[moralestapia]

Yes, that is literally a written law that is being properly followed. Although the end result may be questionable, there is a legal framework by which disputes could be reasonably resolved, while trying to preserve the rights of all parties involved.

In other places you have no such thing and, trust me, things are much worse.

[tzs]

That is not the law. The law is that such theft is a misdemeanor which caries up to 6 months of jail time and a fine of up to $1000.

They are not prosecuted in San Francisco because the DA chooses not to do so.

[selestify]

Why does the DA choose not to?

[native_samples]

Because promising not to is how he got elected. In other words, a left wing political coalition that wasn't able to get the law changed via the normal routes were able to eliminate the rule of law instead.