by Randy Shaw on February 12, 2024 (BeyondChron.org) Users and dealers converge on 1100 block of Market. Onetime Raids Are Not Enough “Herding for one or two nights is not a solution.”—@bettersoma on X Adam Mesnick, owner of the popular SOMA sandwich shop the Deli Board, has been relentless in calling for an… Continue reading
Evidence shows this policy never works as right-wingers continue to push their attacks on local judges By TIM REDMOND SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 (48hills.org) Mayor London Breed is doubling down on her strategy of arresting people who are not just dealing drugs but using drugs—and the evidence so far suggests that,… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on July 31, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) Drug market on 600 Eddy temporarily cleared Consistent Enforcement Still Lacking The Tenderloin’s large open air drug market on the 600 block of Eddy was closed for 3 and 1/2 days last week. The adjacent photo shows the front of the Elk Hotel last Thursday… Continue reading
by Sebastian on July 31, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) The new open-air drug dispensary at the corner of Van Ness and Eddy In my story on May 30, 2023, I mentioned that the open-air illegal drug markets in the Tenderloin are so thriving that they set up a new branch a few months ago to expand… Continue reading
by Aaron Peskin on July 17, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) Mayor London Breed had two real choices to address the open-air drug supermarkets in San Francisco – focus on taking drug dealers off our streets or focus on arresting drug users. She made the choice to arrest drug users, without the adequate infrastructure to treat… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on June 20, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) Nordstrom’s closure could trigger Westfield’s demise Public Safety is Key Westfield, Nordstrom, Walgreens, Whole Foods—retail closures are San Francisco’s new story line. Will it have a happy ending?. Some blame the city’s retail decline on work from home, the rising online economy, and internal corporate… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on June 5, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) SF Distributes Over 730k Needles in 3 months. Photo by @GMcDee2 Mayor Funds Wellness Hubs, Not Sober Hotels San Francisco distributes over 240,000 needles per month. That’s roughly one needle for every three residents. Many are resold for drug money. As ex-addict turned recovery advocate… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on March 13, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) A Small Segment of Stevenson Alley’s Drug Market Board Must Increase Police Funding On March 15, the Budget Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will decide whether to increase SFPD and DA funding by $27 million. Board passage of the supplemental is essential…. Continue reading
