Four San Francisco police officers will begin daytime and early-evening foot patrols in the Tenderloin in mid-September. Patrols will focus on three-block stretches on Hyde Street and Leavenworth Street between Golden Gate and Ellis, and the Jones and Market area. Officers will connect with residents and business owners, break up groups of loiterers, and address complaints to improve street conditions. The patrols respond to community requests for increased visibility and presence. Several residents praised the return of footbeats, while some tenants expressed disappointment that certain blocks, such as O'Farrell, were excluded.
Sullivan said the officers will hit the pavement during the day and early evening in mid-September, and will connect with residents and business owners, break up groups of loiterers, and address complaints. "The main goal for them is to improve street conditions - so they're going back to basics," said Sullivan to applause from the 25 or so residents attending the meeting at the Tenderloin Station on Eddy Street.
Sullivan, who took over the Tenderloin police station last month, said the plan comes in response to the feedback he has heard from community members. "The request was for officers to be more visible, to be seen, to be known," Sullivan said in an interview after the meeting. "The community thought that would be beneficial going forward, so we listened."
The idea of foot patrols appeared very popular at Tuesday's meeting. "Bringing footbeats to the Tenderloin was one of our main needs," said Stone Selseth, who is on the safety committee of the Central City SRO Collaborative and lives in one of the target areas at Market and Jones. "So we're going to have some good news to tell our cohorts."
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