4/21/04
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's out-of-the-blue call for the death penalty for the killer of San Francisco police Officer Isaac Espinoza didn't just catch District Attorney Kamala Harris off guard – it ignited a row of fireworks that is still going off, from City Hall to the Hall of Justice.
>Rank-and-file cops were already grumbling over the new D.A.'s decision not to seek the death penalty for alleged cop killer David Hill, but it was the senator's remarks during Espinoza's funeral at St. Mary's Cathedral that struck the match.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Feinstein-s-surprise-call-for-death-penalty-puts-3313728.php