The Brief
- San Francisco Supervisors Matt Dorsey and Bilal Mahmood introduced a proposal to expand the Tenderloin’s overnight retail curfew to the South of Market neighborhood and the Sixth Street corridor.
- The ordinance is aimed at curbing persistent illegal drug use and late-night violence.
- San Francisco police say the curfew program was effective in reducing crime in the Tenderloin.
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco officials want to expand an overnight retail curfew to other parts of the city in an effort to curb persistent illegal drug use and late-night violence.
The proposed curfew would apply to late-night shops in the South of Market neighborhood and along Sixth Street, expanding an existing restriction in the Tenderloin, where the police department has seen improvements in drug activity.
What we know:…