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A group of around 80 people, some with crowbars, raided a store in the San Francisco Bay Area. They stole merchandise and then fled in cars.
The mayor of San Francisco has moved to implement a new public safety approach to curb criminal behavior after months of videos showing the city's deteriorated conditions. Her move could signal that the Democratic establishment is aware of the issue of crime in upcoming elections.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed spoke at City Hall on Tuesday and said that the city has been destroyed by all the bullshit. All of it has been captured on video, making for regular Fox News segments and making Democrats worry that crime will hurt their chances of winning the election.
London Breed, the Mayor of San Francisco, held a news conference in the city. The images were taken by Justin Sullivan.
Breed said that the city is not a place where anything goes. In reference to the California city's famous culture of tolerance, she said, "Our compassion should not be mistaken for weakness or indifference."
Breed, who was raised in a public housing project, was the first African American female mayor of San Francisco, and she could show other Democrats how to handle public safety in a way that doesn't recall the law.
Breed acknowledged that her emphasis on public safety could make a lot of people uncomfortable.
She said she didn't care. The safety of the people of San Francisco is the most important thing to me.
The plan she introduced Tuesday was relatively modest, addressing the Tenderloin, an especially troubled neighborhood in the center of the city that serves as a nexus of social problems. Breed is calling for more policing in the neighborhood, a predictable move, but a noteworthy one given how progressives in cities like San Francisco embraced the movement to defund police departments in the summer of 2020.
Protesters paint "Defund the police" on the street during a demonstration outside San Francisco City Hall. The images were taken by Justin Sullivan.
Breed is working with the supervisor to stop the resale of stolen goods that are often organized via social media. When he shared images on social media of his shattered car window, he made news. There was a crime in front of City Hall.
Breed said that public safety isn't just about the Tenderloin. There are many issues in this city.
Democratic leaders are struggling to reconcile public safety concerns with political imperatives. In Chicago, the Mayor suggested that retailers weren't doing enough to stop crime. Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department officer who made public safety a centerpiece of his mayoral campaign, was voted in by New Yorkers because of their concerns about safety.
The White House is trying to strike the right tone on criminal justice issues. The 1994 crime bill has been blamed for mass incarceration and overly aggressive policing. The party he now leads has moved to the left on criminal justice matters, especially in the wake of the George Floyd killing. The gender equity plan released by the Biden administration promised to end cash bail.
Breed argued on Tuesday that reforms are the problem. She said that the residents of the Tenderloin should not see the same person back on the streets the next day, dealing drugs.
Breed said that her new policing plan would remain in effect for two months, and that she would unveil the details of it next month. The symbolism could be enormous, given the large role San Francisco plays in the cultural imagination.
The police officers were patrolling in San Francisco's Chinatown on March 18. The images were taken by Justin Sullivan.
The city's district attorney was not in attendance for her remarks. The center of his approach to prosecution was made by a former public defender. His detractors argue that his policies have made the city less safe and that his administration has been incompetent.
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