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.
San Jose's mayor is weighing a run—and his track record of actually fixing homelessness has founders begging him to go statewide.
Judge Begert awarded diversion to a man with 18 burglaries. He didn't even show up to court. This is what "following the law" looks like.
The city charges property owners $362+ if graffiti isn't removed in 30 days—while taggers walk free.
A woman connected to killing an Asian senior is about to dodge trial while BART attackers walk free. January 12 is the test.
San Francisco Centre's last tenants get evicted while the Chronicle pretends shoplifting and drug use had nothing to do with it.
The YIMBY ringleader is running for Congress on housing wins, tough-on-crime bills, and a decade of fighting for algebra.
The highest property crime rate in America, the fewest cops per crime, and a 0.5% solve rate. These aren't excuses—they're failures.