San Francisco’s drug market crackdowns continue to push people from block to block while residents say officials fall short on promises to clean up the city and get more people off of the streets.
At the direction of Mayor Daniel Lurie, the police have tried to disrupt the city’s most popular drug markets. But that enforcement has dispersed drug activity to different parts of the city, frustrating residents and forcing outreach workers to adapt their practices.
At a rally on Thursday, residents on Julian Avenue in the Mission — a recent gathering spot for drug activity — called on Lurie and other elected officials to address the troubling situation on their block. Although police have increased patrols and stationed a mobile command unit at the 16th & Mission BART plaza, residents say progress isn’t coming fast enough…