"I want to thank the businesses that are affected, many of whom I know aren't thrilled with this, but understand that they're being asked to sacrifice for the good of the neighborhood,"
"I would also acknowledge that this is not a magic wand that solves everything. It's only a partial strategy."
""first attempt" and "preliminary.""
"I wouldn't say this is proof that this policy should be expanded anywhere else."
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-2 to expand a late-night business curfew from the Tenderloin into parts of South of Market. The ordinance requires certain businesses, including corner stores and smoke shops, to close between midnight and 5 a.m. The curfew was originally enacted in the Tenderloin in mid-2024 as part of a public safety effort. Supporters cited an academic study reporting declines in drug-related crime and no evidence of displacement. Researchers and cited sociologists cautioned the study is preliminary and not conclusive, and some supervisors opposed the expansion.
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