(Editor’s note: This op-ed was originally published in SF Gate on December 29, 2021. Prop E will be on the ballot in San Francisco in March. Hofer on Friday posted on X: “Note the date: 3 years later, @LondonBreed is “still” lying about SF’s surveillance ordinance. Prop E won’t increase public safety, but will increase taxpayer liability due to civil rights violations.” The Vanguard is republishing with permission of the author).