Soros Influence Called Out:  Over the years the media has called out wealthy conservatives who have contributed to candidates and causes that advance ideas such as encouraging school choice, barring late term abortions, defending religious freedom and the First Amendment.  The Koch brothers, the DeVos Foundation, Chick-fil-A, the Walton Foundation among others have been singled out for giving characterized by the media as focused upon undermining public education, advancing racial bias, and discriminating against gays, lesbians and transgenders.  Over the past two years some in the media have noticed the influence of New York hedge fund billionaire George Soros's giving, through a national network of foundation's advocacy groups and packs, targeted at advancing the "police are racially biased" and "over-incarceration" narratives and replacing tough, pro-law enforcement District Attorneys with pro-defendant progressives.  David Debolt of the San Jose Mercury News reports that Soros money has been pouring into the District Attorney's race in Alameda County to support a progressive, pro-defendant candidate's effort to unseat incumbent Nancy O'Malley.  Soros funds are also being spent to elect progressive DAs in Contra Costa County and Sacramento County.  Eric Siddell of the LA Association of Deputy District Attorneys expands on the Soros influence beyond the District Attorney races to policy groups such as New York's Marshall Project, which constantly pump out misleading "studies" and "reports" claiming that going soft on repeat criminals has no impact on crime rates.