Larsen became more active in San Francisco politics in 2016 when he said multiple property crimes occurred at his family's Russian Hill home.
On the way to the airport, Larsen's father-in-law parked near his home near the Lombard Street stairs for a quick visit. “He came in for two minutes and his stuff was put away,” Larsen recalled. Shortly afterward, someone allegedly jumped over the fence surrounding Larsen's yard and tried to break into her home.
It's unclear whether Larsen filed a police report, but he did meet with then-District Attorney Georges Gascón's team to share information about the incident and a group of professional thieves he suspected were targeting San Francisco. .
It's a far cry from the torn pearl necklace and alley shooting that killed Bruce Wayne's parents in the Batman movies, but it did make Larsen the most active man in the city's history. It is clear that he has become one of the top political donors. .
By that time, Larsen had already spent several years funding surveillance cameras around San Francisco. Currently, more than 1,500 cameras, most managed by his six community service districts, cover neighborhoods such as Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf, Russian Hill, Japantown, and the Tenderloin. .
