San Francisco’s top law enforcement officials met with dozens of residents from the city’s west side at a community center in Golden Gate Park to discuss concerns over a string of recent crimes that have disrupted the area’s reputation for safety.

Although crime is down overall by 30% this year compared to 2024 across the city, some residents from west side neighborhoods are feeling rattled by what appeared to be random attacks that left two people dead, according to police.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.