As a fellow Californian, and specifically a SF resident - I just don't agree with you. The amounts of, granted, anecdotal examples and stories I have of people getting robbed, their cars broken into, etc. is absolutely insane.
I don't think the current system is working, and the fake, but very believable, sign that made headlines earlier …
As a fellow Californian, and specifically a SF resident - I just don't agree with you. The amounts of, granted, anecdotal examples and stories I have of people getting robbed, their cars broken into, etc. is absolutely insane.
I don't think the current system is working, and the fake, but very believable, sign that made headlines earlier this year - which was placed in Union Square and read “stolen goods must remain under $950,” kind of encapsulates it.
So does the fact that if I want to buy toothpaste, ice cream and pepto-bismol, I gotta call the poor worker, who's already busy ringing up people at the counter and stocking the shelves, 3 different times. It just isn't like that - not only in Europe or Asia - but also in many other places in the United States.
At least they finally closed the locked door loophole...
The reason for the increase in crimes you're referring to is in a large part because of pervasive psychology from the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, these problems weren't as much of an issue. However, the problems you're referring to do not need criminal justice reform in order to happen.
This is why Mayor London Breed is failing and why Mayoral Candidates like Aaron Peskin are gaining in traction. The broader sense is that communities are becoming distant from San Francisco City Government and this particularly applies to the response rate of police and security officers.
As a fellow Californian, and specifically a SF resident - I just don't agree with you. The amounts of, granted, anecdotal examples and stories I have of people getting robbed, their cars broken into, etc. is absolutely insane.
I don't think the current system is working, and the fake, but very believable, sign that made headlines earlier this year - which was placed in Union Square and read “stolen goods must remain under $950,” kind of encapsulates it.
So does the fact that if I want to buy toothpaste, ice cream and pepto-bismol, I gotta call the poor worker, who's already busy ringing up people at the counter and stocking the shelves, 3 different times. It just isn't like that - not only in Europe or Asia - but also in many other places in the United States.
At least they finally closed the locked door loophole...
Exactly!
The reason for the increase in crimes you're referring to is in a large part because of pervasive psychology from the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, these problems weren't as much of an issue. However, the problems you're referring to do not need criminal justice reform in order to happen.
This is why Mayor London Breed is failing and why Mayoral Candidates like Aaron Peskin are gaining in traction. The broader sense is that communities are becoming distant from San Francisco City Government and this particularly applies to the response rate of police and security officers.