(L-R) Santa Clara County Supervisor, Cindy Chavez speaks with Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg and Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen during a tour of the new Children’s Advocacy Center in San Jose, Calif., on April 15, 2021. (Jana Kadah/Bay City News)

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors called Tuesday for a report from the county’s criminal investigators detailing the protocol for how DNA samples from sexual assault victims are handled.

Supervisor Cindy Chavez requested the report following accusations by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin that the city’s Police Department used DNA collected from a sexual assault victim to connect her to another crime.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.