In Cook County, the Democratic candidates for State's Attorney, former Illinois Appellate Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke and ex-prosecutor Clayton Harris III, engaged in their first televised debate, diverging on issues such as prosecuting juvenile crimes and smaller retail thefts, and addressing wrongful convictions. As Oakland, California faces a crime wave since the pandemic, with business shutdowns and a 911 crisis where state funding is at risk and 1000 dispatcher applications fell through, Governor Gavin Newsom has sent state prosecutors and 120 CHP officers to address soaring crime. Progressive DA Pamela Price's policies are under fire, with Walmart, Target, and Democratic mayors pushing to amend criminal justice reforms.
NEW: Crime in Oakland, California is getting so bad that Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending in state prosecutors to tackle soaring crime. Thanks to Soros-backed DA Pamela Price, violent crime is exploding as she pushes for lighter sentences to boost "equity." Crime is up a staggering… https://t.co/wNv6WDA4mm
Oakland experiencing a huge increase in crime & @NAACP & police union blame an understaffed police force including vacant police chief post. Newsom has assigned 120 motorcycle cops to help City stem the tide of businesses closing.
the MSM writes about crime as if it is come kind of a phenomenon that just happens Oakland Grapples With Rising Crime: 'When the Cop Leaves, They Come' https://t.co/LMnwtg4w9c
1-on-1 with @MayorShengThao about @Oakland’s 911 crisis. No question off the table. 🚨 Dangerous 911 wait times 🚨 State notice deadline 🚨HR fallout & the 1000 dispatcher applications neglected. @nbcbayarea #WeInvestigate https://t.co/3KgEvapm4h
In the first televised debate between the two looking to succeed State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, former Illinois Appellate Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke and ex-prosecutor Clayton Harris III attempted to draw distinctive lines about how they’d direct the office. https://t.co/bgbVqzOjRS
Progressive California mayors back effort to amend crime laws amid 'rampant' drugs and theft https://t.co/FJ5iDpSnuw
This was the guy bad mouthing @oaklandpoliceca and calling them liars on a recording that came out a few days after an Oakland police officer was murdered. He is part of the problem. Oakland’s violent crime is way up. It’s so bad that @GavinNewsom had to send in 120 CHP… https://t.co/zRsUUhMMe7
Humiliation for progressive Oakland DA Pamela Price as California Gov. Gavin Newsom sends his state prosecutors in to help tackle soaring crime her woke policies are blamed for worsening https://t.co/ToUCOaUt28 https://t.co/EjwT90XFQh
1-on-1 w/ @MayorShengThao about @Oakland’s 911 crisis. We talk long wait times, the State funding at risk if a deadline isn’t met & that HR fallout where 1000 dispatcher applications fell through the cracks. Tonight at 11 on @nbcbayarea. An interview 6 months in the making. https://t.co/eHAZGwmFsH
Democratic Chicago state’s attorney candidates looking to replace Kim Foxx differ on plans to handle crime https://t.co/VdRyOH3mN0 https://t.co/VdRyOH3mN0
California mayors join fight to dismantle law that lowered penalties in effort to combat crime https://t.co/VxxqtrmLH2 https://t.co/VxxqtrmLH2
A crime wave that has gripped Oakland, Calif., since the pandemic has prompted business shutdowns and challenges for residents https://t.co/PfQcUHVCiJ https://t.co/PfQcUHVCiJ
Newsom responds to Oakland's crime surge by sending more attorneys after DA's leftist policies prompted prosecutors to quit https://t.co/TmZLah5K9M
Walmart, Target and a pair of Democratic mayors are supporting a campaign to roll back California’s landmark criminal justice reform, which has been blamed for a spike in retail theft https://t.co/6lNbn70bjo
Democratic candidates for state's attorney split on juvenile crimes, retail theft https://t.co/qJUckwU4K9
Tune into @CityNewsTO tonight to catch me discuss this issue in more depth. Hint: It’s part of a bigger problem of abuse in #LTC and I sadly expect we’ll hear of more victims impacted 😞 👇🏻 https://t.co/ylFUhN4m5l
The two Democratic candidates for Cook County state’s attorney on Thursday provided starkly different visions over how harshly they’d prosecute smaller retail theft crimes and how they’d tackle the systemic problem of wrongful convictions. https://t.co/c3DU1OQDih
Democratic candidates for state's attorney split on juvenile crimes, retail theft, @ad_quig. https://t.co/gtYLAGjnSN
First televised debate for Democratic candidates in the Cook County State’s Attorney Race, watch here ⬇️ @nbcchicago https://t.co/fRc3nKXmST