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Roy Behr, a longtime consultant to Democratic campaigns in Los Angeles, warned that a perceived failure to find middle ground on criminal justice issues risks further alienating voters who want answers to visible signs of unrest — like smash-and-grab robberies and open-air drug use on city streets.

Democrats who have recently made a consistent push to reduce prison populations by prioritizing rehabilitation and drug and mental health treatment had to find middle ground with new leadership this year who made alleviating public anxieties about crime a top concern.

“Residents in SF are fed up with the drug crisis. We need to find middle ground, immediate, and realistic solutions, rather than voting according to ideology.”

The sale comes as Congress has struggled to find middle ground on a $106 billion emergency package proposed by Mr. Biden that includes $14.3 billion for Israel.

“But you’d think they’d find middle ground where some deer would be left on the island and used as a state resource.”