I&#x27;m sorry for the theft.  I am a third generation San Franciscian.  Don&#x27;t current live there.<p>I had my vechicles broken into many times, when I go to San Francisco now, I clean out my vechicle of anything.  It actually forces me to clean my vechicle.<p>I take all my expensive items(laptops, cameras, and especially those white Canon lenses) with me.  I take everything out, and put it in a big duffel bag.  I take my stuff everywhere.  I&#x27;ve had a few funny looks from people, but the natives, I belive, know what I&#x27;m doing.<p>Keep an eye on that duffel bag.  I use Packsafe products, and will literally lock the duffel to a chair, rail, anything what would slow down a grab and run.<p>As to vechicle, theft--I put kill switches in my vechicles.  I learned that one from my dad.  He grew up in the Richmnd district, and had a kill switch in his first car in the 50&#x27;s.<p>I&#x27;ve had a lot of smashed windows, but never a stolen vechicle.<p>I even got to the point, a few years ago, where I would just leave the vechicle unlocked, and kept the glove box open, with a note that read, &quot;There&#x27;s just a portable radio under the driver&#x27;s seat.  I&#x27;m not a wealthy person. My life has not been going great.&quot;