“Crime is down 30 percent since I took office.”
MisleadingTotal crime down 4%
One category, car theft, fell 30 percent. Total recorded crime fell 4 percent over the same period.
Claims we have checked
“Bus ridership is at its highest level in a decade.”
Stands9.2 million trips
Transit agency counts show more trips last year than in any year since 2015.
“We have fixed every pothole reported to the city this year.”
Falls71% of reports closed
The city's own service tracker shows 71 percent of pothole reports closed, with more than 1,900 still open.