Assault on California Mayor’s Security Guard Points to Larger Issue

A district attorney says residents of the state’s ‘big cities no longer feel safe even walking to lunch.’ He blames Prop. 47.

Los Angeles Police Department officers respond to civil unrest in Los Angeles on Nov. 2, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A security guard for the San Jose mayor was recently assaulted at a downtown news event, and law enforcement leaders weren’t exactly shocked.

“It’s not surprising to me at all that happened, because it’s happening to so many people on a daily basis, all over California, especially in our urban areas,” Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig told The Epoch Times.