Half a dozen workers at shops and restaurants near the intersection of 16th and Mission streets said they have started to see slight changes in the area, but mostly at the plazas.
Before the RV-sized SFPD unit arrived in March, the southwest plaza was always overcrowded with vendors selling stolen goods and sometimes shoplifters came into the Cricket store across from plaza to steal phones, said Cristy Garcia, who works six days a week at Cricket.
Now, she added, it has “calmed down” a little…