SF Mayor London Breed speaks about Bob Lee stabbing investigation, public safety in the city

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — From a brutal assault on a former San Francisco Hearth commissioner – to the stabbing demise of tech government Bob Lee, Mayor London Breed spoke out Saturday concerning the metropolis’s security report.

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“I wish to begin by making it clear that in each of those instances the knowledge remains to be not but public; they’re beneath investigation,” stated Mayor Breed, whereas taking questions on the Northern California Cherry Blossom Competition in San Francisco.

The mayor cautioned individuals to not leap to conclusions.

“When the information of many of those instances come out, many individuals are going to be stunned,” stated Breed, including social media has helped unfold a message questioning the security within the metropolis. “It has actually heightened occasions like this in addition to individuals leaping to conclusions about what they suppose is occurring.”

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Regardless of the security notion, the mayor stated progress is being made pointing to town’s transfer to place $25 million extra into police extra time.

“It continues to permit us to do our jobs right here and to verify we’re not solely out on the streets to answer requires service, nevertheless it offers us the power to do these investigations across the clock,” stated the mayor.

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Town’s at the very least 500 officers brief, however the mayor stated recruiting efforts are beginning to repay, together with a bump in beginning wage.

“We’re beginning to see these purposes are available in,” stated Mayor Breed, additionally pointing to a serious transfer final week asking the federal authorities to assist crackdown on the open-air drug market.

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“It appears to be like as if we’re in all probability going to get some assist from hopefully the state and federal authorities and we’ll be capable of make that clear what that entails,” stated the mayor.

“There have been stabbings and shootings in my district the Tenderloin over this final week as nicely, together with a murder, that is clearly extremely disturbing,” stated Supervisor Dean Preson, who represents the Tenderloin District.

“We have to actually go aggressively towards open-air drug dealing within the Tenderloin not simply from an area degree, however a state and federal degree and I feel when that assist kicks in it is going to be a brand new day in San Francisco,” stated Mayor Breed.

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