By Joe Eskenazi : missionlocal – excerpt

Brooke Jenkins, the disgruntled former prosecutor who quit Chesa Boudin’s office to become the face of the recall, has been tabbed by Mayor London Breed to be the next District Attorney.

It is a bold and combustible move from the mayor; of the names on Breed’s list, Jenkins is surely the riskiest choice.

In Jenkins, 40, the mayor has elevated a smart, tough and outspoken prosecutor who even former legal adversaries — who were deeply disturbed by this choice — described as talented and formidable. Jenkins is both Black and Latina (but is not San Francisco’s first Black female DA; you’ll recall Vice President Kamala Harris). She is a telegenic presence who, demonstrably in her role as the recall’s figurehead, can broadly make her case to the people. In this, she’s a marked contrast from her employer-turned-target Boudin, who excelled in small or one-on-one situations, but often struggled to explain his policies and politics in the media…

Within the DA’s office, Jenkins was seen as a talented up-and-comer, but not yet one of the star attorneys. She has not served in a management role. So the replacement of a young, first-time manager with a young, first-time manager does raise questions…(more)

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