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I’ve spent a lot of time at Bay Area Home Depots, and I’ve only seen blatant theft once, and the security guards did attempt to intervene.

What is the support for your statement?

Also “the DA” is a ton of different people throughout the Bay Area, and the DA that everybody complains about has exactly 0 HDs in his jurisdiction.

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285 murders in San Fran last year, a 35% increase. I didn't witness a single one, but I think they really did happen.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/A-violent-year-Bay...

London is about the same population as the Bay Area. They had 130 murders, which was about double the per-capita rate for the rest of the UK.

285 murders in the 15 biggest cities of the Bay Area.

It was a State level Proposition as far as I am aware, so it isn't merely the case of one problematic DA. I could be misunderstanding something though.

Statewide laws still rely on local law enforcement and prosecutors to be enforced.

The state level proposition does not require DAs to ignore shoplifting. It just turns it (and a few other crimes) from felonies into misdemeanors when the amount involved does not exceed $950.

Misdemeanor shoplifting can still earn up to 180 days in county jail and a fine of up to $1000, but only if a DA prosecutes.

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