The title as written is clickbait, and false. Only the central district saw that increase, not “San Francisco,” and it was because there was a sharp drop from 2019 due to lockdown.

Citywide car burglaries are actually down even from the much lower 2020 numbers despite easing of restrictions. From the article:

“Citywide, however, the number of thefts from cars remains lower compared with last year, when shelter-in-place restrictions pushed car break-ins to record lows.”