This story first appeared on ebar.com Dec. 30, 2019:
Suzy Loftus spent over a year campaigning to become San Francisco district attorney. She has held the job for a little over two months.
Yet during that time, Loftus announced the creation of an auto burglary task force, the discovery of $2 million in stolen property, and has boosted the morale of a law office that has seen a significant number of attorneys depart in recent years, she said in a wide-ranging interview with the Bay Area Reporter Thursday, December 19.
“Overall, I will say it is a tremendous honor to serve as the chief elected law enforcement officer for San Francisco for as many days as I get to do it,” Loftus said.
She will depart the office January 8, when District Attorney-elect Chesa Boudin is sworn in.
Loftus, who had been assistant chief legal counsel for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, announced her candidacy for district attorney in the summer of 2018 before then-District Attorney George Gascón announced he wasn’t seeking re-election.
Loftus framed herself as a progressive prosecutor who could deliver results for victims and reduce recidivism among defendants, cutting through the city’s often-labyrinthine criminal justice system.
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John Ferrannini 