Where do you live?
San Diego
  • Alameda
  • Imperial
  • San Diego
What do you care about?
Combatting Racial and Other Disparities
  • All Issue Areas
  • Advancing Youth Justice
  • Combatting Racial and Other Disparities
  • Death Penalty
  • Ending Excessive Sentences and Promoting Second Chances
  • Ending Over-criminalization and Mass incarceration
  • Ending the Use of Money Bail
  • Ensuring Accessibility Transparency Integrity and Accountability
  • Protecting Immigrant Communities
  • Protecting Workers and Consumers
  • Standing Up to Police Misconduct
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San Diego

DA Candidates

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Will you commit to implement policies and practices to combat bias in decision-making within your Office, including in charging decisions, bail recommendations, diversion program placements, and plea bargains – as well as in internal Office practices (i.e. regularly bringing in experts to train staff and prosecutors on implicit and explicit bias, prioritizing inclusive hiring and promotion, and ensuring the office not only has racial and ethnic diversity, but also diversity in gender, ability, health)? Please select “Yes” or “No” and provide an explanation.

Will you pledge to collect and post online quarterly statistical information disaggregated by race, age, zip code of residence (including if houseless), and gender on felony and misdemeanor charging decisions, convictions, declinations (to charge), and diversion program placements? Please select “Yes” or “No” and provide an explanation.

Will you decline to file charges where an arrest provides evidence that the officer engaged in racial profiling or other racial bias? Please answer “Yes” or “No” and provide an explanation.

When individuals bring legal challenges under the California Racial Justice Act of 2020, will you be proactive about providing access to relevant evidence, carefully consider the allegations raised, and take corrective action when the challenges have merit?

Will you support retroactive application of the California Racial Justice Act, through AB 256 (Kalra)?

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Death Penalty

This site is a resource to help us understand the district attorney candidates' stances on key criminal justice issues. We sent every DA candidate a set of questions about their platform. Their responses, or lack thereof, can help us be more informed voters on November 8, 2022.

Why it matters

District Attorneys (DAs) have tremendous power to impact the lives of millions of people, their families, and entire communities. If someone is accused of a crime, it is the DA–not the police–who has the sole power to decide if criminal charges are filed and the severity of those charges. They alone decide who is deserving of a jail or prison sentence and who will instead be routed into a diversion program to help rebuild their life, or have charges dismissed.

In California, we have 58 elected DAs each representing one of our 58 counties. Our job is to elect a DA who is committed to seeking justice in criminal cases, working to prevent crime, and serving as a leader in the diverse communities they represent.

Learn more at MeetYourDA.org

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Your DA has a profound impact on the criminal justice system. On November 8th, you have the power to decide who represents you.

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