"Larsen notoriously paid for privately funded surveillance cameras all over town in 2019, and last year donated $10 million for SFPD drones and surveillance tools. On less controversial notes, Larsen donations have also single-handedly saved this year's Fillmore Jazz Festival, propped up Downtown First Thursdays for another year, and also helped to fund the Downtown Development Corporation that put those murals on the dead mall SF Centre, so that it does not look like a dead mall to Super Bowl tourists."
"The most significant aspect of this donation is that it will reportedly provide 20 of these decorative security gates that will be backlit (with changing colors!) to look cool at night, and additionally protect the storefronts from break-ins or vandalism. According to the Chronicle, The project will also include enhanced lighting, daily pressure-washing to keep sidewalks clean, and expanded street ambassador teams to provide additional security."
Chris Larsen donated $5 million to revitalize Larkin Street in the Tenderloin through security and cleanliness upgrades. The project will install 20 decorative, backlit security gates to deter break-ins and vandalism while enhancing nighttime aesthetics. The initiative also includes improved lighting, daily pressure-washing of sidewalks, and expanded street ambassador teams for added security. Larsen previously financed privately funded surveillance cameras in 2019 and donated $10 million last year for SFPD drones and surveillance tools. Larsen’s donations have also funded cultural events and downtown projects, including support for the Fillmore Jazz Festival, Downtown First Thursdays, and murals at the SF Centre.
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