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The deeper you look into Urban Alchemy the weirder it gets. They aren't licensed private security. They not only hire formerly incarcerated people but actively
by iudqnolq 3y ago
The deeper you look into Urban Alchemy the weirder it gets.
They aren't licensed private security. They not only hire formerly incarcerated people but actively seek out people convicted of "murder and attempted murder". They're run by a white woman who identifies as a member of the Black community. She has a budget in the high tens of millions. She got her start under the mentorship of an sF official convicted under federal corruption charges.
They refuse to accept responsibility for the actions of their employees. One example I find particularly striking was their response to an employee attempting to murder someone with a gun on break.
> That incident didn’t have anything to do with Urban Alchemy. That [was] a personal beef that existed before he was employed. He had just been hired two months ago.
If you actively hire former murderers I'd expect you to have a proactive plan to prevent this sort of thing from happening, not just say it was a preexisting beef.
https://sfstandard.com/politics/the-confounding-life-of-the-woman-seeking-to-heal-san-franciscos-wounds/ https://sfstandard.com/politics/the-confounding-life-of-the-...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/urban-alchemy-san-francisco-17801596.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/urban-alchemy-sa...