Oakland Now Invoicing Burglary Victims: Business Owner

Businesses with windows destroyed by thieves overnight are at risk of receiving letters issued by the City of Oakland warning owners of impending charges, according to a local business owner. “It seems totally irrational,” Andres Giraldo Florez, owner of the Snail Bar, said in a video posted by Alameda County Supervisor candidate Chris Moore Jan. 21 on X, formerly Twitter. “And it’s literally the definition of kicking someone when they’re down.” After his small wine bar was burglarized around 2 a.m., police responded and subsequently requested the city’s public works agency get involved, the chef and business owner said....