'Viral videos of thieves ravaging stores in San Francisco have taken over the narrative of our beautiful city,' DA Brooke Jenkins said. Here's how the city plans to use the funds.
"Viral videos of thieves ravaging stores in San Francisco have taken over the narrative of our beautiful city," Jenkins said.
Jenkins said that money will allow her office to hire on a prosecutor and an investigator fully dedicated to the issue of organized retail theft. "We plan to use this funding to work with our city and our highway patrol as well as our federal partners to build cases to hold those accountable who have been terrifying our merchants and shoppers, the work force who work in these retail establishments and it's really time to try to put an end to this as best we can," Scott said. "This funding will go a long way to doing that.
On Thursday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed said the city's focus is not just on the higher-end shops around Union Square but also on pharmacies and grocery stores.Those offices are in Alameda, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties.This includes $15 million to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, $11 million to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and $8 million to the San Jose Police Department.
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