Mayor Gavin Newsom responded that his administration had already tried several measures to cut crime
Isn't this the city that keeps passing resolutions against efforts to curb terror. Isn't this the city who proudly accepts illegals and isn't this the city who routinely flauts federal law, refuses to rein in panhandlers, aggressive homeless etc.
A lawless city has to expect lawless behavior from it's citizens. Good luck San Francisco, you're going to need it.
All jokes aside, it's bad here. I work here in SF (but thankfully don't live here). Almost all of this gun violence is black drug gangs and their wannabe hangers-on. Most of the shooting is drug related, of course, but a large part of it is personal revenge for some perceived slight. See, for those of you who live in the real world, it's hard to understand that among the tribes of the inner cities, perceived "disrepect" is answered with gunfire.
Such lovely people!
Yes, there are lots of gay people here. No, they don't shoot people. The gang problem is actually worse in Oakland, and almost as bad in Richmond. These are the only three cities in the Bay Area with large black populations and lots of gun crimes (gasp! really?)
One of our city "leaders" is currently jumping up and down and foaming at the mouth because the mayor won't declare a "citywide state of emergency" over the gang shootings. This "leader" insists this is a "city-wide problem"....
Well, actually, it's not. Those of us who go about our business outside the ghetto never see or hear any of this. We wisely avoid problem areas, and wisely profile people from those areas should they enter into areas of the city where they have no business being. So call me racist. Watch me lose sleep.
Next to 1848, when gold was discovered in California, 1856 was perhaps the most exciting year of the era by reason of the flood of crime into the city and brought about the organization of the famous Committee of Vigilance of that year, a form of direct action which attracted the attention of the world to a new style of summary justice, the result of extraordinary conditions in San Francisco.
Mayor Gavin Newsom very seriously proposed to fight violent crime by putting more FIREMEN on the streets.
He's a complete idiot, and may I remind you that he was the 'reasonable' candidate for mayor.
Sounds to me like San Francisco is getting what it deserves.