San Francisco mayor admits city 'needs a reset' hours before attack on security detail

A tense brushwood turned convulsive successful San Francisco’s troubled Tenderloin vicinity Thursday evening erstwhile Mayor Daniel Lurie’s conveyance was blocked by respective men, sparking an onslaught that near astatine slightest 1 information serviceman injured.

The confrontation unfolded astir 5:40 p.m. adjacent Cedar and Polk streets, the San Francisco Police Department confirmed to KTVU. Officers assigned to the mayor’s protective item became engaged successful a carnal altercation with 2 unidentified antheral suspects aft the mayor’s conveyance was stopped successful the roadway.

Video from the country shows a information item subordinate being taken to the crushed arsenic officers worked to subdue the suspects. One serviceman sustained disposable injuries during the altercation.

The politician was not harmed.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie launched the SFPD Hospitality Task Force this week.  (Getty)

In a connection to Fox News Digital, Mayor Lurie’s property caput Charles Lutvak said: "There was an altercation this evening involving the mayor’s information detail. The politician was not involved. We admit our SFPD officers for their speedy effect and for keeping our metropolis harmless each day."

Lutvak directed further questions to the San Francisco Police Department.

Police told KTVU the altercation progressive 2 chartless antheral subjects and that officers requested backup arsenic the concern escalated. Authorities person not said what led to the confrontation oregon whether the suspects straight threatened the mayor.

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Police vehicles enactment a Tenderloin thoroughfare adjacent Cedar and Polk aft a convulsive altercation involving Mayor Daniel Lurie’s information detail. Two suspects were arrested and officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries. (KTVU)

Both suspects were arrested astatine the scene, constabulary said. Their identities person not been released.

According to police, 2 officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were assessed by paramedics astatine the scene.

Photos published by Mission Local look to amusement 1 fishy connected the crushed successful handcuffs surrounded by officers. The outlet reported that 3 individuals initially blocked the mayor’s vehicle. Lurie allegedly asked them to move. While 1 idiosyncratic initially complied, that idiosyncratic aboriginal became progressive successful a carnal conflict with a subordinate of the mayor’s information detail.

Louis Wong, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, confirmed that 1 national subordinate was injured and praised the effect of officers.

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"The San Francisco Police Officers Association is relieved to perceive that Mayor Daniel Lurie was not injured successful the convulsive incidental that occurred Thursday evening successful the Tenderloin," Wong said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "We are grateful that the officers assigned to the mayor’s information item acted swiftly and courageously to support him successful a unsafe and unpredictable situation."

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Wong added that further SFPD officers rapidly arrived connected country to assistance and bring the concern nether control, commending their professionalism and committedness to protecting the nationalist and the officials they are sworn to safeguard. He said the national is wishing the injured serviceman a afloat and speedy recovery.

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The clash came conscionable hours aft Lurie posted a connection and video connected Facebook calling for a sweeping reset of San Francisco’s authorities structure.

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A nighttime presumption of Cedar Street successful San Francisco’s Tenderloin territory adjacent the determination wherever Mayor Daniel Lurie’s conveyance was blocked and a subordinate of his information item was injured during an altercation. (KTVU)

"San Francisco needs a reset. Our metropolis charter is 1 of the longest successful the country. It is bloated. It is broken," Lurie wrote, announcing projected reforms aimed astatine consolidating the city’s contracting system, shortening and simplifying ballots and expanding enforcement accountability.

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"This bundle of reforms is astir results. It’s astir accountability. It’s astir making City Hall enactment for San Francisco," helium wrote.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the San Francisco Police Department, but did not instantly person a response. 

Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send communicative tips to [email protected].

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