Politics & Government
San Francisco District Attorney Jenkins' Crime Crackdown Brings Hope To Tenderloin Business Owners
"So I don't see those people anymore, and that's why I can notice and say, something is changing," Kauil added.
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July 18, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO — Business owners in the San Francisco Tenderloin neighborhood said they have seen a drop in crime recently. And they're thanking District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.
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Business owners like Jesus Kauil say they have seen it all: from people shooting needles in the bathroom to drug dealers running inside his business, trying to escape from the police.
"They would come in here looking to hide so that they wouldn't get arrested, and there's no way to tell them, don't come in. So they would come in here waiting for things to calm down, and then they would go back out," said Kauil, the owner of Los Yucatecos, a restaurant he opened three years ago on Ellis Street.
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