OPINION: San Francisco can be saved, but not by politics as usual. But collaboration for better policies will, writes District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin.
Sadly, the tragic killing of Banko Brown — and the lack of any consequences for his killing — have fueled the perception that crime is out of control in San Francisco while amplifying the ever-growing political divisions in our city.
The problem is that toxic politics in San Francisco has been normalized, while strong, thoughtful and effective policy actually requires patience, persistent work, listening to each other, and working together.First, we have to put the politics aside. We have seen an absolute whipsaw of messages from certain quarters at City Hall and beyond. Many leaders are amplifying the political narrative that crime is out of control. Others dismiss this concern about crime as simply politically motivated.
The mayor needs to create an “operations center” and meet daily with leaders from the Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, BART Police, University of California Police, Federal Protective Services, the District Attorney’s Office, the DA’s investigators unit, Park Rangers, the City Attorney’s Office, Adult Probation, Child Protective Services, the Health Department, the Department of Public Works, the CA Highway Patrol, the US Attorney’s Office, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive...
They wanted to marry, but California lawmakers said ‘no way’ Ninety years ago, California lawmakers blocked the marriage of Salvador Roldan and Marjorie Rogers because he was Filipino and she was whiteWhy is this vital? Because when we push drug dealing out of places like U.N. Plaza, where will it go? We know where it will go — to places like the BART stations at 16th and Mission and 24th and Mission. The BART police need to know that and be prepared.
We don’t know because there is no one place where we are gathering and sharing data and using that data to make ourselves more effective and accountable.
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