Local San Francisco businesses and their employees are desperate for change as they suffer from endless break-ins and relentless shoplifting.
Residents of San Francisco, as well as all of California, believe that the cure all solution to their problems is changing California law Proposition 47.
“The police are actually wonderful, their hands are tied, that’s what’s going on out here.” Gianni, a local who works in Fisherman’s Wharf, told Fox News.
San Francisco Police Department’s Public Information Officer, Robert Rueca explained “There’s a threshold of 950 dollars that needs to be met in order for a misdemeanor to turn into a felony when it comes to theft.”
“We have to enforce the current laws we have,” Rueca added.
One San Francisco resident said more people are shoplifting because the law removes the fear of consequences but other locals say the problem is a lack of a strong police presence.
“There needs to be more police,” said Maneet Sohal, a local business owner near Fisherman’s Wharf.
“It’d be nice to have more foot patrols, more PD presence,” security guard J.C. Hernandez told Fox News.
But the SFPD has been experiencing a shortage. “We’re about 400 officers below where we should be,” Rueca told Fox News.
Rueca believes the SFPD’s inability to recruit officers is because of how they are portrayed in the media. People ear the fear and violence being fed to them then associate that with messages like “defund the police.”
