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U.S. Senator Condemns San Francisco’s Soaring Crime Rate and Remote Work Mandate

Chinanews.com, August 17 (Xinhua) According to Fox Business (Fox Business) report, recently, American Republican and California Congressman Kevin Kelly stated on social media X (formerly “Twitter”) that the soaring crime rate in San Francisco The situation was “seriously out of control”.

Kevin Kelly said of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) advising its employees to “maximize the use of telecommuting for the foreseeable future,” he said, “Here (San Francisco) is where failed policies, polarized politics and public corruption are highly developed. places — and where the loss of residents is fastest.”

According to reports, Assistant Administrator of the US Department of Health and Human Services Cheryl R. Campbell (Cheryl R. Campbell) sent a memo to the local government of San Francisco on the 4th local time, stating that due to the rising crime rate such as homicide, robbery and vehicle theft, employees of federal buildings should Should work remotely.

The federal building houses many U.S. federal government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Labor and Transportation.

The memo also states that the recommendation should extend to all of the agency’s employees in San Francisco’s Ninth Ward, even though some employees may not currently be able to telework.

According to the report, San Francisco police data show that since 2023, homicides have increased by 20.7%, while robberies and motor vehicle thefts have increased by 14% and 13%, respectively. From 2019 to 2022, San Francisco’s population has decreased by 70,000 people, according to census data.

According to reports, a recent survey of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders found that 53 percent of respondents knew at least one victim of crime on BART, and 46 percent said they had witnessed a crime. 18% said they had been victims. Forty-four percent of respondents said they never or rarely saw police officers while riding BART.

(Article source: China News Network)

Article source: China News Network

U.S. Senator: San Francisco’s crime situation is seriously out of control, government employees are forced to work remotely

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2023-08-17 06:26:16

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