Improve Public Safety

San Franciscans deserve clean streets, safe neighborhoods, and a justice system that treats everyone with dignity. While we've made real progress, too many residents still feel unsafe walking to work, riding Muni, or spending time in our parks. The conversation around crime is often reduced to a false choice: return to the failed "tough on crime" policies of the 1990s or ignore the real challenges people face every day. I reject this binary. Our problems are complex, and they demand solutions that are thoughtful, effective, and rooted in our shared values.

We deserve a public safety plan that is holistic and accountable to communities. It must invest in alternative responders like mental health specialists, addiction counselors, and social workers who can de-escalate crises and connect people to help. I'll work to ensure every federal public safety grant includes funding for these kinds of responses. At the same time, San Francisco is short more than 500 police officers — a gap that strains our system and drives up costs. In Congress, I'll support rebuilding a well-trained police force that builds collective trust with communities. I'll fight to demilitarize local departments, abolish qualified immunity, and require body cameras for any agency receiving federal funds.