a developing story out of san francisco efforts to recall district attorney chesa boudin is underway. the city department of elections has cleared the campaign which will allow them to collect signatures for a recall vote. kron four's taylor is actually has more on what's driving that effort. >>campaign hoping to remove san francisco district attorney chesa boudin from office just moved one step closer. the department of elections cleared the coalition to begin collecting signatures for a recall vote, one of the that she promised. >>as soon as he got into office was eliminate whole categories of crimes a quality of life crimes. and this has led to green lighting by him in his office to allow criminals to run rampant in the city all corners of this stuff to 40 for a high score miles of san francisco. our target now recall organizer ritchie greenberg says. >>this feeling is what motivated him and others to begin the recall effort it seems like these smash and grabs home burglaries robberies and even war crimes and not caught on camera fueling the effort. >>the coalition will need more t

and the violence against asian americans is something that san francisco district attorney chesa boudin today. dion lim pressed him for answer, and at times things got tense. >> chesa, i'm over here. it's dion from abc7. >> reporter: today at a press conference condemning the increase in violence towards the asian american community, i finally had a chance to speak to san francisco district attorney chesa boudin. >> you and rachel have not responded to any of my email since our live interview at 11:00 after the double fatal hit-and-run new year's eve of hannah abe and list platt involving a parolee. >> reporter: that was our last direct

>>campaign hoping to remove san francisco district attorney chesa boudin from office just moved one step closer. the department of elections cleared the coalition to begin collecting signatures for a recall vote, one of the that she promised. >>as soon as he got into office. was eliminate whole categories of crimes a quality of life crimes. and this has led to green lighting by him in his office to allow criminals to run rampant in the city all corners of this stuff to 40 for a high score miles of san francisco. our target now recall organizer ritchie greenberg says. >>this feeling is what motivated him and others to begin the recall effort it seems like these smash and grabs home burglaries robberies and even more crimes and not caught on camera fueling the effort. >>the coalition will need more than 51,000 signatures about 10% of san francisco's registered voters by august 11th to move the campaign forward for a special election. we have seen the brazen robberies. >>we have seen a daytime shootings. we have seen how residents small business owners. and visitors alike to san francisco b

burglaries rising and across the city, sam peterson supports the campaign to recall city attorney chesa boudin. they will begin gathering signatures on friday prayers >> we have until the second week of august to gather a little over 51,000 signatures, valid signatures. >> richie greenberg is leading this effort and we can tell you how the boudin camp will respond. in a statement , boudin said , i am not surprised at the same people that opposed my election are now trying to undo the will of the voters through a republican-led recall effort. that republican would be richie greenberg. >> i am simply the one that has the motivation and the drive and i am not afraid to stand up. >> reporter: his challenge will be building recall support across the city's political spectrum. >> i am not a republican at all. >> reporter: can a republican successfully lead that effort in san francisco? there are other parties in the city, democrat aligned parties that are considering their own campaign convinced it would have a better chance of building a coalition. they're currently conducting research, trying to d

district attorney chesa boudin is facing a recall campaign. a group hoping to remove boudin from office has just been cleared to begin collecting signatures for a recall vote. they would need to collect 51,000 signatures by august 11th to qualify for a special election. boudin 's policies which seek to reduce mass incarceration have made him a prime target for those that believe that the city has become increasingly more dangerous. >> i have lived here for over 20 years and this is the worst crime has ever been. people being robbed, it is a lawless environment. go into any walgreens. i think that there are enough people who are angry about the state of things and are finding their voice right now. >> in a statement, da boudin said, i am not surprised that the same people who oppose my election and the reforms that came with it are now trying to undo the will of the voters here through a republican led recall effort. >>> berkeley police are trying to figure out who attacked the homes of several university employees. some are pointing their fing

. >>> outrage tonight over the way san francisco district attorney chesa boudin described the man chargedetails surrounding the case in a story you'll see only on 7. >> i don't buy it for a second. not even for a second. he knew what he was doing. >> reporter: eric lawson has endured a lot of skepticism and now disgust since the death of his father-in-law, 84-year-old vicha rat thatpack dey. i was the first to break this horrifying video showing vicha shoved to the ground and killed by according to police 19-year-old antoine watson, who was arrested for murder and elder abuse. >> it's breaking my heart. >> reporter: but the pain eric and his wife are feeling is magnified once again after district attorney chesa boudin was quoted in the "new york times" as saying watson as having some sort of temper tantrum, a term more often used to describe toddlers that doesn't sit well with vicha's family. >> hearing this description is very upsetting. >> reporter: while bowedin cites evidence where wattsson allegedly seen hitting a car with his hand -- >> temper tantrum, you can hit a car, you cannot

and the violence against asian americans is something that san francisco district attorney chesa boudin addressed today. dion lim pressed him for answer, and at times things got tense. >> chesa, i'm over here. it's dion from abc7. >> reporter: today at a press conference condemning the increase in violence towards the asian american community, i finally had a chance to speak to san francisco district attorney chesa boudin. >> you and rachel have not responded to any of my email since our live interview at 11:00 after the double fatal hit-and-run new year's eve of hannah abe and list platt involving a parolee. >> reporter: that was our last direct encounter. >> chesa, with all due respect, it feels as if you are deflecting just a little bit. >> reporter: since then i've sent at least four emails to him and his communications and policy adviser on a number of cases involving parolees and crimes targeting asians. they all went unanswered. so i asked a question today. >> where do we begin? i'd like to begin with the tweet that you made february 16th saying, echoing what you have today along

chesa boudin said there wasn't strong enough evidence to hold him any longer and now bailey is facingarge here in alameda county. scheduled to be arraigned in just a couple of hours here in dublin. live in dublin, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> you can help stop the hate. nbc bay area, telemundo 48 and comcast are teaming up with the asian fund. if you want to donate, we have added a link to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> happening today, a pretrial hearing ahead of scott peterson's death penalty trial. his retrial is scheduled for the end of next month and it's possible the death sentence could be overturned for the murder of his wife and unborn son. the pretrial will address new inconsistencies with one juror. >>> you might remember last month, the oakley school board resigned last month after a hot mic moment. one has been replaced but the contra costa board is trying to fill the four remaining spots. the deadline to apply is next week. >>> another big moment in the road to recovery from the pandemic. some high school football teams kick off their abbreviated

monitor after his involvement in armed robbery in san francisco last march, district attorney chesa boudinress conference i was at thursday -- >> when police bring us arrests that include adequate evidence to prove criminal charges, we file criminal charges. >> reporter: bailey is charged with robbery and special circumstances felony murder and currently is behind bars with no bail. ho is survived by three daughters who are currently planning his funeral. >> i am deeply, deeply saddened by this. >> reporter: in oakland, dion lim, abc7 news. >> and please remember, if you're looking for an ally, go to abc7news.com/take action. we have a list of local resources for you. >>> we enjoyed sunny skies today, but they won't be here all weekend. ooh, look at that shot. the sun just barely going down there. oh, man. sandhya shows you how soon the next storm arrive, coming up. >>> and you can recreate a little bit of disney magic in your very own home guided by disney imagineers. we've launched imagine from home. in episode 5, learn how to make an animated scene inspired by it's a small world. take a

>>campaign hoping to remove san francisco district attorney chesa boudin from office just moved one step closer. the department of elections cleared the coalition to begin collecting signatures for a recall vote, one of the that she promised. >>as soon as he got into office. was eliminate whole categories of crimes a quality of life crimes. and this has led to green lighting by him in his office to allow criminals to run rampant in the city all corners of this stuff to 40 for a high score miles of san francisco. our target now recall organizer ritchie greenberg says. >>this feeling is what motivated him and others to begin the recall effort it seems like these smash and grabs home burglaries robberies and even more crimes and not caught on camera fueling the effort. >>the coalition will need more than 51,000 signatures about 10% of san francisco's registered voters by august 11th to move the campaign forward for a special election. we have seen the brazen robberies. >>we have seen a daytime shootings. we have seen how residents small business owners. and visitors alike to san francisco b

san francisco da chesa boudin made a public appearance. >> we will not tolerate violence against members against vulnerable members of the aapi community, against elders or against anyone. violent crimes are and will continue to be my top priority. >> yesterday's event was the first time abc 7 news anchor dion lim confront ed boudin in person. their exchange was intense. >>> this morning, harry potter actress is talking about the online racist attacks she experienced from harry potter fans. the 33-year-old actress was born in scotland, of chinese she opened up on monday's episode of the podcast chinese chippy girl. >> i remember them saying to me, oh, look, katie, we haven't seen these websites that people are talking about, and, you know, if you get asked that just say it's not true. say it's not happening. and i just nodded my head, i was, like, okay, okay. even though i had seen it myself with my own eyes. >> "gma" will have much more on katie leung opening up about being the target of the racist attacks at 7:00 a.m. >>> still ahead, the weeknd making a statement, his reason for boyco

monitor after his involvement in armed robbery in san francisco last march, district attorney chesa boudin said at a press conference i was at thursday -- >> it was from an evidentiary standpoint a very weak case. we held him in san francisco county jail for 179 days, and given the state of the evidence, we could not legally or in good conscience hold him longer than that. >> reporter: bailey is charged with robbery and special circumstances felony murder and currently is behind bars with no bail. ho is survived by three daughters who are currently planning his funeral. >> i am deeply, deeply saddened by this. >> reporter: in oakland, dion lim, abc7 news. >>> a san francisco man faces hate crime charges after allegedly sexually assaulting an asian woman at san jose's diridon station. 32-year-old johan strydom was arraigned today. prosecutors say during wednesday's attack, strydom grabbed the 26-year-old victim by the neck, flung her on her back, dragged her and yelled a racial slur. several witnesses prevented strydom from getting away. >>> in the east bay, a coyote tied to multiple attack