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Transparent crime data that is easily accessible to the public is essential for improving public safety.

Walgreens blames out-of-control shoplifting for having to close 22 stores in San Francisco this year. While theft affects the bottom line of businesses big and small, residents are also victims.

San Francisco’s outdated and inaccessible criminal records request system is an obstacle to public safety. It leaves journalists and crime victims unclear about what is actually happening in our criminal justice system. Our court must provide clear records on demand for everyone — it is essential to hold officials accountable.

San Francisco lacks a fully interconnected criminal justice computer database that shares information in real time. Good data that’s easy to access can help residents understand what is really happening in our district attorney’s office, the police department, and the courts.

When a 94-year-old woman was stabbed on the sidewalk outside her Lower Nob Hill home, local media in San Francisco named the victim and the suspect — but curiously never named a central figure in the story: Superior Court Judge Richard Darwin. This is a disservice to the public.

Another troubling week for Asian Americans. The discrimination of the past century is a direct line to modern San Francisco, where violence against Asian residents was a problem long before the politics of a pandemic scapegoated Asian Americans.

A TV news crew reporting on increased crime is robbed of their camera at gunpoint. Before expressing outrage over this ironic property crime, we can’t ignore the violent and senseless killings in San Francisco recently — especially the numerous attacks on Asian seniors.

District Attorney Chesa Boudin won his election promising bold criminal justice reforms. Yet accountability must accompany reform. Given the failures in the New Year’s Eve case that led to the death of two women, we must hold Chesa Boudin accountable for his pledge to “protect public safety in San Francisco.”

SFPD is making good progress on reforms. But a call to arbitrarily cut beat officers will not make San Francisco’s police department better or residents safer. We still need police to protect the public and we can’t forget about victims of crime. Sign the petition to stop further cuts to SFPD staffing.

San Francisco has separate police and fire training centers that are inadequate and need replacing. What if we built a combined public safety facility? It would be cost-effective and efficient. We can’t stop investing if we want to recruit and train better police. And there’s a perfect location for it on the westside.

The murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis demands condemnation, outrage, and justice. We must acknowledge there is much more work to be done to repair the trust that has been broken between law enforcement and communities of color. Common trust is essential for everyone’s safety and livelihood.

Supervisors want to speed up the previously scheduled closure of County Jail No. 4. But sheriff Paul Miyamoto has publicly said parts of the legislation are “irresponsible” and “a threat to public safety.” I support closing the dilapidated and seismically unfit jail. So does the sheriff. The problem with the proposed legislation is that it takes away the sheriff’s ability to add new beds to the remaining jails if he needs them for unforeseen circumstances. Click to read more details and sign the petition to oppose this legislation and let the sheriff do his job.

我配偶的家人很喜歡來舊金山探訪，但現在他們常聽見市民被襲擊的事件，不明白發生什麼事。我們需要增加警方資源以便抑制及調查罪案。並一定要檢控落網的犯罪份子。

My husband’s family loves visiting San Francisco, but now they are hearing about the attacks on our residents and wonder what’s going on. We need increased police resources to deter and investigate crime. And we must prosecute the criminals when they are caught.