Transform into Gotham? I’ve never heard that expression before.
Property crimes in SF? No such thing.
SF used to be the culinary anchor for everything west of Chicago and New Orleans.
Now, it’s Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
But just from the excerpted article it's almost laughable that the chronicle would even present the story as a tragedy.
It's like some fool of a state legalizing marijuana and then bemoaning the fact that addiction to other drugs is also skyrocketing.
It's like some fool of a state releases thousands of convicts to lessen prison overcrowding and then bemoans a sudden surge in crime.
Sometimes, there is a price for stupid.
Add to that the harassment to police officers by restaurant employees.
Not even Gotham had sh!t in the streets.
You get what you vote for.
But … San Fran is Number One in the nation for Number Two on the sidewalk!
The break-ins and cost to repair, probably come with a increase in insurance rates as well. Now add in SF minimum wage requirements and suddenly it isn’t worth it for the very little money you make at the end of the week.
Stay open 24 hrs.
Sure - why report a crime when (1) you waste your time filling out paperwork that will never be read; (2) the theft will never be investigated; and (3) the social activists and the media will call you the bad guy? Naturally you'd need a police report to make an insurance claim, but what happens to your insurance rates if you do?
Sorry, bud, but you're middle class, you're bourgeoisie, you're the enemy, not the guy breaking into your business. Pay your increased taxes, shut up, and go quietly broke. The important thing is that the city politicians feel good about themselves.
A trendy neighborhood (Ballard) has now a facebook crime page so that belligerent and dangerous street people can be tracked by businesses. The cops are unable or incapable of doing anything so the businesses are talking things into their own hands.
It's a matter of time until they are called racists and non-humane of course.
What would be needed to fix this, would be to also decree that no one could be prosecuted or sued for using deadly force on a burglar.
Then have a bunch of burglars get killed.
Bookmark
Prop 47.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-prop-47-shoplifting-theft-crime-statewide
Crooks have a “Get out of Jail Fee Card” up to $950.00 in damages.
I wouldn’t do business there either. Selling or buying.
When Martin recalled the June break-in at the Pine Tar Grill, what sticks in his mind wasn’t losing the computers or bobbleheads. Instead, it was a conversation he had with a police officer who viewed the footage of the break-in, who told him that he recognized the person in the video and that he had been arrested multiple times, Martin said.
“As a business owner,” Martin said, “that’s just really hard to hear.”
If it is this bad now, wait until San Francisco's new DA really gets going! Chesa Boudin says; "We will not prosecute cases involving quality-of-life crimes. Crimes such as public camping, offering or soliciting sex, public urination, blocking a sidewalk, etc., should not and will not be prosecuted.”
Is retail ownership still legal and is property crime still a crime? Past experience with the LEFT leaves that a question mark!
imagined san francisco liberal response
san francisco capitalism is the cause of san francisco secondary effects such as poverty, including burglary, homelessness, drug use, vandalism, and littering.
to solve the problem, taxes on san francisco business owners must be increased to eliminate poverty and homelessness in san francisco. wealth must be redistributed for social justice and an equitable solution to san francisco poverty.
(how did i do?)
It’s stories like this which truly illustrate just how bad the drug problem is in California. In this case it is obvious that the owner was TOTALLY WASTED when he thought opening a business in San Francisco was a good idea
True. Liberal policies in San Francisco such as this and increased taxes on businesses to benefit homeless are causing an outflow of businesses from San Francisco. I'm in South San Francisco, a different city in a different county a dozen miles south of SF, and we're seeing a major expansion of businesses moving here. Latest is Stripe, second most valuable startup in the country with a $35 billion valuation and 1000 employees moving to a business park here in SSF, and out of SF.
This influx of new employees is causing a building boom here in high-rise housing and more traffic, creating friction with current residents who don't want rapid growth. We don't have the liberal policies, crime and homeless, and don't want it here in SSF.
I went to a doughnut shop early one morning and refused to side-step crap piles to actually enter. Sorry for the owner, but I won’t be back.