San Francisco’s Democrat Mayor JOINS Republican effort to roll back law that made it nearly impossible to jail repeat shoplifters and people who deal fentanyl

San Francisco’s Democratic mayor has backed a Republican effort to reform a controversial law that makes it easier for criminals to get away with shoplifting and drug crimes.

Mayor London Breed expressed her support Thursday for a measure called the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, Retail Theft Reduction Act, the Los Angeles Times.

The measure is aimed at reforming Proposition 47, a law passed by voters nearly a decade ago that made a number of “nonviolent” property crimes and “simple” drug possession offenses misdemeanors.

The law is blamed for the spike in shoplifting in the Bay Area and for brazen thieves quickly returning to the streets.

“In San Francisco, we are making progress on property crimes, but the challenges we face related to fentanyl and organized retail theft require real changes in our state laws,” Breed said.

“I fully support this measure and know it will make a meaningful difference for cities across California.”

Proposition 47, a law passed by voters nearly a decade ago, made some “nonviolent” property crimes and “simple” drug possession offenses felonies. In September, brazen thieves robbed a Chanel store in the Bay Area

The proposed reform will increase penalties for fentanyl dealers and repeat participants in organized shoplifting, and will provide mandatory treatment for drug users.

Breed’s endorsement comes as she runs for re-election and faces a low approval rating amid rising crime in her city.

The law has made a number of non-violent property crimes, where the value does not exceed $950, misdemeanors. This also turned some simple drug possession offenses into felonies, according to the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Law Office.

According to the San Francisco Police Department, robberies in San Francisco increased by 14.6 percent in 2023 and car thefts increased by 6 percent.

While some statistics such as human trafficking, arson and burglaries have improved in recent months, January also saw a sharp 50 percent increase in homicides and 27.3 percent increase in rapes in San Francisco compared to the previous year.

Crime tracker Neighborhood explorer considers San Francisco safer than just one percent of American neighborhoods, and has a robbery rate more than 4.5 times higher than the national average.

In a new development in recent years, stores across the city such as CVS have been forced to store their belongings behind security glass due to a high number of thefts and shoplifting incidents.

The city’s property theft rate is more than 3.1 times higher than the national average, with burglaries and motor vehicle thefts both also more than 2.7 percent higher than the U.S. average.

In a September robbery in the Bay Area, brazen thieves, a trio of masked men dressed all in black, looted a Chanel store in the Bay Area. The brutes were seen entering the store and grabbing handbags, backpacks and wallets from the shelves, as a terrified cashier said: ‘Oh my god.’

They then sprint outside as one of the thieves falls to the ground, while shoppers screamed and others shouted, “Get ’em!”

It came amid a wave of “flash rob” mobs in California, previously targeting Nordstrom Rack, Nike and Versace.

Footprint store owner Michael Hsu said his store was recently robbed of $20,000 in merchandise and damages

Drugs are also a growing problem, with people posting photos and videos online of filth and homeless people lining the streets of San Francisco.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported that there were 806 overdose deaths in the city in 2023, nearly 80 percent of which involved fentanyl.

Crime and filth in the Golden Gate City have forced businesses and citizens to flee, creating a “doom loop” – referring to the decline of a city when tax revenues drop as residents and businesses leave, sending revenues into a downward trend spiral descent.

In August, the area’s flagship Nordstrom closed after three decades in business, while other notable closures included Whole Foods, CB2, Anthropologie and more.

The San Francisco Center, once a thriving shopping center with America’s largest Nordstrom, is a shadow of its former self after a series of high-profile departures.

Staff and shoppers at the mall, where five more stores closed in January, told DailyMail.com that crime and declining foot traffic are blighting the palatial building.

Crime and filth in the Golden Gate City have forced businesses and citizens to flee, creating a “doom loop” – referring to the decline of a city when tax revenues drop as residents and businesses leave, sending revenues into a downward spiral spiral descent

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported that there were 806 overdose deaths in the city in 2023, with nearly 80 percent involving fentanyl.

Downtown San Francisco has seen a staggering number of businesses flee since the pandemic hit, citing lax policing, rampant homelessness and sickening open-air drug use to drive them out of business.

Accounting giant KPMG, which announced earlier this month that it will leave its $400 million downtown building of the same name.

Statistics show that the city will lose $200 million in revenue annually due to the exodus of businesses, which has caused major hotels and retailers to flee the city center.

Retail stalwart Old Navy announced they would be closing their flagship store in the area in October, after Nordstrom also announced they would be closing all of their locations in the city.

In April, Whole Foods announced it would close all of their locations, with Anthropologie and Office Depot also making the same decisions, leading some analysts to predict the city has entered a “doom loop” of permanent decline.