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COURAGEOUS PARENTS
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen was visibly choked up while introducing the families who were being honored with courage awards from the DA’s office.
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February 25 2023
District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s Official Swearing-In Ceremony.
Official statement:
DA Jeff Rosen Leaves Twitter to Protest Hatred, Bigotry, and Antisemitism
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen will deactivate his Office's Twitter account, citing the explosion of hate speech on the popular communications platform.
DA Rosen's decision to remove Northern California's largest prosecutor's office from Twitter follows increasing hatred, bigotry, and anti-Semitism on the platform and Twitter owner Elon Musk's own statements and posts, such as a meme used by racists and anti-Semites.
DA Rosen is respectfully asking all elected District Attorneys throughout the United States to take their Offices off Twitter.
DA Rosen also released a final statement on Twitter:
"As Americans, we have the freedom to loudly express our political opinions and strongly disagree with each other. However, when that speech crosses the line into hatred, racism, and antisemitism, all of our precious and hard-fought freedoms are undermined, and our democracy is weakened. Every American has a moral obligation to fight against hate speech. There are many ways to do that, large and small. Here’s one way: Quit Twitter. My Office – the largest prosecutor's office in Northern California – is quitting Twitter.
Some think that allowing hatred, encouraging it, and standing beside it equates with free speech and constitutional liberty. That is not a principled stand. That is complicity. That is what many Germans did in the 1930s and what many South Africans did in the 1980s. It is what Elon Musk is doing in the 2020s.
Anyone who uses Twitter has noticed the proliferation of extremist posts in their daily feed. Many of these handles were previously banned by Twitter because they spread hatred and bigotry. Now they are back. That is not free speech. It is a cynical marketing strategy.
Mr. Musk is hiding behind the curtain of being a defender of balanced public dialogue. Yet he himself has used Twitter to spread hatred and bigotry. In a now-deleted Tweet, Mr. Musk used the antisemitic meme Pepe the Frog. If antisemitism is okay, then so is homophobia, misogyny, and racism. That may help Mr. Musk make money. But it can erode our democracy and destroy our country by dividing Americans against each other.
I ask other District Attorneys around our nation to join me in standing against hatred and bigotry by leaving Twitter. We proudly represent the People, all of them. As American prosecutors, we speak with one voice – against crime, violence, greed, and hatred. We don’t need 280 characters or a Billionaire’s app to say, “Bigotry has no home in the land of the free and the home of the brave."
The Office’s Twitter account will be deactivated on December 6, 2022. Those who wish to follow communications from the Office may follow it on Facebook or its website.
Why I quit Twitter.
More about DA Jeff Rosen
THE STANFORD RAPE CASE 6:11
When the judge sentenced Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to only six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster, it caused an uproar and an international dialogue about violence toward women on college campuses. Rather than support a recall of the judge, DA Rosen chose to work with community groups and the state legislature to change the law because "rape is rape."
EXPEDITING RAPE KIT TESTING 2:45
Cindy Chavez, the President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors talks about working with DA Jeff Rosen to expedite rape kit testing— and how California's Silicon Valley now leads the world in expedited rape kit testing.
COMMON SENSE GUN CONTROL 3:56
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen addresses the Community Summit on Firearms and Safety about his common sense approach to gun control for California's Silicon Valley.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 3:57
Six life sentences would mean Jon Grobman would die in prison, but Silicon Valley District Attorney Jeff Rosen believed in the extraordinary work Jon was doing inside, and that he should become a contributing member of the greater community.
SUNNYVALE HATE CRIME PROSECUTION 3:19
When a man deliberately drove through a crowded cross walk in Sunnyvale, California, severely injuring many people— including a young Indian-American girl— Silicon Valley DA Jeff Rosen filed hate crime charges against the perpetrator who targeted the victims because he thought they were Muslims.
WE LOOK LIKE THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE 2:36
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's office looks a lot different than it did ten years ago because DA Jeff Rosen has transformed the department to look much more like the diverse Silicon Valley community it serves.
TEDX: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM GERMANY’S PRISON SYSTEM 25:25
Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen traveled to Germany to learn about their low crime rate and rehabilitative prisons and how we could reduce both crime and the number of people behind bars by reforming our prisons.
KRON 4: DA ROSEN DISCUSSES THE DANGERS OF GHOST GUNS 2:48
“Ghost guns” are guns made from unregulated kits purchased online that are then assembled to create assault weapons that are illegal to purchase or possess in California.
THANK YOU TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORTED MY CANDIDACY. I AM PROUD TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.
SUPPORTERS.
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Anna Eshoo
Congresswoman
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Zoe Lofgren
Congresswoman
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Josh Becker
State Senator
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Bob Wieckowski
State Senator
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Jim Beall (Fmr.)
State Senator
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Jerry Hill (Fmr.)
State Senator
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Marc Berman
State Assembly Member
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Evan Low
(Chair of AAPI Caucus and Vice-Chair of LGBTQ Caucus) State Assembly Member
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Mark Stone
State Assembly Member
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Phil Ting
State Assembly Member
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Jesse Gabriel
(Chair of the Jewish Caucus) State Assembly Member
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Mike Wasserman
President, Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara
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Cindy Chavez
Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
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Susan Ellenberg
Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
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Otto Lee
Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
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Joe Simitian
Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
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Joseph DiSalvo
Trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education
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Sam Liccardo
Mayor, City of San Jose
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Chappie Jones
Vice Mayor, City of San Jose
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Pam Foley
Council Member, City of San Jose
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Matt Mahan
Council Member, City of San Jose
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Frank Biehl
Boardmember, East Side Union High School District
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Andres Quintero
Trustee, Alum Rock School School Board
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Paul Resnikoff
Mayor, City of Campbell
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Liz Gibbons
Council Member, City of Campbell
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Darcy Paul
Mayor, City of Cupertino
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Hung Wei
Council Member, City of Cupertino
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Marie Blankley
Mayor, City of Gilroy
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Peter Leroe-Munoz
Council Member, City of Gilroy
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Carol Marques
Council Member, City of Gilroy
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Sally Meadows
Vice Mayor, City of Los Altos
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Neysa Fligor
Council Member, City of Los Altos
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Jonathan Weinberg
Council Member, City of Los Altos
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Sanjay Dave
Trustee, Los Altos/Mountain View School District
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Vladimir Ivanovic
Trustee, Los Altos School District
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Kavita Tankha
Council Member, City of Los Altos Hills
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Rob Rennie
Mayor, Town of Los Gatos
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Marico Sayoc
Councill Member, Town of Los Gatos
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Rich Tran
Mayor, City of Milpitas
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Hon Lien
Board Clerk, Milpitas Unified School District
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Carmen Montano
Vice Mayor, City of Milpitas
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Anthony Phan
Council Member, City of Milpitas
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Rich Constantine
Mayor, City of Morgan Hill
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John McKay
Council Member, City of Morgan Hill
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Rene Spring
Council Member, City of Morgan Hill
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Margaret Abe-Koga
Council Member, City of Mountain View
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Lisa Matichak
Council Member, City of Mountain View
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Pat Showalter
Council Member, City of Mountain View
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Patrick Burt
Mayor, City of Palo Alto
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Alison Cormack
Council Member, City of Palo Alto
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Kathleen Watanabe
Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
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Yan Zhao
Council Member, City of Saratoga
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Larry Klein
Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
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Glenn Hendricks
Council Member, City of Sunnyvale
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Gustav Larsson
Council Member, City of Sunnyvale
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John Varela
Chair, Valley Water District
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Dick Santos
Boardmember, Valley Water District
ORGANIZATIONS
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Anna Eshoo
Congresswoman
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Zoe Lofgren
Congresswoman
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Josh Becker
State Senator
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Bob Wieckowski
State Senator
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Jim Beall (Fmr.)
State Senator
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Jerry Hill (Fmr.)
State Senator
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Marc Berman
State Assembly Member
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Evan Low
(Chair of AAPI Caucus and Vice-Chair of LGBTQ Caucus) State Assembly Member
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Mark Stone
State Assembly Member
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Phil Ting
State Assembly Member
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Jesse Gabriel
(Chair of the Jewish Caucus) State Assembly Member
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Mike Wasserman
President, Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara
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Cindy Chavez
Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
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Susan Ellenberg
Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
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Otto Lee
Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
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Joe Simitian
Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
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Joseph DiSalvo
Trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education
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Sam Liccardo
Mayor, City of San Jose
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Chappie Jones
Vice Mayor, City of San Jose
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Pam Foley
Council Member, City of San Jose
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Matt Mahan
Council Member, City of San Jose
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Frank Biehl
Boardmember, East Side Union High School District
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Andres Quintero
Trustee, Alum Rock School School Board
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Paul Resnikoff
Mayor, City of Campbell
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Liz Gibbons
Council Member, City of Campbell
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Darcy Paul
Mayor, City of Cupertino
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Hung Wei
Council Member, City of Cupertino
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Marie Blankley
Mayor, City of Gilroy
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Peter Leroe-Munoz
Council Member, City of Gilroy
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Carol Marques
Council Member, City of Gilroy
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Sally Meadows
Vice Mayor, City of Los Altos
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Neysa Fligor
Council Member, City of Los Altos
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Jonathan Weinberg
Council Member, City of Los Altos
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Sanjay Dave
Trustee, Los Altos/Mountain View School District
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Vladimir Ivanovic
Trustee, Los Altos School District
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Kavita Tankha
Council Member, City of Los Altos Hills
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Rob Rennie
Mayor, Town of Los Gatos
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Marico Sayoc
Councill Member, Town of Los Gatos
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Rich Tran
Mayor, City of Milpitas
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Carmen Montano
Vice Mayor, City of Milpitas
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Anthony Phan
Council Member, City of Milpitas
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Rich Constantine
Mayor, City of Morgan Hill
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John McKay
Council Member, City of Morgan Hill
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Rene Spring
Council Member, City of Morgan Hill
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Margaret Abe-Koga
Council Member, City of Mountain View
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Lisa Matichak
Council Member, City of Mountain View
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Pat Showalter
Council Member, City of Mountain View
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Patrick Burt
Mayor, City of Palo Alto
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Alison Cormack
Council Member, City of Palo Alto
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Yan Zhao
Council Member, City of Saratoga
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Larry Klein
Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
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Glenn Hendricks
Council Member, City of Sunnyvale
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Gustav Larsson
Council Member, City of Sunnyvale
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John Varela
Chair, Valley Water District
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Dick Santos
Boardmember, Valley Water District