San Francisco Mayor-Elect: This Is Not a Liberal, Progressive, Conservative... People Want to Feel Safe Walking Down the Street

BURNETT Well it s ░░░░░░░░ you put it that ░░░░░░░░ but you did unseat ░░░░░░░░ incumbent Mayor London Breed ░░░░░░░░ know she is one ░░░░░░░░ the most prominent progressive ░░░░░░░░ in the country and ░░░░░░░░ of the reason she ░░░░░░░░ out of favor with ░░░░░░░░ where you are was ░░░░░░░░ rising crime but slashing ░░░░░░░░ police budget You talk ░░░░░░░░ you need to be ░░░░░░░░ to fully staff your ░░░░░░░░ department Sure that seems ░░░░░░░░ sense but it only ░░░░░░░░ that way in the ░░░░░░░░ of what you re ░░░░░░░░ with where you are ░░░░░░░░ the police budget growing ░░░░░░░░ of homeless tents across ░░░░░░░░ city That s what ░░░░░░░░ heard from you and ░░░░░░░░ campaign zeroing in on ░░░░░░░░ issue time and time ░░░░░░░░ and here you are ░░░░░░░░ starts LURIE I will ░░░░░░░░ a candidate that prioritizes ░░░░░░░░ here in San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ can t just be ░░░░░░░░ public safety during an ░░░░░░░░ year We need more ░░░░░░░░ focused on our hospitality ░░░░░░░░ that our conventioneers our ░░░░░░░░ our tourists feel safe ░░░░░░░░ ends BURNETT I know ░░░░░░░░ re calling it common ░░░░░░░░ It would appear that ░░░░░░░░ to most people but ░░░░░░░░ you re the current ░░░░░░░░ your predecessor led differently ░░░░░░░░ much do you think ░░░░░░░░ win came down to ░░░░░░░░ to saying something as ░░░░░░░░ as We need a ░░░░░░░░ staffed police department in ░░░░░░░░ city of San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ I think people want ░░░░░░░░ and they were not ░░░░░░░░ that Erin there s ░░░░░░░░ progressive to have 806 ░░░░░░░░ die of drug overdose ░░░░░░░░ our city last year ░░░░░░░░ crime is rampant Our ░░░░░░░░ businesses are struggling each ░░░░░░░░ every day They want ░░░░░░░░ mayor that is focused ░░░░░░░░ delivering results That s ░░░░░░░░ mandate I was voted ░░░░░░░░ with and that s ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ that is anything more ░░░░░░░░ those are progressive values ░░░░░░░░ so I understand I ░░░░░░░░ talking to a national ░░░░░░░░ here This is not ░░░░░░░░ progressive conservative People want ░░░░░░░░ feel safe walking down ░░░░░░░░ street We had so ░░░░░░░░ instances of anti Asian ░░░░░░░░ on our streets Those ░░░░░░░░ things that we need ░░░░░░░░ get addressed.”