Premium Only Content

Public library staff demand security guards amid San Francisco street violence
San Francisco Public Library workers plan to rally Tuesday, demanding the city provide security guards at all branches to protect staff and patrons amid a rise in dangerous incidents.
Most of the city's 28 library locations lack dedicated security officers, and librarians and other workers say they've been forced to intervene in dangerous situations that sometimes turn physical, according to a Monday press release from Service Employees International Union Local 1021, which represents library workers at the city's public branches. The workers are demanding the change as they negotiate with officials for new contracts.
"There's tension in the air when there is no trained security around to de-escalate situations," said Jessica Choy, a part-time librarian, in the press release. She said at one branch, she recently approached a man who swore at other patrons and then kicked in a glass door.
Choy said having guards at every site "would be a better solution than hoping librarians are able to handle potentially dangerous situations alone."
-
24:10
News For Reasonable People
3 days agoLA Businesses Blast Loud Insect Sounds to Drive Away Homeless Encampments
132 -
13:14
DEADBUGsays
1 day agoThe Murder of Veronica Kaye | Cold#11
4344 -
14:53
Adam Does Movies
17 hours ago $0.10 earnedIs There Any Saving Jurassic World?
3442 -
1:28:30
Sports Wars
3 hours agoNFL Week 1 MADNESS, Phillies Karen Goes VIRAL, Angel Reese Suspended As WNBA Is DEAD
12.9K2 -
LIVE
Total Horse Channel
13 hours ago2025 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity | Sunday
63 watching -
29:18
ArynneWexler
23 hours agoHas The Online Right Lost Its Mind?
1663 -
23:07
marcushouse
1 day ago $0.40 earnedSpaceX is Rushing Toward Starship Flight 11 – Already!?
5902 -
13:52
True Crime | Unsolved Cases | Mysterious Stories
8 days ago $0.29 earned7 Real Life Heroes Caught on Camera
3121 -
LIVE
LumpyPotatoX2
4 hours agoWelcome to The Finals [OPEN PARTY] - #RumbleGaming
1,334 watching -
13:05
Mike Rowe
2 days agoIs College DEAD? Inside America’s #1 Trade School | Sheree Utash From #448 | The Way I Heard It
17.3K7