mr. mcalister. do you think that should mean he recuses himself on any decisions involving mcalister. >> it's easy to give an opinion one way or the other. i don't know all the facts there, his level of involvement, how involved he was in the charging decisions. i will say this. as a lawyer, you default to recusing yourself or building a firewall between you and even the appearance of a conflict of interest. it's a best practice. >> look, i think what everybody is hoping for is some sort of change in the wake of the tragedy, and i have to ask you, what do you expect as a result of what happened in this case might become different in san francisco or perhaps even california? >> you know, i got to change your question and say what would i like to see happen. i'd like to see a good model programs being implemented and at the same time hyper vigilance for the pup safety. people may not be satisfied with the traditional punitive criminal justice system but at the end of the day, you have a violent felony

mr. mcalister ordealing with his arrest is taking a hard look at what happened and what might have happened. >> while boudin was still a public defender he was listed as mcalister's lawyer during a preliminary hearing. the police officers association is calling on boudin to recuse himself from the case calling it a conflict of interest. >>> still ahead tonight it is a major shake-up in the tech world, what google's unionization vote could mean for the rest of the industry. >> the organizing world in tech was electric right now. >>> and tonight some new frustrations with the state's unemployment agency, why many californians suddenly can't access their money. >>> plus a stanford professor says we need to rethink the nationwide vaccination strategy, his new plan? >> if you're not using half i'm made to move. but these days, i'm not getting out as much as i'd like to. that's why i take osteo bi-flex. it helps with occasional joint stiffness, while it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex. because i'm made to move. tin 2016, he was diagnosed withe pancreatic cance

mr. mcalister being released in march of last year they should have looked at who had an involvement in that rule out any conflicts of interest, and they didn't do that. >> the public defender says budine was standing in for another tune attorney and there's no conflict of interest. >> it's not a situation where you develop a relationship with the individual or have confidential information about them. it's really more of an administrative function. >> reporter: abc 1 news anchor asked him to why he was shifting attention to the law enforcement agencies that have arrested mcalister since his release. >> the fact of the matter is my office cannot prosecute cases until and unless the police present us with adequate office that a crime was committeded. >> reporter: with two women whose lives were cut short the public defend fer's office seem to have at least one thing in common. >> i think everyone can agree this should not have happened. >> reporter: in san francisco, melanie roadrow, abc 1 news. >> and then there's this. a former san francisco police commander says the finger-pointing that we