Unarmed professionals will now respond to non-criminal police calls in San Francisco to reduce 'police confrontations'

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• San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in the coming months, professionals would respond to non-criminal calls instead of officers.
• The move is part of a four-part plan to limit police confrontation.
• It comes after weeks of protests following the death of George Floyd, where protesters have called for defunding police departments and increasing community services.  
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Police will no longer respond to non-criminal calls, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced as part of a set of policies to address structural inequities. 

"San Francisco has made progress reforming our police department, but we know that we still have significant work to do," Breed said in a statement. "We know that a lack of equity in our society overall leads to a lot of the problems that police are being asked to solve. We are going to keep pushing for additional reforms and continue to find ways to reinvest in communities that have historically been underserved and harmed by systemic racism." 

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