Oakland Restaurants Boost Security, but Thieves Won’t Back Off

OAKLAND–After a number of recent high-profile restaurants shut down in Oakland—citing crime as their reason for the exodus—business owners and workers at those that remain say things have not improved even after they’ve taken on numerous security measures. Of note is a string of restaurants located in what’s called the Hegenberger Shopping Center near the Oakland airport. Several establishments there have hired private security, Oakland police are assigned to the parking lot to help deter crime, and numerous surveillance cameras are now located on buildings and on movable towers situated throughout the area. But such has not stopped the thieves, according to a restaurant employee who asked to remain anonymous for fear of harm from organized criminals and reprisal from their employer....