I had a bag stolen a while back and was surprised to learn that SFO has no real security after you drop a bag off. The 9/11 crunch focused on bags going in, so

I had a bag stolen a while back and was surprised to learn that SFO has no real security after you drop a bag off. The 9/11 crunch focused on bags going in, so they didn’t even have cameras in the baggage processing facilities and since the airline terms of service limit payouts to like $3/pound they don’t care, either. Everyone involved was very casual about theft being routine and expected, so I would be somewhat surprised if the lost luggage didn’t have a similar fate.