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San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi addresses supporters during his re-election campaign kickoff, 5\/13\/15, held at Delancey Street. Photos by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 17, 2015<\/p>\n

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi officially kicked off his campaign for re-election Wednesday, vowing to build upon the progressive reforms of his predecessor while continuing to advance a progressive criminal justice vision of his own.<\/p>\n

Held at the communal compound of Delancey Street, a leading national residential self-help organization, the event drew as many as 300+ supporters of varied backgrounds and stripes, including former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos, former California Senator Carole Migden, Democratic Party icon Jane Morrison, former San Francisco Supervisor John Molinari and former Tower of Power lead singer Rick Stevens, among others.<\/p>\n

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Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, Jane Morrison and Eliana Lopez.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Former California Senator Carole Migden.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi greets former Tower of Power lead singer Rick Stevens.<\/p><\/div>\n

Referring to the celebrated legacy of former Sheriff Michael Hennessey, who has endorsed Mirkarimi for re-election, Mirkarimi said, \u201cWe must not forget what it means to have a progressive sheriff. I make no apologies that I\u2019m not part of any machine – and I\u2019ve always been independent,\u201d a subtle dig at his opponent, Vicki Hennessy (no relation to Michael Hennessey), who is challenging Mirkarimi with the tacit support of Mayor Ed Lee, who failed in his bid to oust Mirkarimi over charges of official misconduct relating to a domestic dispute with his wife, Eliana Lopez, one week before Mirkarimi was sworn into office.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmittedly I had a bad start,\u201d Mirkarimi said, referring to the altercation that triggered an avalanche of political and legal troubles for the Mirkarimi-Lopez family. \u201cThe lessons learned\u2026 I cannot begin to tell you how that experience has informed me, how it has shaped me, and how it has made me a better man, a better husband, and a better sheriff.\u201d<\/p>\n

His contrition was received with enthusiastic applause and whistles.<\/p>\n

In the three years since he was reinstated to office following his suspension by Mayor Ed Lee and surviving a Board vote over his ousting, Mirkarimi said he has set about to implement progressive reforms that have resulted in marked recidivism rate reduction through education, skills development and post-incarceration job placement. Mirkarimi\u2019s policies have, despite state realignment, resulted in one of the lowest jail populations per county capita in the State of California, an achievement which has drawn praise and recognition<\/a> from the Governor Jerry Brown administration.<\/p>\n

Working with non-profit organizations, Mirkarimi said, \u201cOur focus has been about recidivism, about bettering people\u2019s lives and making sure offenders don\u2019t return back to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOver a year ago we achieved a significant milestone where we have a growing client base on alternatives to incarceration programs that equal or exceed our in-custody population,\u201d Mirkarimi told FCJ. \u201cThe cost savings are considerable, both in tax dollars and reductions to public safety risks. Costs comparisons for alternative non-custody programs ranges from $10,000-30,000 per year compared to $60,000 per year for jail. Our jail population today is less than 1,200. Similarly, our alternate non-custody population is over 1,100. Our original jail capacity is 2,450 but that has declined considerably since 2013 when I shut down County Jail #3, the first time in its 54-year history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mirkarimi\u2019s non-custody alternatives includes electronic monitoring of low-risk offenders, which allow offenders to work, go to school, participate in job skills programs, and attend drug counseling and drug addiction treatments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re seeing better results on reduced recidivism because we’re allowing people to move forward with their lives while being held accountable,\u201d Mirkarimi said. \u201cWe’ve instituted one of the most robust and successful electronic monitoring programs in the state. Our success rate in 2014 was 94 percent, with no breaches of public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Mirkarimi has much to celebrate in terms of his leadership and accomplishments, his political opponents are expected to spend heavily to attack Mirkarimi in the months leading up to the November election, using independent expenditure committees to fund the attacks.<\/p>\n

Exploiting domestic violence for political gain<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the hotly contested 2014 race for Assembly District 17 between Supervisor David Campos and then Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, tech moguls Reid Hoffman and Ron Conway, both of whom are investors in Airbnb and beneficiaries of the tax exemptions provided to tech interests by the Lee administration, contributed $200,000 to an independent expenditure committee<\/a> to attack Campos over his vote to reinstate Mirkarimi to office.<\/p>\n

According to Campos, Hoffman and Conway exploited domestic violence \u2013 mailing grisly political mailers of domestic violence victims to voters – to defeat him because of his push to force Airbnb to pay their back taxes owed to the city. Moreover, it was Chiu who wrote the legislation on behalf of Airbnb to legalize home-sharing in San Francisco, Campos said, legislation that gifted Airbnb a pass on their unpaid tax obligations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was legislation written by Airbnb through David Chiu,\u201d said Campos, who voted against the ordinance. \u201cThey [Hoffman and Conway] used domestic violence as an excuse. The message is, you stand up to corporate interests, this is what you can expect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lending credibility to Campos\u2019s claim, Supervisor Jane Kim, who voted with Campos to reinstate Mirkarimi but voted for Chiu\u2019s Airbnb legislation, was not targeted by Hoffman and Conway during her 2014 re-election bid to the District 6 seat.<\/p>\n

Conway, a Republican, vowed in 2010<\/a> to promote moderate-friendly candidates at the expense of progressives. \u201cWe must take our city back,\u201d Conway said. \u201cI don\u2019t like politicizing things, but this is about survival.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mirkarimi said he is fully expecting his political opponents to further exploit domestic violence to attack him during the campaign and readily admits he made himself an easy target, but he is counting on voters to recognize his policies are achieving positive results and socioeconomic gains.<\/p>\n

Asked to comment on the moneyed influence over the mayor\u2019s office, Mirkarimi said, \u201cIn context, what’s changing city hall and the city with it, is the mayor’s office and its mega wealthy friends’ desire to consolidate power at every facet of local government while vanquishing any form of dissent. This includes blurring the constitutional elected independence of the SF Sheriff’s Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cSheriff Mike Hennessey knew this and so did I in the 2011 sheriff’s race,\u201d Mirkarimi continued. \u201cSimilarly, with Mike’s support of my re-election, I’ll continue to defend the bright line that allows reformers and outsiders like us to move San Francisco and law enforcement forward, despite a culture that insists on holding it back. The opposition’s tag line of ‘trusted leadership’ is code for which side of the new city hall machine you are on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Women gathered for a photo to express their support for Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and his wife, Eliana Lopez.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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