‘Oakland has to love us back': Business owners fed up with crime call on city leaders to take action

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The frustration is growing for Bay Area businesses fed up with crime and in Oakland, small business owners are calling on leaders to take immediate action.

He is working with other businesses to demand leaders from the city to the state focus on ways to bring safety back to the streets of Oakland.

“It's like make it or break it kind of thing, you know? That’s why I don’t know it's disheartening, it really is,” said Joshua Huynh, the owner of Town Bar and Lounge. “I have had staff robbed at gunpoint around the corner, patrons' windows constantly broken, some special guest last week got robbed by gunpoint.”

Mayor Sheng Thao has previously said she is focusing on prevention and accountability efforts. But these business owners say they’re looking for policy changes at every level. The group plans to gather as many businesses as possible and write a letter to city, county and state leaders to push for immediate action and more safety measures.

 

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