"San Francisco Mayor Faces Backlash Over Proposed Police Power Expansion"

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced a new ballot measure for the March election, seeking to expand police powers by making changes to the Police Commission's authority. The proposed measure aims to ease restrictions on police car chases, reduce paperwork requirements, and increase the use of surveillance technology. Critics argue that the mayor is deflecting blame for the city's public safety crisis and that she already has control over the commission. They claim that Breed could have pursued these policies earlier in her tenure as mayor and accuse her of alienating her own appointee to the commission.