Richmond just voted to reinstate its Flock license plate cameras after car thefts jumped 33% following their shutdown — a shutdown triggered by an ICE-access fear that turned out to be a non-issue. Meanwhile, San Francisco is grappling with the fallout from a judge releasing Vicha Ratanapakdee's killer on probation the same day he was sentenced, with zero additional prison time after five years of pretrial detention. Both cases put the real-world costs of public safety policy failures on full display.
A man caught with a loaded gun got diversion and a homework assignment. 36 days later, someone was dead.
Zohran Mamdani will increase net spending to defend 3 core policy pillars that are destined for failure
If safety is something you purchase—guards, gates, cameras—you've already conceded that public order has failed.
UESF is striking Monday—even though Union sources say they'll just accept the same deal in a few days they could take today.
Flock Safety just 7x'd what even the best homicide detective in America can do. The technology works. The question is whether your city will use it.
A drunk driver hit her and fled. Flock cameras found them. Now privacy activists want to shut it all down.
San Jose's mayor reduced homelessness by a quarter while Sacramento fumbled. Now he's bringing receipts to the governor's race.
A startup founder who actually delivers results vs. Sacramento's endless theater. California finally has a real choice.
Grandpa Vicha's killer just walked on murder charges. It's time to build a new generation of AAPI leaders who won't sell out their elders.
State lawmakers gutted accountability for youth crime. Now kids are shooting classmates and beating tourists.