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This is just a reminder that in 2019, San Francisco had about 300 organized drug dealers on its streets. By 2022, that number reached 1,000. Reduced penalties and a lack of accountability allowed it all to happen. It wasn't until August 2023 when Pelosi finally called in the Feds to crackdown on dealers that we started to see change. And it's still bad. Very bad. However, I spent the day in the Tenderloin on Monday. I saw exactly 2 drug dealers that I could identify. In all fairness, when the sun goes down, many of them come back. And people are still dying of OD, so that's proof that fentanyl is still everywhere, but there's clearly some progress during the day in that there aren't 12 dealers standing openly on the corner of Hyde and Ellis. San Francisco is slowly digging itself out of the mess that was enabled by bad policy, radical DAs, and permissive judges. But just as this crisis took years to develop, it's going to take years to slow down. Not even stop, just slow down. I guess my point is, we should've never let it get this bad. Organized drug dealing and the subsequent users it attracts did almost irreparable harm to San Francisco and its reputation. So much so that I've met with journalists from 4 different continents to report on the fentanyl and homeless crises in the city. This November, voters here in San Francisco and across California have an opportunity to move the needle back to the center on these issues. Prop 36 will undo much of the damage caused by Prop 47, and San Francisco has a chance to elect new leadership that prioritizes public safety. Do yourself and your city a solid and turn away from radical interpretations of criminal justice reforms and drug policy. Support law enforcement and recovery from addiction as part of the solution. Save your state. Save your city. Before, these problems become permanent fixtures in your lives. Take it from me, who was once part of these problems. They won't leave. Things won't change until you make it happen. This is your chance.