Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsome and wife Jennifer Credit:  UPI / Terry Schmitt

By CBS San Francisco, Sept. 14, 2014, Sanfrancisco

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, issued a statement Sunday, denouncing the San Francisco 49ers’ decision to continue to play defensive end Ray McDonald during an investigation into felony domestic violence charges.

The statement, released to the press by Newsom’s communications director, Andrea Koskey reads:

“The City and County of San Francisco and the entire Bay Area has long stood staunchly on the forefront of domestic violence awareness and prevention. That’s why the 49ers’ continued insistence on playing Ray McDonald during his ongoing criminal investigation is a painful affront to every victim of domestic violence and sends a troubling message to our community and especially our children that ‘zero tolerance’ are empty words, not real actions.