"SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new billboard in San Francisco is causing uproar after it categorized one city neighborhood as "Gotham" -- the city in Batman that is on the brink of destruction with crime. The billboard appeared overnight and, instead of sending people to the email advertised below, it's making San Francisco residents question the true intention behind a tech company's message. "Work in Pacific Heights not in Gotham? Do they want to equate South of Market with Gotham?" asked San Francisco resident Kate Goldberg."
""The reality is that the numbers right now are overwhelming, even our ability to respond. Even with 35,000 city employees, we don't have a police force big enough to do it. But in my view, we should be doing more to make sure that we are ticketing people, confiscating their drugs, taking away their drug paraphernalia and, in circumstances where it's warranted, making arrests and getti"
A billboard in San Francisco labeled South of Market (SoMa) as "Gotham," prompting resident outrage and questions about intent. Prompt Armor is the company associated with the billboard; ABC7 News contacted the company and had no response. San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey called for the billboard's removal and criticized the insult to neighborhoods. City data show 216 robberies, 327 aggravated assaults and 406 vehicle thefts in SoMa over the past 12 months, figures that remain low compared to a three-year average. Drug activity is a major concern in SoMa, and Dorsey emphasized prioritizing ticketing, confiscation and arrests despite limited policing capacity.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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