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San Fran so desperate, ballot measures will expand police powers and require drug screening for welfare recipients

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San Francisco’s liberal policies created a slum, and now the city has to take drastic actions to correct course. Two ballot propositions ahead of voters for Tuesday’s elections would expand police powers and require welfare recipients undergo drug screenings.

National Review reports the city’s embattled left-wing mayor, London Breed, put Propositions E and F on the March 5 ballot as part of an effort to curb the street crime and drug abuse that has plagued the city in recent years and been cited as a reason that many prominent businesses have fled the downtown core.

Proposition E would authorize the police to use surveillance equipment — cameras, drones, and even facial-recognition technology — without prior approval of the police commission, an oversight body, which Breed has accused of “prioritizing ideology before public safety.”

If passed, the proposition would also loosen restrictions on police chases and mandate that officers spend more time on patrol and less time on administrative tasks.

Proposition F would mandate the anyone receiving public-assistance benefits be screened for a substance-use disorder. If a recipient is found to be drug-dependent, they could be offered treatment. And if it is “available at no cost, the recipient will be required to participate to continue receiving” public assistance, according to the proposition.

National Review cites specific data showing city residents are desperate for a change:

“We’ve seen polling data as far back as 2021 showing that the electorate in San Francisco is fed up with the state of our city’s streets, the amount of crime, the amount of disorder, the homelessness that we’ve seen,” said Jay Donde, co-founder of the Briones Society, a conservative club that is seeking to grow San Francisco’s Republican Party by finding common ground with moderates, independents, and disaffected Democrats.

A recent poll commissioned by GrowSF, a moderate political group, found that 74 percent of San Francisco voters support the use of surveillance cameras to combat crime and 63 percent support the use of drones to follow criminal suspects. Voters were more suspect of facial-recognition technology, with only 48 percent saying police should be allowed to use it.

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2024 Presidential Election Details Unprecedented Diversity Shift in Republican Party 

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Following President-elect Donald Trump’s re-election, NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki highlighted how the Republican Party has become “more diverse than it’s ever been in modern times.” Kornacki shared this insight on Meet The Press with Kristen Welker, explaining how data shows minority groups have increasingly moved toward the GOP, while the Democratic base has grown among white, college-educated voters.

Kornacki credited Trump’s impact on reshaping the Republican Party, noting that over the past eight years, the GOP has gained ground among voters under 30, those earning under $50,000, and those without college degrees. Using a screen to display recent election data, Kornacki compared shifts from the “pre-Trump” era in 2012 to now, showing a significant increase in support for Republicans among minority groups.

“Again, pre-Trump versus now,” he explained. “The Black vote is still overwhelmingly Democratic, but there’s been a 15-point shift. It used to be 87 points for the Democrats, down to 72. Hispanic voters, once solidly Democratic, are now basically a toss-up. And Asian Americans have moved by 32 points toward the GOP as well.”

These shifts, he said, represent a profound change since Trump first became the GOP’s leading figure, solidifying the party’s appeal to a broader array of Americans and transforming the Republican coalition.

Kornacki pointed out the reverse trend for the Democratic Party, which has increasingly attracted white voters, especially those with higher incomes and college degrees. As the Republican coalition diversified, Democrats gained support from college-educated voters and households earning more than $100,000 annually.

In a review of key swing states, Kornacki highlighted Trump’s success in securing states like Wisconsin and noted Trump’s historic achievement of winning the popular vote, a first for a Republican in 20 years. He also mentioned “giant strides” in typically blue states like California, emphasizing how Trump’s expanded voter base contributed to his overall win.

Welker confirmed that the election results are essentially finalized, though counting remains underway in some areas. “If you remember from 2020, it took about a month to get all the national popular vote,” Kornacki added, noting that California, where only 75% of ballots have been counted, will add millions of votes to the national total due to mail-in ballot delays.

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