Ben Christopher at CalMatters

Newsom announces $350M to battle ‘organized retail theft,’ like Union Square smash-and-grabs

Responding to a raft of high profile flash mob shoplifting events, the governor sought to ‘recognize people’s fears and anxieties’ around crime.

A total of 55 homeless people have used the city’s relocation services since Breed issued the executive order on Aug. 1.

Just five days before allegedly killing his own mother, Marceleno Wilson brutally battered a gas station clerk, prosecutors say.

Retailers dedicated to helping people get high wrestle with high debt, high costs, high taxes and high property crime instead.


The move comes as the mayor seeks to cut 15% from all city departments.