFIED that our nationwide movement is doing the same exact thing in cities all across the country.

We need to stand with Chesa right now, and not let them roll back his progress on creating real public safety solutions, reducing incarceration, and holding police accountable. Add your name at StandWithChesa.com right now — we’ll need a strong showing of support to combat these attacks.

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Once you’ve signed, please chip in $5 to kickstart this new campaign today. We’re going to need a lot of resources to do this right and combat the misinformation these heavily-funded groups are putting out.

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Despite historic obstacles and a global pandemic, Chesa has kept his promises.

He dramatically reduced the jail population to protect people living inside jails and the broader community from COVID-19 outbreaks.

He consistently fights for more support for victims of crime, including financial help and housing for domestic violence survivors.

He holds those who abuse power accountable, including prosecuting San Francisco police officer Christopher Samayoa for killing an unarmed Black man.

Make no mistake: this effort to overturn an election is Republican-led, and fueled by fear-mongering and dangerous misinformation. And we’re going to need to throw down hard to combat it.

That’s why I need you with us right now. First, add your name to StandWithChesa.com — let’s demonstrate how broad Chesa’s support is.

Then, make a $5 contribution so we have the resources needed to take on the police union and Silicon Valley millionaires.

We are proud to stand with Chesa in opposition to this absurd recall effort.

We stand with him because he is proving that we do not have to choose between ending mass incarceration and protecting public safety. We can do both.

Appreciate you,

Shaun

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