The worker bees may not have any idea who is calling the shots.

True.  Or one of the worker bees is the head honcho

It could be, but their identity is likely also kept from the others. The big robberies are definitely organized as they have found a few warehouses full of stolen items after other similar robberies.

It's a definite mess and without more investigation I have no solution 

This should help: https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/mall-mogul-rick-caruso-prepares-los-angeles-mayoral-run/

They don’t have a solution either.

Apparently no party if you can believe everything said about him.

Joe Concha on San Francisco mass looting

FWIW

I heard that.  Looting is a banned word now.  Residents are quite upset.  They have been told for a long time if your computer or phone or bicycle are stolen, the person who took it probably needs it as much as you do, so just let it go. Those crimes are not prosecuted.  But when high end store are robbed, suddenly it’s a problem.  Although the DA doesn’t want to prosecute these crimes either.

Showtalk said...

Looting is a banned word now.

That is anti-Constitutional. Freedom of speech is freedom of speech. If they ban it... it's anti-Constitutional and somebody should take it all the way up to the Supreme court if required.

Banned because offensive, banned because offended, banned because racist, banned because... WTF... all of these are trampsing all over our First amendment rights... unless we stand up against all this BS and fight back... saying "I love you" bill be banned in the future”!

FWIW