After two high-profile mass shootings in San Francisco and harsh critiques regarding public safety from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Mayor London Breed responds to that criticism and lays out how the city is working to improve public safety ahead of this month's Pride celebration.
, and staying committed to her policies that she believes will chart the city in a new and more positive direction.
Breed shared her own experience walking through SoMa, saying that some residents expressed gratitude for the ongoing efforts to clean up the neighborhood. However, she acknowledged that there is still a long way to go in completely transforming the area. . "And you look around, the city is not vibrant anymore, it’s really collapsed due to leftist policies."Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has released a presidential campaign video that was recorded in San Francisco while the Republican politician was in the Bay Area to fundraise. DeSantis describes seeing "riff raff" in the city and criticizes local leaders for "destroying" quality of life.
"The Drug Enforcement Agency, the US Attorney’s office and other agencies are actively engaged in conversations to assist us in dealing with the problems related to some of the challenges we are having around the open-air drug dealing," Breed said. As the city gears up for one of the country’s largest Pride celebrations, concerns about public safety have come to the forefront after two mass shooting incidents -- one in the Mission District where nine people were wounded, and another near Pier 39 where six people were wounded, including four innocent bystanders.and it is uncertain how many of the wounded were actually innocent bystanders.
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