San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen's Plea for Increased Police Presence in Her District After Defunding Vote
San Francisco District Supervisor Hillary Ronen, who advocated for defunding the police in 2020, is now calling for more police presence in her district due to rising crime rates. Ronen criticized the police chief for prioritizing an anti-retail theft program over police presence in her district. Her speech contradicts her previous stance on policing, where she tweeted that she believed in defunding the police. San Francisco redirected $120 million from law enforcement to fund other city initiatives in 2020, but crime rates continued to worsen.