Crime & Homelessness
News about local crime, homelessness, policing, and safety issues.
DEPORTATIONS WORK: SF Overdose Deaths Down 39% Since January
Maybe rounding up and deporting the drug dealers, traffickers, criminals, and gang members who are killing Americans with illegal drugs is a good idea after all. Mayor Lurie: you should write a letter to President Trump thanking him for saving the lives of your residents. Then again, almost 500 people still died of a drug … Read more
The Death of Santa Monica: Peachy Keenan’s Latest Column for The Spectator
I was born in Santa Monica, California. So were four of my children. When I was little, Santa Monica was still a sleepy backwater with mom-and-pop stores, a quiet local beach that was never crowded and virtually zero crime. A place where murder or mayhem or even robbery were unthinkable. Then, sometime in the 1990s, … Read more
THE FINAL SQUEEZE: O.J. Simpson Estate to Pay Goldman Family $58 Million
31 years after O.J. Simpson was ruled responsible for the murders of 25 year old Ron Goldman and Simpson’s ex wife Nicole, there may finally be a little justice to the long-suffering Goldman family. They won their civil judgement against Simpson years ago, but had yet to receive the (reduced) payment. Dad Fred Goldman died … Read more
NOT OK, OAKLAND: Beloved Football Coach John Beam Shot to Death on Campus
He spent his life mentoring and coaching underprivileged football players in crime-infested Oakland, and now he’s paid a steep price for his lifetime of service to his community. Nice work, Oakland!
JUNGLE BUNGLE: Newsom Hides in Rainforest as L.A. Floods
Incredibly, Gavin Newsom is STILL on his taxpayer-funded PR junket in Brazil–almost like he doesn’t run a state in total collapse. Today he explored a lovely Brazilian rainforest as he’s learning about “sustainability.” He has a long way to go–California has been unsustainably broke, broken, and burning for decades. Here’s an idea: Gavin, if you … Read more