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San Francisco: A City In Denial About Crime and Police

October 18, 2021 5:09 pm

During the weekend, the San Francisco Police Association said that 120 officers would be placed on administrative leave due to not wanting the COVID-19 vaccine. As they have no immediate replacements, and with the SFPD currently sitting at around 1,900...

San Francisco Mayor Denies Walgreens Stores Closing Because of Crime

October 16, 2021 8:46 amOctober 17, 2021 3:33 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed began pushing back this week against Walgreens’ announcement to close five more stores across San Francisco due to rampant retail theft. Now the San Francisco media is helping the Mayor “sell” her agenda. The San...

5 More Walgreens Closed in San Francisco Over City’s Retail Crime Wave

October 13, 2021 11:46 amOctober 13, 2021 4:57 pm

Walgreens, one of the largest drug store chains in the country, closed an additional 5 stores in San Francisco on Tuesday, citing the skyrocketing amount of organized retail crime in the city. According to Walgreens, theft levels in the city...

Bill to Prohibit Law Enforcement From Posting Some Mugshots Online Signed Into Law

July 26, 2021 10:58 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law this weekend to prohibit law enforcement officers from sharing mugshots of individuals arrested for nonviolent crimes into law. Assembly Bill 1475, authored by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), would also require police...

San Francisco Mid-Year Crime Statistics Show General Rise of Crime in City

July 13, 2021 4:30 amAugust 4, 2021 2:22 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott announced the mid-year crime statistics of San Francisco, showing a general uptick in crime in the city. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

San Francisco To Reallocate $3.75 Million From SFPD Budget to Black-Owned Businesses in City

May 7, 2021 2:36 amAugust 4, 2021 2:00 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday that $3.75 million of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) budget would be redirected to black-owned businesses in the city. The reinvestment by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and...

Lawlessness in San Francisco Blamed on District Attorney Chesa Boudin

September 13, 2020 9:10 amSeptember 13, 2020 5:31 pm

The San Francisco Marina Times has a story about a meth-addicted homeless vagrant who was caught on video surveillance in August burgling a commercial building in the Mission District. Members of the San Francisco Police Department recognized the guy and...