Paul Pelosi hammer attack shows no one is safe from California crime wave: Officials
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Paul Pelosi hammer attack shows no one is safe from California crime wave: Officials
Tori Richards October 28, 05:07 PM October 28, 05:07 PMYears of dismantling California’s once-strict justice system has led to a crime wave that spares no one — not even the family of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, officials say.
“The chickens have come home to roost,” said Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. “This social justice movement is concentrated on eliminating or reducing consequences for those who engage in crime. All the smash-and-grab robberies, follow-home robberies, and criminals waltzing in and out unimpeded — all of this falls upon the progressive movement that they don’t prosecute anymore.”
Villanueva, a Democrat, has been a vocal opponent against dozens of bills that have downgraded the state’s penal code section and sentencing structure to the point that violent felons often spend a fraction of the time in prison that they would have 20 years ago.
Several district attorneys have gone from being advocates who help victims to supporters of criminals, the sheriff said.
The hammer attack on Paul Pelosi in his San Francisco home is similar to the murder of Beverly Hills socialite Jaqueline Avant last year in that wealth, status, and nice neighborhoods do not mean one won’t be a crime victim, Villanueva said.
The Pelosis live at the top of a steep hill in Pacific Heights — not an area that is often traversed by the general public. Neighbors include PayPal founder David Sacks, billionaire Larry Ellison, and former DocuSign CEO Keith Krach.
Police have arrested David Depape, 42, on suspicion of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, and other felonies in the Friday morning attack on Pelosi, 82. Depape reportedly asked for Nancy Pelosi and said he would wait for her.
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During the past five years, aggravated assaults have risen 18% and homicides 22% across California. Between 2020 and 2021, the numbers rose 8% and 7%, respectively, according to the California Department of Justice.
Voters in San Francisco showed their angst over crime by recalling District Attorney Chesa Boudin in June. A similar movement is underway in Los Angeles, but county officials say not enough valid signatures were submitted to prompt an election to oust George Gascon.
But Boudin’s departure hasn’t quelled the violence — it has only gone up, a compilation of police statistics by SFGate shows. Violent and property crime between August and September increased 4% and 1%, respectively. As for specific categories, homicides rose the most, with a 20% climb over last year.
"I don't recognize our city. It's not safe for my son to walk the streets that I once loved,” Joe Alioto Veronese told the Washington Examiner before the Pelosi attack. He is running for district attorney on Nov. 8 against Brooke Jenkins, who was appointed to serve out the remainder of Boudin’s term.
“Violent crime has gone up while the current district attorney talks about fighting crime,” Alioto Veronese said. “We need ethical, effective, and immediate law enforcement to take violent criminals off the street and rescue San Francisco."
Jenkins did not respond to a request for comment.
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Constitutional rights attorney Mark Meuser, the Republican challenger to Democrat Alex Padilla for the Senate, says the state has pushed a pro-criminal agenda for 20 years.
“Policies like no-cash bail and defunding the police have given criminals control of our streets and made our communities unsafe,” Meuser said. “I am saddened to hear that Paul Pelosi was attacked in his own home. I pray he makes a full and quick recovery and that the San Francisco district attorney will prosecute the criminal to the fullest extent allowed by law.”
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