The Shi*ty by the Bay...

As you know by now, San Francisco has become a blighted, messy, dirty, dangerous, unhealthy, unsanitary, poorly managed, scary and shockingly filthy city.  Unlike how it used to be.  Back before it was openly run by socialists.  The City by the Bay.  How sad...

I'm sure Tony Bennett is weeping openly...

And you for sure know all that, even if you've been living in a dumpster behind the closest Costco, because I've told you about it.  On multiple occasions.  And I know you read every single one of my postings religiously, so this won't be much of a surprise to you.  But to others?  Those who choose not to avail themselves of the supreme wisdom contained via these lovingly forwarded electrons?  

Whoa boy...

Lemme' bring you up to date anyhow.  San Francisco is a Tale of Two Cities.  Because of their Silicon Valley tech sector they're bringing in more cash than ever before.  They're awash in it!  Yet, they've elected the most extreme Left-wing leaders imaginable.  So much so that so-called "quality of life" crimes, like urinating and defecating on the streets, or shoplifting, or pickpocketing, is now A-okay.  They now blow all their resources on curing "climate change" and suing Trump and other Progressive goals, instead of making their City more safe and livable.

The situation is so serious that SFO has lost several large conventions in the past year, including the American Medical Association (economic impact: $40 million) and Keith Ellison's Oracle Corp. (economic impact: $60 million), due to their fears about personal safety.  More lost convention business is expected.    

California's crazed goons up there in Sacrataxyou passed among the dumbest of new laws possible a few years back.  It was called "AB-5," or Assembly Bill Numero Cinco, here in the land where illegals are treated better than citizens.  And it contained just about the stupidest new rule imaginable...

In most American locales a petty crime does not necessarily trigger a "felony" ruling unless one steals or causes damage of more than a combined $50.00.  Under that amount it is a misdemeanor.  Over that, a felony.  

That's the way it used to be in CA.  Used to be, that is, until SFO's new socialist (seriously!) District Attorney, the guy who decides whom and what to charge with a crime, decided that homeless people, of which it has more than its share (more than 7,000, we're told!), MUST steal to eat because they're, ummm, homeless.  Got that?  And the fact they're homeless must be the fault of those who are stolen from, I guess.  And so the bar must be raised from $50.00 to...wait for it...$950.00 before a felony is reached.  

$950.00!

That's a lot of pancakes or cigarettes or hamburgers or t-shirts or shoes or whatever.  And when the cops are called, the perp simply gets a citation, if he's still around.  A ticket!  And if the Bad Guy doesn't show up for court?  Nothing.  Nada.  Zip.  There's no procedure in this new scheme for follow-up.  No warrant to be issued to drag the perp kicking and screaming into court.  The criminal simply gets away with it.  Scott free.  Over and over.  And over.  

Hmmmm.

This new law has caused chaos all across the state.  Car burglaries are up 76% in San Fran.  Some 70 cars per day are broken into there every single day!  The best that SFO's cops can do - their hands are tied, remember - is to issue warnings not to leave ANYTHING in your cars.  There are light pole signs all over the city alerting visitors to this admonition.  And get this:  Less than 2% of reported break ins are prosecuted!

And the Bad Guys from San Fran are now taking their show on the road.  Their modus operandi is to rent a car in San Fran using a stolen credit card, drive it to L.A., then abandon it once they've wrecked havoc.  They've now been reported breaking and entering cars all across Lost Angeles.  Its car burglaries are up more than 60% in the past year.  And L.A.'s cops cannot respond, either.

And to add insult to injury, one must prove that their cars were locked before the cops will even take a police report when a perp breaks your window to get in.  A simple question: how does one go about proving their cars were locked before they were broken into?  Just another insulting law coming your way from your friendly socialist law makers...

Just think:  gangs of shoplifters swarming stores, grabbing everything of value, but only up to the amount of $950 (they usually have one of their gang stationed with a calculator near the front door, adding up the booty as its grabbed).  Just before that magic "felony" number is achieved, they simply leave the store as they came.  With the shopkeepers watching.  Unable to do a damn thing about it.  Is this Calcutta?  Is it Caracas?  Is it Medellin?

And so, my friends, just a little reminder: when planning your next vacay, I'd suggest you leave SFO off your list.  Unless you enjoy dodging piles of human excrement and avoiding thieves, that is...