QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED:

● Shot: A viral video has everyone talking about San Francisco’s ‘shoplifting surge.’ But is it real?

—The San Francisco Chronicle, today.

● Chaser: ‘Out of control:’ Organized crime drives S.F. shoplifting, closing 17 Walgreens in five years.

—The San Francisco Chronicle, May 15th.

Fortunately though, California lawmakers are taking the rise in crime and shoplifting seriously: California Lawmakers Want to Strip ‘He’ From State Laws.