Shoplifting is destroying California Cities

San Francisco is one of the richest cities in the world. It is also one of the most Leftist, as Republicans never get elected to anything. It is 80% White and Asian. It is also getting worse all the time.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

Last year, burglaries increased in most San Francisco neighborhoods. ...

The cost of business and shoplifting led Walgreens to shut 17 locations in San Francisco in the past five years ...

Theft in Walgreens’ San Francisco stores is four times the average for stores elsewhere in the country, and the chain spends 35 times more on security guards in the city than elsewhere, Cunningham said. ...

A statement from Safeway read at Thursday’s hearing blamed Proposition 47, which lowered penalties for thefts under $950, for “dramatic increases” in shoplifting losses. ...

Professional shoplifters can work the system by stealing items under the threshold from one store and hitting several retailers in the same day.