"Corner stores in parts of SoMa would be forced to close at midnight if the district's Supervisor Matt Dorsey gets his way, as Dorsey proposes a corner store curfew similar to the one that's been placed on parts of the Tenderloin. Back during the London Breed administration, she proposed that corner stores in certain parts of the Tenderloin be forced to shut down between midnight and 5 am in hopes of discouraging the notorious drug trade and nighttime street circus in that area."
"That proposal became law in June 2024 (it went into effect the following month), and liquor stores on this 20-block area of the Tenderloin are now forced to close at midnight. The law is a pilot program that's set to last for two years, until July 2026. Supervisor Matt Dorsey says he likes the results he's seen, and KGO reports that Dorsey wants a similar corner store curfew in his South of Market district."
Supervisor Matt Dorsey aims to impose a corner store curfew in parts of SoMa that would force many liquor stores to close at midnight. The proposal mirrors a Tenderloin pilot that shut stores between midnight and 5 a.m., became law in June 2024, and runs through July 2026. Dorsey says the Tenderloin curfew reduced crime and hopes similar results will improve conditions on the Sixth Street corridor and elsewhere in South of Market. The SoMa proposal is not yet submitted and lacks a map of covered streets. Store owners oppose the plan, citing lost jobs and income.
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