The article highlights the escalating issue of open drug use in a northeastern plaza, with a BART worker striving to maintain cleanliness despite transient individuals returning. Local residents and business owners express frustration and concern, noting traumatic impacts on families and difficulties in showcasing apartments due to the visible drug activity. Law enforcement acknowledges the challenges, indicating that while citation is possible, more effective solutions are necessary to address persistent drug use in public spaces.
"It's clean," he said, "but they will come back." Sure enough, by 10 a.m. a few people had already returned, one was slumped in a chair and in no condition to engage.
Sam Moss, the executive director of Mission Housing, which developed La Fenix between 15th and 16th streets, said the families living within "have been forced to undergo trauma."
Paul O'Driscoll, who owns the apartment building at 15th and Mission streets, has called the influx of drug users "horrific." Tenants "cannot come out" due to the drug activity.
Possessing drug paraphernalia or smoking a drug openly is a misdemeanor, he said. Officers can cite users and ask them to move on.
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