Park employees have seen a significant uptick in dangerous and illegal behaviors at Yosemite National Park this week during the shutdown of the federal government. The park, which currently has one lone volunteer ranger, is reportedly overrun with squatters, illegal BASE jumpers, and hikers without permits who’ve been cutting the line on Half Dome. [SFGate] District Attorney Brooke Jenkins responded to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s statement that the National Guard should come to San Francisco: "We don't need your help here.” Jenkins said that crime has been dropping in the city for the past three years, adding that she wouldn’t hesitate to hold federal authorities accountable if they break the law here. [KGO]

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