Mayor Daniel Lurie is focusing on the 16th Street BART Plaza to highlight the city's potential for transformation amidst its longstanding issues of violence, drug use, and confusion. Recent unpermitted vending has exacerbated the chaos. Public concern revolves around whether these efforts will yield lasting change or simply shift problems elsewhere. Daily photo documentation aims to hold the city accountable for improvements. Notably, Wiese Street has seen some progress post-crackdown, but problems persist, such as the lack of trash receptacles that complicates cleanliness efforts.
On quieter days - and during earlier crackdowns - it is also a place where local men and women who live in the city's SROs can hang out and get some fresh air.
Lurie's efforts have raised the question: Is this serious or just a temporary game of whack-a-mole that will move the problem to another part of the city to return once the attention has dissipated?
Wiese Street has been better since the crackdown. The two photos show how it looked at 8:52 a.m. today and then better a few hours later at 10:28 a.m.
One major problem: There is no garbage can on Wiese or Julian streets. Anyone wanting to toss trash in a can must walk at least a block to do so.
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