The Cash App founder’s death highlights that public safety remains a contentious topic for city leaders to reckon with
“Our local law enforcement is doing its best to enforce against drug dealing, however the scale of the problem is beyond our local capacity,” Breed wrote in her letter. “We need additional and ongoing support from the Department of Justice to arrest and prosecute drug dealers so residents, families and workers feel safe in their neighborhoods.”
Safaí, the city supervisor, said the challenges the city is facing are significant. “Our entire emergency response system is struggling,” he noted, adding that resources were being focused on the downtown core and areas heavily populated by tourists. “Whether or not there is an increase in violent crime, people are not feeling safe because of the signs of visible poverty and chaos on the streets,” she said. “The best way to have a safe community is to make sure we all have our basic needs met.
As calls for intervention intensify, Tinisch Hollins, the executive director of Californians for Safety and Justice, a nonprofit advocacy group, warned against the politicization of public safety and argued that officials should put forth solutions that improve the health of San Francisco and support crime victims.
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