News Brief: "Organized Crime" "Shoplifting Epidemic" Panic Hits San Francisco Media

Published: May 26, 2021, 5:08 p.m.

In this public News Brief, we take a critical look at a recent wave of sensationalist "organized crime" "shoplifting epidemic" stories in national and Bay Area media and how they fit into a resurgent "Tough on Crime" narrative.

We are joined by Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, Director of Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco.