
Deliver Smart Justice
Relying on jails and prison as the first or only mechanism to achieve safety is fiscally irresponsible and doesn’t actually make us
- Work collaboratively with our City leaders – with Mayor London Breed on addressing homelessness, City Attorney Dennis Herrera to seek conservatorship for those with severe mental illness who are unable to care for themselves, with our school system to ensure trauma is identified and addressed early, with our public health system to expand access to drug treatment and care for people struggling with mental illness, with business leaders to expand employment pipelines, and so much more
- Work with Governor Gavin Newsom to end the incarceration of children as we know it
- Expand diversion programs for both youth and adults
- Modernize the DA’s office to use technology as a means of preventing crime, bolstering transparency and accountability, and confronting and solving the racial impacts of the criminal justice system
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[San Francisco Chronicle] Editorial: Suzy Loftus for San Francisco district attorney.
Loftus strikes the right balance. While she, too, has a focus on prevention, she made plain she would not accept the growing sense in San Francisco that “anything goes and there’s nothing we can do about it.”
There is.
San Francisco voters should elect Suzy Loftus on Nov. 5.
A District Attorney that is Accessible and in the Community
I often reflect on the productive and collaborative relationship I had with the late Mayor Ed Lee — the first API Mayor of San Francisco. We worked together and took on some tough and necessary fights, but we never wavered in our commitment to make San Francisco a...
Protecting Residents and Our Environment
Protecting Tenants and Residents in San FranciscoIt shouldn’t take a tragedy like the Ghost Ship fire to bring to light the reality that many people are living in untraditional, and sometimes unsafe housing, across the Bay Area, including San Francisco. Many families...
[ABC 7] Rally calls for safer San Francisco streets following deadly crash
"'We have been failing for a long time,' former police commissioner Suzy Loftus said. 'When I have to stand here and listen to the 14 names and know one of them is a 14-year-old baby, who I attended her funeral because she was on my daughter's soccer team, this is a...
[SF Weekly] D.A. Candidates Demand Police Accountability
"But change may be on the horizon. District Attorney candidate Suzy Loftus announced a plan Tuesday to increase police accountability. She promised to have the Independent Investigations Bureau make charging decisions against police officers in their personal capacity...
Holding the Criminal Justice System Accountable
"We engaged community members, impacted families and neighborhood-serving organizations in a process that resulted in long overdue updates to the SFPD Use of Force Policy. We operationalized Life Affirming practices through a new Crisis Intervention Team General...
Celebrating — and redoubling — the fight for LGBTQ equality
“To keep our communities safe, it will take all of us coming together around our shared values and demanding change. As District Attorney, I will be committed to reducing violence toward the LGBTQ community by aggressively and appropriately prosecuting hate crimes.”
Survivors of Sexual Assault Deserve Better
“As District Attorney, I will prioritize cases involving sexual violence. In my first 100 days, I will convene a team to re-examine every eligible rape case that was discharged for lack of evidence.”
San Francisco District Attorney Candidate Suzy Loftus (樂 素 詩) Issues Call to Action for AB392: California Act to Save Lives
SAN FRANCISCO (CA) — Today District Attorney candidate Suzy Loftus issued a call to action and affirmed her support for AB392: The California Act to Save Lives, from State Assemblymember Shirley Weber. Read the complete call to action here."If we want people to trust...
San Francisco District Attorney Candidate Suzy Loftus (樂 素 詩) Statement In Response to Public Safety Hearing Today
SAN FRANCISCO (CA) -- Today’s hearing made clear what Suzy hears every day from community members across our city: our criminal justice system is not working and something needs to change. San Francisco needs an experienced leader in the District Attorney’s office....