On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN Primetime,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed acknowledged that the city has “been far too lenient” on drugs, but also responded to Target closing stores in the city by stating that “people don’t necessarily shop in the same ways that they did before” and that the growth of AI “requires us to make some significant adjustments in how we use our retail establishments as well.” Breed also stated that while retail theft is an issue “it’s a problem that’s also happening in other places all over the country as well.”

Host Abby Phillip asked, “One of the things, just in the last couple of days, you’ve talked about is requiring drug testing for welfare recipients in your city, as San Francisco battles a fentanyl epidemic, also battling some serious crime issues. Do you think that your party, the Democratic Party, has been too lenient on this issue of crime? And are you trying to show some courage here by pushing back on what some in your party might think is the right approach to dealing with these issues?”

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