The city of San Francisco's Real Time Investigation Center is now fully operational, and Mayor Daniel Lurie said it has already significantly reduced crime.

The center gives officers real-time access to a network of safety cameras, license plate readers, and live feeds from their drones.

Wednesday, beautiful weather brought hundreds of people out to the Embarcadero. Many were relaxing in the sun and not thinking about potential crime, but Jackson Herron said his mother is always thinking about safety.

"My mom is sometimes scared of being in the city," said Herron.

She is visiting Herron, who has lived in SF since 2019. He said crime has changed a lot over that time.

"COVID, it went up a lot, or at least felt like it did," said Herron. "But I would say since Lurie became mayor, they've

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