San Francisco garnered national headlines with the election of its new district attorney, a progressive, which means there will be zero progress made in the homelessness crisis, and little if any made toward reducing crime in the city and county.

Chesa Boudin, a one-time deputy public defender who has never tried a case, was elected in a close race, and will assume office in January. Before he had a chance to decide if the new drapes in his office were going to be socialist red or blue state blue, Boudin announced that he would not prosecute quality-of-life crimes such as “public camping, offering or soliciting sex, public urination, blocking a sidewalk, etc.” We assume public defecating on streets and sidewalks, today’s San Francisco “treat,” will also go unprosecuted.

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This all could have been avoided. Rather than handing out exemptions to the law based on industry, sector or profession, lawmakers should have granted exemptions at the personal level. If a freelance worker doesn’t want to be covered under the law, he or she should have the right to not participate.

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. . . Gov. Newsom and his allies promote the status-quo policies – such as increasing taxpayer spending and creating or expanding government programs – that haven’t proven successful in helping people in need.  If they are serious about wanting to help the poor, Newsom and lawmakers should look toward entrepreneurship as the key to ending poverty in California.  

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