{"id":2618145,"date":"2026-06-23T22:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberalism-in-action-san-francisco-media-bemoans-drop-in-car-break-ins-because-auto-repair-shops-are-losing-business\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:50:17","slug":"liberalism-in-action-san-francisco-media-bemoans-drop-in-car-break-ins-because-auto-repair-shops-are-losing-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberalism-in-action-san-francisco-media-bemoans-drop-in-car-break-ins-because-auto-repair-shops-are-losing-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberalism in Action: San Francisco Media Bemoans Drop in Car Break-Ins Because Auto Repair Shops Are Losing Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliberalism-in-action-san-francisco-media-bemoans-drop-in-car-break-ins-because-auto-repair-shops-are-losing-business%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618145&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article discusses the paradoxical situation in California\u2019s Bay Area,particularly in Oakland,where falling crime rates,such as a 37% decrease in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-high-numbers-of-police-officers-quit-retire\/\" title=\"Report: High numbers of police officers quit, retire\">vehicle break-ins<\/a>,are viewed as positive for residents but have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >negatively impacted local businesses<\/a> that rely on criminal activity for income. Specifically, auto glass repair shops report significant declines-up to 40%-in their revenue due to fewer vehicle break-ins adn catalytic converter thefts. Business owners express concern that their livelihoods are tied to criminal incidents, highlighting a broader economic dilemma: reduced crime diminishes some sectors&#8217; income, revealing a disturbing dependency. The piece references economist Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat\u2019s \u201cParable of the Broken Window,\u201d illustrating that while damage stimulates certain trades, it also prevents other productive expenditures. The author suggests that the decline in crime indicates both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-charges-are-nothing-but-a-diversion\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden&#039;s charges are merely a distraction.\">improved public safety<\/a> and economic hardship for specific businesses, criticizing the notion that lower crime is entirely beneficial without considering the unintended consequences. Ultimately,they urge residents and observers to recognize that a thriving economy should not depend on widespread criminal activity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-gop-rep-calls-for-national-religious-revival-after-nashville-shooting\/\" title=\"Tennessee GOP Rep Calls For National Religious Revival After Nashville Shooting\">lower crime rates<\/a> are an unalloyed win for law-abiding residents? Think again \u2014 at least if you\u2019re in California\u2019s notoriously woke Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, San Francisco\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/auto-glass-repair-businesses-suffer-oakland-break-ins-decline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTVU-TV<\/a> knows that vehicle break-ins are down in Oakland. That\u2019s a positive thing, particularly given that just a few years ago, people were literally leaving their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/start-seeing-cars-parked-trunk-open-time-get-dodge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">car trunks open<\/a> there to prove there was nothing worth stealing in their vehicles. Ergo, there shouldn\u2019t be a downside to crime falling.<\/p>\n<p>And in this case, it\u2019s falling fast in Oakland: a 37 percent decrease in car break-ins year over year, KTVU reported last week. Great news, right? Yay! Way to get it together for once, Bay Area!<\/p>\n<p>But of course, there\u2019s a catch \u2014 to reporters in one of the most reliably liberal areas in the country, anyway:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>What\u2019s good news for car owners is less so for repair shops that specialize in window and windshield replacements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Multiple businesses have reported a sharp decline in their income as a result.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At Low Price Auto Glass on San Leandro Street in East Oakland, owner Raj Singh said the decrease has directly impacted a once-reliable portion of his business.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>  \u201cThere is the door glass repair if there is any break-ins or vandalism \u2014 that segment of my business has been down about 30 percent,\u201d Singh said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s a tip for you: If a \u201creliable portion\u201d of your business is related to the massive amount of criminality in your area, you are in business in the wrong area, unless you\u2019re a criminal or you countenance criminality.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not only Mr. Singh: James Serwa, who also owns a glass repair shop, estimated that 35 to 40 percent of his business has evaporated because there have been fewer break-ins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve taken quite a hit,\u201d Serwa said.<\/p>\n<p>Again, if your business model is based on getting a third of your business because your urban area is a crime-ridden hellhole where people <em>keep their trunks open<\/em> to prove there\u2019s nothing worth stealing, you aren\u2019t in the right place.<\/p>\n<p>Serwa says he\u2019s laid off three of his seven window installers because of the decreased demand from not having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-san-francisco-mayor-drops-defund-the-police-calls-bullst-on-progressive-police-policies\/\" title=\"WATCH: San Francisco Mayor Drops &#039;Defund the Police,&#039; Calls &#039;Bulls**t&#039; on Progressive Police Policies\">car windows smashed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe noticed this trend about a year ago, about the same time the catalytic converters started to die out, so did the calls for break-ins,\u201d Serwa said.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, catalytic converter theft \u2014 also a big thing in the Bay Area \u2014 has dropped off, too. It\u2019s like a cyanide dealer complaining that a crackdown on murderous spouses has really put a damper on this year\u2019s profits.<\/p>\n<p>At least Singh had the temerity to be <em>happy<\/em> about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/prominent-food-critic-cuts-bay-area-trip-short-says-not-place-tourists-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> being down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a surprise, but I would say from a community point of view, it\u2019s a good surprise,\u201d he told KTVU.<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s managed to keep his business afloat the honest way: by repairing glass that got damaged due to legitimate causes like road debris.<\/p>\n<p>KTVU\u2019s conclusion, though? \u201cThe overall effect underscores a mixed outcome: improved public safety alongside new economic challenges for certain sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <em>mixed<\/em> outcome: Sure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/san-francisco-bakery-bans-serving-cops-uniform-city-crumbles-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> is down, but won\u2019t you please think about the people who profit from crime?<\/p>\n<p>In 1850, French economist Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat introduced the \u201cParable of the Broken Window\u201d to illustrate the fallacy that this kind of economic activity is good. He <a href=\"http:\/\/bastiat.org\/en\/twisatwins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> a hypothetical story of a shopkeeper whose careless son breaks a window.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Suppose it cost six francs to repair the damage, and you say that the accident brings six francs to the glazier\u2019s trade \u2014 that it encourages that trade to the amount of six francs \u2014 I grant it; I have not a word to say against it; you reason justly. The glazier comes, performs his task, receives his six francs, rubs his hands, and, in his heart, blesses the careless child. All this is that which is seen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But if, on the other hand, you come to the conclusion, as is too often the case, that it is a good thing to break windows, that it causes money to circulate, and that the encouragement of industry in general will be the result of it, you will oblige me to call out, \u201cStop there! your theory is confined to that which is seen; it takes no account of that which is not seen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It is not seen that as our shopkeeper has spent six francs upon one thing, he cannot spend them upon another. It is not seen that if he had not had a window to replace, he would, perhaps, have replaced his old shoes, or added another book to his library. In short, he would have employed his six francs in some way, which this accident has prevented.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Apparently, either the Bay Area is so far behind the times that they haven\u2019t read Bastiat in the 176 years since he laid out, in three paragraphs, how broken windows are <em>bad<\/em>, economically, or their problem is that the most prominent university in the area is the University of California at Berkeley. Whichever it is, if you have any sense and you\u2019re still around there, get the hell out. Rest assured, they\u2019ll start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/minneapolis-anti-ice-mob-surrounds-journalists-vehicle-smashes-car-windows-chaotic-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breaking windows<\/a> again in a right hurry to keep the James Serwas of the world rolling in repair dough.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Not necessarily, especially in California\u2019s woke Bay Area. While San Francisco\u2019s KTVU-TV reports a decline in Oakland vehicle break-ins-down 37% year over year-this trend has unintended consequences. Several auto glass repair shops have seen their income drop sharply because fewer cars are being broken into, reducing demand for window and windshield repairs. For example, owner Raj Singh of Low Price Auto Glass notes a 30% decline in his business segment related to vandalism and break-ins. Similarly, James Serwa estimates a 35-40% decrease in his business due to fewer break-ins, leading him to lay off some staff. Interestingly, thefts of catalytic converters have also declined alongside the drop in car vandalism. While Singh views the reduction as positive overall, the economic impact on these businesses highlights a complex picture: improved public safety may come with new financial challenges for certain sectors. This situation echoes Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat\u2019s \u201cParable of the Broken Window,\u201d which illustrates that breaking windows might stimulate some economic activity but ultimately causes more harm by diverting resources from other productive uses. If you\u2019re still living in such an area, consider leaving before window-breaking resumes to keep these repair businesses afloat-and remember that true economic health isn\u2019t just about crime stats but also about supporting sustainable livelihoods<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2618146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Broken-auto-glass.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53652,81633,50798,32422],"class_list":["post-2618145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-auto-repair","tag-car-break-ins","tag-liberalism-2","tag-san-francisco"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Broken-auto-glass.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618145"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618149,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618145\/revisions\/2618149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}