Article originally appeared on www.nationalreview.com.
Employees at San Francisco’s federal building, which is located at an intersection notorious for open-air drug transactions, were instructed to work from home amid rampant crime in the city.
In early August, the Department of Health and Human Services advised hundreds of workers in San Francisco to work remotely until further notice due to crime concerns, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
“In light of the conditions at the (Federal Building) we recommend employees … maximize the use of telework for the foreseeable future,” HHS Assistant Secretary for Administration Cheryl R. Campbell said in a memo to regional leaders.
The skyscraper is home to multiple federal agencies, including HHS, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the office of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The longtime Democratic former House leader raised the public safety issues with the U.S. attorney for the northern district of California last week, a spokesperson from her office told the Chronicle. Pelosi’s five-person staff won’t be working remotely, however, he confirmed.
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