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San Francisco

Chesa Boudin

One-on-One with Silicon Valley’s Enemy No. 1

An interview with San Francisco’s embattled, ambitious, tech-squabbling prosecutor on the media, billionaires, and the recall. Is he the victim of an organized smear campaign—or is he just bad at his job?
Theodore Schleifer • March 29, 2022
Theodore Schleifer • March 15, 2022
Yuri’s Red Line & The Chesa Money Bomb
Chesa Boudin
Milner, the formerly oligarch-friendly V.C., appears to have decisively closed the door on Russia. Plus, insider updates on San Francisco’s venture-fueled recall campaign and a diplomatic breakthrough in Biden’s megadonor embargo.
Theodore Schleifer • February 8, 2022
The Pelosi Nepotism Succession Question
Christine Pelosi (center) with her parents
With Republicans expected to retake the House in November, could Pelosi’s congressional seat become a family dynasty? Plus: Zuckerberg loses Thiel, Melinda goes rogue (or not), and Silicon Valley discovers diversity.
Chesa Boudin
Theodore Schleifer • December 14, 2021
Tech’s Looming Radical Chic Throwdown
The recall election of Chesa Boudin, San Francisco’s avant-garde D.A., has turned bitter, pitting tech’s billionaires against one another—and forcing the city to look at itself, and its past, in the mirror.