SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – San Francisco Mayor London Breed has joined the chorus of lawmakers expressing concern about their safety and evaluating security protection in the wake of the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi last week.
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Breed spoke to reporters on Wednesday, five days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked with a hammer by an invader at their Pacific Heights home. Paul Pelosi, 82, suffered a skull fracture and other serious injuries. He remains in the Intensive Care Unit at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
The suspect, David DePape, told police he was trying to kidnap Speaker Pelosi and possibly injure her and other unnamed politicians.
Breed, who is protected by a special San Francisco security detail, was asked by KCBS Radio if she has given any thought to increasing her security.
"Well my team, they're having discussions about that and what that means," she said. "I'll tell you I have made some changes, in terms of my security and I don’t want to get into the details of what that is but I'm doing everything I can to make sure I am protected."
"I am concerned, because I've had situations occur. I've had a number of death threats, I’ve had someone show up with protesters with pitchforks in front of my home."
Breed is one of many U.S. politicians voicing their heightened fears about their personal safety following both the recent assault on Pelosi and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Those calls were amplified by a Washington Post report on Tuesday which found that Capitol Police security cameras captured DePape breaking into the Pelosis' home, but nobody was watching at the law enforcement command center in Washington D.C.
As a result of the report, Bay Area Rep. Zoe Lofgren on Wednesday sent a four-page letter to Capitol Police raising a series of "significant questions about security protections for Members of Congress."
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