@michelletandler: San Franciscans fired Chesa Boudin and the results are extraordinary!
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San Francisco has seen a dramatic drop in car break-ins, with surveillance technology cited as a contributing factor following the dismissal of District Attorney Chesa Boudin.
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San Franciscans fired Chesa Boudin and the results are extraordinary!
The San Francisco Standard (@sfstandard): RIP Bip City.
Car break-ins, long a symbol of dysfunction in San Francisco, have plummeted in recent years — from 22,700 in 2022 to 1,764 so far this year, thanks in part to surveillance technology.
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