On Tuesday, San Francisco voters were given the chance to slowly change their votes.
filthy, surrounding a crime-infested city—and they actually took it away. Voters chose to make it easier for police to do their jobs and cut off local welfare recipients who refused to take drug tests.
background
In San Francisco,
1 rating On Neighborhood Scout’s Crime Index, 100 is the safest. The odds of being a victim of property crime or violent crime are reported to be 1 in 17 and 1 in 148, respectively.
according to According to the San Francisco Police Department, there were 53 homicides in the city. 227 cases of rape. 2,741 robberies. 2,482 assaults. 5,658 robberies. 6,723 car thefts. 285 cases of arson. And last year, 32,411 thefts were reported.
Number of cities at the latest point in time
shown There were 7,754 homeless people in the city, of whom 3,357 were staying in shelters.
Adam Andrzejewski of Open the Books
revealed In December, it was reported that over 35,500 cases of human waste were reported in public places last year.
Approximately 65,000 people left the city between 2020 and 2022 amid unchecked illegal activities, mountains of filth, and chronic homelessness. The region, including the Bay Area, saw an exodus of 249,389 people during the period.
Some of those who stayed appear to be hoping for positive change.
suggestion
On the March 5 primary ballot, San Franciscans were presented with several ballot measures, including:
- Proposal BEstablish new minimum police staffing levels every five years and create a five- to 10-year police recruitment fund.
- Proposition EThis will limit the amount of time police spend on administrative tasks. Prevents officers from having to record a use-of-force incident unless a physical injury occurs or a service weapon had to be drawn. Allowing police to use body camera footage in lieu of detailed reports. Allows the installation of surveillance cameras and facial recognition cameras without approval from the Police Commission. Allows police to initiate car chases of suspects believed to have committed certain misdemeanors.and
- Proposition F, which forces individuals in county adult assistance programs suspected of drug use to submit to drug testing. Require recipients found to be using drugs to participate in treatment programs. And block non-compliant recipients.
result
Proposition B, which would have increased the number of full-time sworn officers from 1,700 to 2,074 in the first five years, failed 67.41% to 32.59%. San Francisco’s Democratic Mayor London Breed opposed the proposal, calling it a “cop tax.”
report KTVU-TV.
Despite considerable opposition from the radical left, the other two proposals passed overwhelmingly, both with support from the San Francisco Republican Party and Mayor Breed. Proposition E was successful with 59.9% of the vote. Proposition F won with 63% of his votes.
mayor varieties
Said The statement said Proposition E “will help strengthen our efforts to make San Francisco a safer city for everyone. We will give @SFPD officers more tools to do their jobs. “And we’re getting them out on the streets and taking care of their communities.” . ”
Breed, who is running for re-election, hasn’t always had strong feelings about supporting police work.
Amid the 2020 BLM riots and in the face of demands to “defund the police,” Breed
announced She plans to cut $120 million in funding to the San Francisco Police Department and Sheriff’s Department and redirect that funding to race-based initiatives.
murder
reportedly That year saw a 20% jump compared to 2019, and a 17% jump again in 2021.
A year after defunding the police, Breed reversed course and urgently asked the city’s Board of Supervisors for more funding for SFPD.
This week, Breed also thanked voters for passing Proposition F.
claim“This way we can reach more people with the help they need and make a difference in what’s happening in our city.”
Breed supported the successful proposal, but Democrats joined the ACLU of Northern California in denouncing Proposition E.
ACLU of Northern California
was suggested The way to improve community safety was not to allow police to do their job better, but to provide “affordable housing, mental health care, and substance use treatment.”
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