Posted on 12/15/2021 4:10:29 PM PST by HogsBreath
Mayor London Breed launched an emergency police intervention in San Francisco’s crime-ridden Tenderloin neighborhood Tuesday, targeting a pipeline of illegal drugs that has been fueling a surge in gun violence and deadly fentanyl overdoses.
Breed’s anger and frustration over the crime surge in the city were on full display at her noon news conference.
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I’ll believe it when I see more than lips moving.
Polling is part of it, but the sharp and compelling spur for the policy reversal is almost certainly the decline in local business, tourism, and tax collections. Most mayors would rather use a dull and dirty saw to self-amputate one of their legs without anesthetic than have to be responsible for a series of municipal layoffs, salary freezes, and budget cuts.
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