
Restore Community Trust
While we have seen a decrease in crime rates and shrinking jail populations, many people in our community still do not feel safe, and trust in law enforcement has eroded. I will prioritize rebuilding trust with San Francisco communities – particularly communities of color and immigrant communities – and tackle the misuse of
Here’s how we build a more just system together:
- Eliminate bias in charging decisions, jury selection, sentencing recommendations
and plea bargains - Double down on efforts to reform the cash bail system and other court fees, which disproportionately impact the poor and people of color – eliminating future opportunities for success.
- Enforce office-wide policies to consider immigration consequences in handling cases, protecting non-citizen defendants from excessive federal punishment
- Oppose the Trump Administration’s efforts to further criminalize immigrants and co-opt the justice system for immigration enforcement
- Investigate each officer-involved shooting with the highest level of integrity, independence
and transparency to ensure answers are provided and officers are held accountable where they have broken the law
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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...
District Attorney Candidate Suzy Loftus (樂 素 詩) Hosts Campaign Merchant Walk with Japantown Community
SAN FRANCISCO (CA) – On Friday, July 12, Suzy Loftus, candidate for San Francisco District Attorney will join Japantown Merchants Association president Rich Hashimoto for a Merchant Walk to speak with local business owners and neighbors. Suzy has received...
Holding Corporations Accountable and Protecting Workers’ Rights
"Right now, the federal government is not a meaningful partner in protecting these rights. The DA plays a critical role in partnering with other law enforcement agencies to enforce laws meant to ensure safe working conditions, keep families safe, and protect the most...
Holding the Powerful Accountable to the People
"San Franciscans need to trust that there is accountability in the criminal justice system. San Franciscans need to trust that a District Attorney can actually fight the good fight for everyone–not just for the powerful or those who have the means to navigate the...
[SF Examiner] Calling for an apology from SFPD for past attacks and recent arrests on the LGBTQ+ community
"...'The ghosts of the past are still here in our city today,' she [Suzy] told me. 'Apologizing demonstrates a willingness to own the harm caused and creates space to rebuild trust with those impacted'."