She shouldn’t have been allowed to in the first place! “Driver License” singer/songwriter Olivia Rodrigo will no longer be allowed to pass out Plan B contraceptives at her concerts during her GUTS tour. This move comes after tons of pro-life individuals and groups condemned Rodrigo’s (whether she facilitated it or she simply didn't stop it from happening) distribution of something that has the potential to abort a child.  An image captured by a fan and shared online showed the goodybag attendees received. Concertgoers were given two boxes of “emergency contraceptives” as well as numerous little cards advocating abortion and asking for donations. One note was a little heart that said “We can help you find abortion care.” They were assembled in part by the National Network of Abortion Funds who put up booths at every stop of Rodrigo’s North American tour. The image gained more than 12.7 million views on X alone. free planb at @oliviarodrigo in st. louis tonight 💓 thank you @MOAbortionFund ✨ pic.twitter.com/41sc65XxLx — kin ⸆⸉ (@cowboylikekin) March 12‚ 2024 Individuals were disgusted by Rodrigo allowing something like this to be passed out at her concerts‚ especially when her target demographic is teenagers. No wonder! Emergency contraceptives work by either preventing a pregnancy from occuring or by ending a new pregnancy. Essentially the drug gives a woman a bunch of hormonal birth control (often referred to as “the pill”) at one time to suppress ovulation.  “Killing babies doesn’t pass the vibe check‚” an avid pro-lifer wrote. “Putting poison into your body to kill your child and celebrating it is pretty wild‚” another said while others called the move “evil.”  March for Life tweeted about what Rodrigo permitted on Wednesday: Olivia Rodrigo handed out Plan B pills at her concert in Saint Louis. Plan B is an abortifacient. Young fans‚ especially young women‚ deserve support during a pregnancy‚ not a drug that will violently end it. Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk said‚ “Liberalism is a creepy anti-child death cult‚” and Students for Lifepointed out that Rodrigo was “too dedicated to abortion to notice that she’s killing off her future fan base.”  This isn’t the first time this year that Rodrigo shared her undeniable support for abortion. In February she shared that a portion of the GUTS World Tour proceeds would go towards killing babies. Specifically‚ Rodrigo allocated the money for groups who pay for travel and lodging expenses for women who seek illegal abortions across state lines. Luckily‚ pro-life backlash halted Rodrigo’s distribution of the “morning-after” pills. Pro-abort organizers told Variety that “after widespread media attention‚ local abortion funds were told Thursday afternoon that they were no longer allowed to hand out free emergency birth control pills and other reproductive health resources at the concerts.” Abortion isn’t a “health resource.” It isn’t something for your “health” at all actually. Supposedly Rodrigo and her team are no longer allowed to pass out “lubrication‚ condoms and Plan B because ‘children are present at the concerts‚’” Variety reported.  Organizers disagreed and were not pleased with the announcement.  Jade Hurley from the DC Abortion Fund insisted “The reality is that youth have sex‚ and youth need access to birth control and emergency contraception. What we’re doing is completely legal in all 50 states.” Prairie Abortion Fund’s Destini Spaeth “strongly disagrees with the decision.”  “There is something really positive about a 16- or 15-year-old having a Plan B and a few condoms in her dresser to use as she needs it‚” Spaeth told Variety before calling abortion pills like Plan B a “sexual health tool.” Unfortunately‚ it seems that pro-aborts are ruthless about getting these drugs to young concert goers. Hurley even admitted that if she can’t pass them out inside the concert venue‚ she’ll stand on the sidewalk and hand them out to fans as they go in. If you don’t think this is a blatant and targeted attack to not only brainwash young girls into thinking abortion is normal and casual but also to continue killing babies‚ your eyes must be shut.

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing in late February on the Chinese cybersecurity threat against the United States‚ and the takeaway was alarming. Not because of the obvious Chinese capabilities and long-running hacking operations against the United States‚ which are bad enough. Rather‚ it was the spectacle of five top-level U.S. government officials‚ stove-piped by their respective organizations‚ demonstrating their hopelessly myopic understanding of the Chinese threat. They haven’t a clue about the reality of 21st-century warfare with a peer competitor bent on achieving victory through strategic paralysis. The strategic paralysis that would result from coordinated attacks on America’s centers of gravity would leave us unable to retaliate in any meaningful way. Apparently‚ none of the five officials ever bothered to read “Unrestricted Warfare‚” the seminal work on China’s long-term strategic goals and methods. Written in 1999 by two Peoples Liberation Army Air Force colonels‚ Qiao Liang and Wang Xiang Sui‚ the book laid out a decades-long plan of creeping‚ slow-motion warfare against U.S. diplomatic‚ informational‚ military‚ and economic strengths until China would be strong enough to take on the United States in a peer-to-peer conflict. In retrospect‚ “Unrestricted Warfare” is exactly what China has been waging over the last quarter century. Thus‚ the gist of the House committee hearing was a kind of monotone of bureaucratic bloviation: cyber‚ cyber‚ cyber‚ cyber. Funding‚ funding‚ funding‚ funding. In reality‚ a war with China would be much more complex and lethal. And the only person who is laying out the vast range of Chinese capabilities against the United States is one lone Air Force colonel‚ long retired. He is no ordinary retiree‚ however. If the U.S. Air Force had a pantheon of airpower saints‚ Col. John A. Warden III would stand alongside Billy Mitchell‚ John Boyd‚ Robin Olds‚ and Curtis LeMay. Warden was the brain behind “Instant Thunder‚” the war plan of Operation Desert Storm in 1990 that would defeat Iraq by simultaneously attacking its centers of gravity. Warden now has reworked his Instant Thunder theories of strategic paralysis in mirror image: What if the Chinese were to use an Instant Thunder-style campaign against the United States? He expounds upon the idea at the Winning Peer Wars website. Warden’s video of a notional Chinese attack details in nine minutes what FBI Director Christopher Wray‚ NSA General Paul Nakasone‚ and the three Biden cyber-bureaucrats’ two-and-a-half-hours of maundering completely missed: a simultaneous‚ multi-domain Chinese attack upon America’s centers of gravity‚ without the use of nuclear weapons. The strategic paralysis that would result from coordinated attacks on America’s centers of gravity would leave us unable to retaliate in any meaningful way. The video describes an assault upon the U.S. homeland‚ which has not been seen since the War of 1812‚ when the British ravaged targets on the East Coast and burned down the White House and the Capitol building. Warden describes a Chinese attack that would take advantage of America’s complete lack of preparation — a total inability to defend against a biological strike upon the general population (COVID comes to mind)‚ as well as the lack of U.S. air defense against a saturation assault by stealthy radar-evading‚ precision-guided cruise missiles. At the same time‚ remote cyber-strikes would dump the U.S. power grid‚ while electromagnetic pulse detonations mixed with cyberattacks against the internet and telecommunications networks would render U.S. emergency response systems useless. In quick order‚ attacks by Chinese fifth-column units long-since infiltrated across the southern border would demolish continental U.S. military command centers such as U.S. Strategic Command headquarters in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ and U.S. Northern Command headquarters in Colorado Springs‚ Colorado. All at once. In a follow-up video‚ Warden re-emphasizes the threat posed in the first video and presents an outline of the arduous work the United States must undertake to deter and defeat any future Chinese attack. Perhaps someone in the executive branch might take a few minutes to watch the videos and get a clue as to the enormity of the threat that China now poses. They can’t say they weren’t warned.

Staying levelheaded despite overwhelming pressure to be perfect as a Hollywood starlet is no easy feat — but Candace Cameron Bure has done so with grace. The former "Full House" star has been very transparent about the eating disorder she’s suffered from as she’s tried to keep up with Hollywood standards. “The pressure is so ingrained‚” Bure tells Allie Beth Stuckey. “I’ve been very public and open about having an eating disorder‚ which has been really good for the last‚ probably‚ you know‚ 20 years.” However‚ she’s noticed that with certain crazes‚ like the recent trend of celebrities using Ozempic to drop weight fast‚ she still feels that pressure. “These are‚ like‚ the crazy thoughts that still go through my head‚ and they’re so dumb and they’re so unrealistic and I hate that I have them‚ but the fact is I do‚” Bure says. One of the ways she battles the thoughts is sharing them with others as well as maintaining a fitness regimen. “The more I just share it and am open about it‚ it frees me from it because I can hear myself say it out loud and realize‚ like‚ this is not what life is all about‚” she tells Stuckey‚ adding‚ “I do love fitness for the reasons that obviously I want my body to feel strong and healthy‚ but it frees my mind.” While sharing and exercise have been huge in overcoming her eating disorder‚ one of the other ways Bure stays grounded is through her relationship with God. “My prayer life is pretty strong‚ my conversations with him are very strong‚” Bure says. “Really‚ it’s a battle of the mind‚ a lot of disordered eating is‚ and so if I pull the Holy Spirit into my mind‚ and I’m constantly praying and asking God to renew my mind‚ it helps.” Stuckey is no stranger to eating disorders herself‚ telling Bure that she suffered from one in college. “I was enslaved to that‚ and that’s what I think about‚” Stuckey says‚ adding‚ “I’m like‚ ‘Do you want to be enslaved to that again? Do you want to be controlled by that again?’” Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture‚ news‚ and theology from a Christian‚ conservative perspective‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Toronto Police told residents to leave their car keys at their front doors for thieves to take in order to lessen the risk of getting physically attacked in their homes for them‚ City News Toronto reported — and the backlash to the jaw-dropping suggestion has been brutal.What are the details?The outlet said Cst. Marco Ricciardi advised residents at an Etobicoke safety meeting last month to leave their key fobs in faraday pouches in convenient places for thieves to take in order to lessen the risk of physical violence over the fobs.“To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home‚ leave your fobs at the front door because they are breaking into your home to steal your car; they don’t want anything else‚" Ricciardi said‚ according to City News Toronto. "A lot of them that they’re arresting have guns on them‚ and they are not toy guns. They are real guns. They’re loaded.”The outlet said Toronto Police were trending Thursday on X with "thousands of tweets on the topic‚ most of them expressing anger."“This is bizarre‚” one commenter wrote‚ according to the outlet. “Toronto Police advising the public to leave your fobs near the door. They suggest this because invaders are primarily entering homes to steal your cars. Why not hang your keys outside the door? Or better yet‚ just leave them in the car.”City News Toronto said another user added‚ “This is failed state-level insanity. Hey guys do you mind making it easier for people to steal your cars so that they won’t break into your house instead? Thanks.”Here are some other reactions:"Canada is gone‚" one commenter said."The entire planet has gone bats**t WOKE crazy‚" another user declared."The Ottawa Police are useless The [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] are compromised. The Toronto Police are corrupted. The Supreme Court are woke. Canada is in real trouble‚" another commenter said.Rebel News founder Ezra Levant pulled no punches‚ either: — (@) The outlet noted that Toronto-area car thefts increased by nearly 25% in 2023 over the previous year‚ while auto theft-motivated home invasions and break-and-enters rose 400% in 2023.What's the latest from Toronto Police?Toronto Police on Wednesday addressed last month's "well meaning" suggestion and offered more advice‚ City News Toronto reported."Police are concerned about an escalation in violence where all sorts of weapons and firearms are being used to steal vehicles‚ and that includes during home invasions‚" police said‚ according to the outlet‚ adding that they offered the following suggestions:Park vehicles in a garage if possibleEnsure your driveway is well-lit and keep exterior lights on all nightSecurity cameras are an assetIf possible‚ install a home-security system — activate alarm on STAY when home and AWAY when outConsider connecting a motion-detection alarm to your cell phonePut security film on glass windows and doorsPlace multipoint locks on your doorsKeep backyard gates locked and ground windows securedDo not post on social media when you will be away on holidayReport to police suspicious vehicles/persons in the neighborhood Toronto Police spark controversy with new advice for car owners youtu.be Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Haitian migrant residing in Massachusetts has been legally accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.At about 7 p.m. on Wednesday‚ police received a report of a sexual assault at the Comfort Inn in Rockland‚ Massachusetts‚ about 20 miles south of Boston. The hotel is currently being used as a migrant shelter.When they arrived‚ they learned that Cory Alvarez‚ a 26-year-old Haitian national‚ had allegedly attacked a 15-year-old girl. Both are migrants who have been staying at the shelter‚ but whether the two know each other is unclear."The victim reviewed the photos‚ pointed at the defendant’s photo‚ and said that’s the man who raped me‚" said a prosecutor.The girl was then taken to an area hospital for treatment.Alvarez was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated rape of a child with a more than 10-year age gap. He pled not guilty to the charge on Thursday morning. He was denied bond and forced to surrender his passport pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for next week. ICE has also reportedly lodged a detainer request for Alvarez‚ though Massachusetts courts have ignored such requests in the recent past. Last fall‚ a court in Dorchester released from custody Pierre Lucard Emile‚ an illegal immigrant from Haiti‚ even though he had been accused of raping a disabled person. He was arrested by ICE eight weeks later.Alvarez emigrated from Haiti to the United States last June as part of the Biden administration's "parole" program. Begun in October 2022 and then expanded three months later‚ the program allows a total of 30‚000 migrants from Cuba‚ Haiti‚ Nicaragua‚ and Venezuela to come to the United States legally each month so long as they have a sponsor and can pass "certain checks‚" Fox News reported. Once here‚ migrants can remain for two years and even gain work permits.The Department of Homeland Security claimed that the program provides a "safe and orderly way" for migrants from these countries "to reach the United States" as part of a larger plan to control migration to America from other countries in the Western Hemisphere.According to reports‚ Alvarez secured a sponsor in New Jersey and had no prior criminal record before arriving in the U.S.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

In the last few months‚ actor Pierce Brosnan has done a little legal two-step‚ first pleading not guilty and then turning around and pleading guilty after he received citations for venturing into restricted areas of Yellowstone National Park.Brosnan found himself on the wrong side of the law last fall‚ when he was in Montana filming "The Unholy Trinity‚" a Western co-starring Samuel L. Jackson. While in the area‚ he decided to take a sightseeing trip to Yellowstone‚ as Blaze News previously reported.At the park‚ Brosnan snapped various selfies as he took in many of the manifold wonders Yellowstone has to offer‚ including a hot springs area known as Mammoth Terraces. Perhaps distracted by the natural beauty of the landscape‚ he likewise stepped outside the designated foot paths at another thermal area as well.The trouble is that Mammoth Terraces was then closed to tourists‚ and the thermal boardwalks are not just there to direct and control traffic. Thermal areas — which include geysers and hot springs — are some of the most dangerous attractions in Yellowstone‚ with water temperatures sometimes reaching a scalding 175 degrees Fahrenheit. The park even reports that hot springs "have injured or killed more people in Yellowstone than any other natural feature."The incriminating selfies Brosnan took eventually found their way to a social media account infamous for outing "stupid" tourists‚ the New York Post reported‚ and Brosnan was later issued two federal citations‚ one for "foot travel in all thermal areas and w/in Yellowstone Canyon confined to trails" and the other for "violating closures and use limits‚" court documents said. The maximum penalties for those offenses include six months behind bars and a $5‚000 fine.In January‚ his attorney‚ Karl Knuchel‚ entered a not guilty plea on Brosnan's behalf in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.But on Thursday‚ Brosnan walked that plea back and instead pled guilty to the "foot travel" count. He also agreed to pay a fine of about $1‚500‚ most of which will be donated to the Yellowstone Forever Geological Fund. In exchange‚ prosecutors dropped all other charges against him. The 70-year-old actor‚ perhaps best known for his memorable role in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and for playing James Bond in the 1990s and early 2000s‚ took to Instagram to apologize for his Yellowstone misstep‚ which he called a "transgression" and "an impulsive mistake." "I did not see a 'No Trespassing' sign posted that warned of danger nor did I hike in the immediate area‚" he explained."As an environmentalist I have the utmost respect for and love of our natural world‚" he added. "... Yellowstone and all our National Parks are to be cared for and preserved for all to enjoy." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pierce Brosnan (@piercebrosnanofficial) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Massachusetts residents were aghast after their $500‚000 sand dune project meant to protect their beachfront properties withered away in just three days.Residents of Salisbury‚ Massachusetts‚ spent more than a half-million dollars bringing in approximately 15 tons of sand‚ which were then shaped by crews and heavy machinery.Record high tides were reported and flooded the streets of nearby Hampton Beach‚ New Hampshire‚ leaving debris in the streets and damage to homes. Local residents were flabbergasted after the newly finished project was eroded in a matter of days."What we built this past month‚ sure‚ we thought would last longer‚" said Tom Saab‚ president of Salisbury Beach Citizens for Change. "But this king high tide hit with a storm out at sea‚ and it was devastating‚" he told the Weather Channel.The nonprofit is pushing to get state funding after an estimated $300‚000 worth of sand was washed away.Shockingly‚ Saab said he has been fighting the "ongoing battle" since 1971. Saab stated that the group's only plan is to continue to bring in more sand and place it around the properties."We have to continue to fight because if you don't keep trucking in sand and rebuilding the dunes‚ then the properties will definitely have no protection at all‚" he claimed.As originally reported by Not the Bee‚ Weather.com reporter Jan Childs blamed the tides on rising global temperatures from greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. This was coupled by the citation that scientists‚ in general‚ have said that weather will get worse.A meteorologist named Jonathan Belles stated that from "nor'easters to hurricanes‚ Salisbury gets touched by several large storms each year.""Their proximity to the Atlantic Ocean gives them a source of moisture and their northern latitude also firmly places them under the powerful jet stream during much of the year. The town is also affected by coastal flooding pushed ashore by storms out in the Atlantic‚" he continued.As for residents‚ they told WCVB Channel 5 they are concerned with their property value and aren't sure what to do."Beautiful properties here‚ a beautiful beach; I don't know what the solution is‚" said Ron Guilmette."You can move or you can stay with it. I mean‚ it's Mother Nature‚ you can't do anything about it‚" said local business owner Provo Provencal.Homeowners‚ environmentalists‚ and others still plan on gathering for a meeting to come up with more plans to save the properties.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A cancer-stricken teen with only months to live recently got his dream car. The 18-year-old also received a special invitation from the CEO of the Ford Motor Company. The teenager's father‚ Joe Tegerdine‚ explained why he gifted his son a Ford Mustang in a post shared on the X social media platform earlier this month. Tegerdine wrote‚ "For those wondering why I’d buy my 18yr old son a 330hp Mustang‚ well‚ he’s been given months to live and can’t work long enough to buy one himself. His comment on the way home‚ 'Dad‚ I’m going to squeeze a few extra months of life just to be able to drive this.'"The tweet concluded with the hashtag: #cancersucks. — (@) The post shared on March 2 went viral with nearly 8‚000 retweets‚ more than 177‚000 likes‚ and almost 14 million views. The tweet also caught the eye of Ford CEO Jim Farley — who replied by saying‚ "Hi Joe‚ I’m so sorry to hear what your family is going through. Please let me know if you and your son would like to attend @FPRacingSchool to experience a @FordMustang Dark Horse on the track. DM me and we’ll make it happen."Tegerdine connected with Farley about the special invitation for his son Joseph to attend the Ford Performance Racing School.Tegerdine told the Detroit Free Press‚ "It was really crazy. That tweet was just kind of random. He sent a direct message to me‚ saying‚ 'Hey‚ you want me to do this?' If it's OK‚ his guys would get everything set up ... at the Ford Performance Center in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. They're flying us out there. It's just really cool‚ and we'll stay in Charlotte for a couple of days. There's a big dinner before school. Then Joseph will be on the track with the (Mustang) Dark Horse."Joseph said of the offer‚ "I don't know how to drift. I've always been too scared to go to a parking lot to figure that out‚ because I'd just hit a light pole or something. I need an instructor‚ a trainer. Also‚ I get to drive one of the most powerful Ford track Mustangs there is. This is going to be sick."The Mustang Dark Horse boasts a 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engine with 500 horsepower and 418-pound feet of torque. Joseph will get to drive the powerful Ford on the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Joseph said he is excited about his own Mustang since it's his dream car. "I've just liked Mustangs for as long as I can remember. Six-year-old me liked it‚ the headlights looked cool‚ and I stuck with it‚" Joseph explained. "I used to drive this Ford Bronco. It was a big truck‚ basically. I'd get compliments and I'd feel so manly. We sold that and I started driving my mom's minivan‚ a Honda Odyssey. I felt like my testosterone was being drained away. Not great.""You have to live day by day because‚ day by day‚ if you look at my life‚ it’s actually fantastic‚" Joseph said. "I'm in Japan right now. I've got a car of my dreams‚ I'm surrounded by tons of people I absolutely adore and I'm going to driving school."Joseph is also cognizant that he likely only has months to live because of a terminal bone cancer called osteosarcoma.According to the Mayo Clinic‚ "Osteosarcoma is a kind of cancer that begins in the cells that form bones. Osteosarcoma tends to happen most often in teenagers and young adults. But it also can happen in younger children and older adults. Osteosarcoma can start in any bone. It's most often found in the long bones of the legs‚ and sometimes the arms."Joseph said‚ "Then you look at the future‚ and it all starts to break down. I don't really need to look at the future. Morbidly‚ I don’t really have one. I can’t be‚ like‚ 'In a year —' If I get a year‚ I’ll be extremely lucky."The father said of his son's cancer diagnosis‚ "When my son was first diagnosed I had to make a decision. Either curse God and die or try to make the best of a really bad situation. With the perspective of what it would be like to experience sudden loss‚ I decided to be grateful. Grateful that we’ve had the 18 years to build memories and enjoy him.""Even now‚ with the only treatments left to prolong life and manage pain‚ I’m thankful he’s still with us‚ squeezing out the best that life can offer under less than ideal circumstances‚" Tegerdine said. "My heart is still broken‚ but I know it could be a lot worse."He noted‚ "Over the years‚ I’ve known many parents who have lost their children to sudden tragedy‚ who never got a chance to say goodbye."The family is currently on vacation in Japan. However‚ Joseph will continue radiation treatment and chemo‚ plus he'll need to undergo surgery when he gets back home. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee has allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to continue prosecuting former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case — despite the fact that she clearly lied under oath. McAfee found that Willis’ relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade was not proven to be a conflict of interest enough to merit her removal from the case. The judge did‚ however‚ find an appearance of impropriety and said either Willis and her office may leave the case or Wade must withdraw from the proceeding. “Have you ever seen a clearer case of perjury?” Glenn asks‚ astounded by the ruling. “Everyone on earth knows she was lying‚” Stu Burguiere agrees. Glenn believes it’s clearly rigged. “It’s rigged because there’s no way any reasonable person would come up with that. No way‚” Glenn says. “I mean how can you possibly think this is just an appearance of impropriety?” Stu asks. Had Wade and Willis been honest about their relationship‚ it would’ve been a much smaller deal. “They boldly took the stand‚ wanted to lie‚ and did lie‚” Glenn says. “There is absolutely no way she should be in a position of power‚” he continues‚ adding‚ “and so should he lose his law license. There is no law if attorneys can get away with that.” Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling‚ thought-provoking analysis‚ and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Several San Francisco residents filed a lawsuit Thursday over the rampant crime‚ homelessness‚ and open-air drug use that they say city officials have failed to stop‚ the Associated Press reported. Operators of the Phoenix Hotel and the Best Western Road Coach also joined the lawsuit against the city.The plaintiffs‚ including five anonymous residents and the hotels' operators‚ claim that the Tenderloin district has become a "containment zone" for illegal activities. They argued that city officials have prevented the homeless encampments and open-air illicit drug markets from spilling into nearby neighborhoods but have allowed it to continue in the Tenderloin.The group's lawsuit demands that the city clean up the poor conditions in the neighborhood; the plaintiffs are not seeking monetary damages.Matthew Davis‚ one of the plaintiffs' attorneys‚ stated‚ "They demand an end to the rampant illegal street vending and from the squalor and misery that exists throughout their neighborhood because the city has decided that people in the throes of addiction can live and die on the Tenderloin's streets."Davis told KABC‚ "Every day‚ at all hours‚ people are dealing drugs and using drugs in front of [the plaintiffs'] apartment building. There are encampments. People are lighting bonfires. Their sidewalks are filthy with all kinds of problems from used syringes to human waste."One of the anonymous plaintiffs‚ referred to as Jane Roe‚ explained that drug dealers often loiter outside the building where she lives with her two young children. Roe claimed that she has seen "users openly injecting or smoking narcotics" and individuals "who appear unconscious or dead."Susan Roe‚ an elderly woman and a plaintiff in the case‚ stated in the complaint that she has a difficult time navigating the neighborhood's sidewalks with her walker because they are blocked by shopping carts and broken bicycles. Instead‚ she is forced to walk in the street‚ where she navigates around "excrement‚ used syringes‚ vomit‚ and garbage."One of the hotel operators claimed that the establishment is facing challenges in hiring workers because of the area's squalid conditions. The Phoenix Hotel has decided not to renew its lease next year‚ citing the issues around the establishment.The Coalition on Homelessness‚ a nonprofit group‚ is also suing San Francisco‚ claiming the city's sweeps of homeless encampments violated individuals' rights.In a statement to KABC‚ the city attorney's office said‚ "While we understand and share the frustration of Tenderloin businesses and residents‚ the City is making efforts to reduce crime‚ disrupt open-air drug markets‚ and address homelessness‚ all while complying with the preliminary injunction issued in the Coalition on Homelessness case."Democratic Mayor London Breed believes that recently approved Proposition E will curb the issues plaguing the Tenderloin district by increasing police officer presence and resources.Breed's office stated‚ "We have made improvements in the neighborhood‚ but the mayor understands the frustrations of residents and businesses in the Tenderloin and will continue her efforts to make the neighborhood safer and cleaner."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!