SF's Chinese Community Is Polarized By The Recall Election Of DA Chesa Boudin

San Francisco CA

19 April, 2022

4:30 PM

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By Yujie Zhou, Mission Local April 18, 2022 Two years ago, Chesa Boudin won the District Attorney's election by a mere 2,840 votes, boosted in the ranked-choice voting system by 13,162 votes from his Chinese American competitor Nancy Tung. Much was made of Boudin's support from a generally conservative voting bloc, a win helped by his ability to speak some Cantonese to Chinese voters. With the 2022 San Francisco District Attorney recall election just two months away, however, Chinese voters appear to be more polarized than ever over the progressive they helped to elect. In part, the backlash appears to be part of a recall fervor and a reach for scapegoats to blame for anti-Asian incidents as well as a general – albeit not entirely correct – impression that crime has escalated. Alison Wong, 62, a Sunset homeowner who supports the recall, would like nothing better than to buck the criminal justice system of California as a whole. For her, it is not a discussion of Boudin's performance or his attitudes toward criminals, but longstanding anger at a system that she disagrees with and she feels affects her life. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.