Pro-Defund Democrat Is Now Begging For More Police On The Streets

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San Francisco’s crime rate has been steadily rising over the past year, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that the city’s elected officials are doing little to combat the problem. In particular, Supervisor Hillary Ronen has come under fire for her blatant hypocrisy regarding the city’s policing crisis.

Ronen, a Democrat and the Supervisor for District 9, recently made an impassioned plea to add more officers to the Mission District – despite advocating to defund the police in 2020.

During a Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting on Wednesday, she attacked San Francisco’s police chief for spending a large amount of overtime on an anti-retail theft program instead of prioritizing police presence in her district.

“I’ve been begging this department to give the Mission what it deserves in terms of police presence all year long,” Ronen said. “And I have been told time and time and time and time again there are no officers that we can send to Mission.”

Her speech directly contradicted her stance on policing in 2020. After the George Floyd protests, Ronen tweeted that she believed “strongly” that San Francisco’s police force needed to be reduced.

“I want to make it clear that I believe strongly in defunding the police and reducing the number of officers on our force,” Ronen wrote.

In 2020, Mayor London Breed redirected $120 million from law enforcement to fund other city initiatives. Crime in San Francisco continued to worsen, with homicides increasing by 20% in 2020 compared to 2019. Homicides also increased 17% in 2021 compared to the previous year.

Now, Ronen is singing a different tune. She wants more police in her district despite having voted to defund them. It’s a classic case of political opportunism, and it is doing nothing to help the people of San Francisco.

Ronen’s hypocrisy is made even worse by the fact that the San Francisco Police Department is struggling with lack of staffing.

In February, officers responded to a burglary more than 15 hours after the 911 call was made. This is simply unacceptable in a city as large and as populated as San Francisco.

Ronen’s plea for more policing is a desperate attempt to save face. She voted to defund the police, and now she wants the city to foot the bill for the consequences of her actions.

It’s a cowardly move, and one that could have serious repercussions for the people of San Francisco.

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The people of San Francisco deserve better. They need real solutions for the city’s crime problem, not political posturing from their elected officials.

It’s time for Supervisor Hillary Ronen to put her money where her mouth is and actually do something to make San Francisco safer.