SF vote to restore sheriff brings further division

A day after embattled San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was able to avoid losing his job, the district attorney questioned his ability to oversee the department while on probation for a criminal conviction in a domestic violence case that has created great divisions across this traditionally liberal city.

The four supervisors said that while they agree domestic violence is a serious matter, each felt that Mirkarimi's behavior was not official misconduct under the city's charter. They also thought that his removal could make it too easy to oust other duly elected officials in the future.

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