Sharmin Bock
One of the more important and most overlooked races going on in San Francisco right now is the campaign to be the city’s next district attorney. When Kamala Harris left the post for state office last year, outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed then-Police Chief George Gascon to take her place. Now, Gascon is running for a full four-year term, but faces stiff competition from four other candidates. Previously, we spoke with Bill Fazio and David Onek. Today, courtesy of our partners on this project at the San Francisco Public Press, we feature Sharmin Bock, a San Francisco native and longtime prosecutor in Alameda County, known especially for her work on child sex trafficking. Bock sat down with the Public Press’ Jason Winshell and Hank Drew.
San Francisco’s three candidates for district attorney faced off in a church basement last night in a debate sponsored by the Noe Valley Democratic Club.