Workers at San Francisco Federal Building Told to Work From Home Due to Rising Crime

Some federal employees in California are told to avoid the office at the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco and to work from home due to drug use and rising crime in the area.

Police patrol Union Square in San Francisco on Nov. 30, 2021. Stores have increased security in response to a spike in thefts. Ethan Swope/Getty Images

Federal employees at the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco reportedly received a memo on Aug. 2 from the Department of Health and Human Services advising them to work from home when possible because of drug use and rising crime in the downtown area.

The issue was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.