Just 3% of San Francisco Restaurants Say They Were Not Victims of Vandalism or Property Crime in the LAST MONTH
A new survey from the Golden Gate Restaurant Association found that only three percent of San Francisco restaurants say they were not victims of vandalism or property crime in the last month.
The organization spoke to 74 restaurants for the survey.
The city has spent over $1 million on grants for vandalism relief since 2021 but the relaxed stance on crime has left them unable to slow the damage. Nearly 800 businesses have been given grants to repair damage and clean up vandalism over the last two years.
The issue has become so pervasive that the San Francisco Police Department has an officer investigating graffiti full-time.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports, “In the last six months,