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6 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

Ya no s#!t.   It’s not like it was Chinese business associates and the address was The Big Guy’s who subsequently told everyone his son didn’t have Chinese relationships.  
 

 

 

Oh well!   Anyways….at least it wasn’t…..

 

 

There's about 1,000 contextual variables that make this not news at all, and maybe 50 that would make this anything resembling a scandal or a crime. The amount of details we actually have are completely uncompelling, wake me up when there's something worth actually paying attention to.

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32 minutes ago, Lorewarn said:

 

 

There's about 1,000 contextual variables that make this not news at all, and maybe 50 that would make this anything resembling a scandal or a crime. The amount of details we actually have are completely uncompelling, wake me up when there's something worth actually paying attention to.

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On 9/26/2023 at 2:09 PM, nic said:

I ask coworkers in Austin and the bay area how the cities are, the reports are not good. Everything from feces to safety. Read today about Oakland businesses protesting because of crime. They actually want more police presence. Good luck. 

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/oakland-businesses-strike-public-safety/3325912/%3famp=1

 

Stores closing or leaving...

 

https://m.startribune.com/theft-crime-spur-target-close-nine-stores-four-states-minneapols-san-francisco-portland-seattle-nyc/600307683/

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/san-franciscos-retail-exodus-crime-experts/story%3fid=101100884

 

Do city leaders just want downtowns to die? Zero bail. 

 

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-10/rapper-50-cents-says-la-is-finished-due-to-zero-bail-policy

 

Prop 47 buyers remorse?

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/gooddaysacramento/news/ca-crime-rising-prop-47/

 

Do city leaders just want downtowns to die?

 

Of course not. It's a huge problem and yeah, a complex one. San Francisco just committed $17 million specifically to stopping car break-ins, which became rampant about 5 years ago as organized rings perfected a system. San Francisco also recalled its progressive DA for a tougher-on-crime replacement. It's the #1 issue for any politician running for a city office. It's a larger issue in certain cities like SF and Oakland, where a tech culture already inclined to remote work virtually abandoned the downtowns during the pandemic. I just read this morning that those buildings and offices being abandoned downtown are getting grabbed by new companies and developers who couldn't afford Downtown in the past, but are now taking advantage of the bargain prices. Everything is cyclical.  But homelessness, opiods, and fentanyl are making it untenable for politicians to do nothing.

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