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Aaron and I are at the HQ getting ready for our 2nd of 100 MeetLocally events witht the Mayor. We are both sporting our green.
There was a good article in today’s Chronicle about Mayor Newsom bringing a community court to San Francisco:
Calling the quality-of-life crimes that plague downtown San Francisco appalling and frustrating, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Friday he plans to clean up the area by opening a new courthouse to crack down on such infractions as public urination, aggressive panhandling, graffiti and prostitution.
Newsom returned Thursday from New York City, where he toured the Mid-Town Community Court. Opened in 1993, the court is heralded by supporters as one of the keys to former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s transformation of Times Square.
Newsom said he will open a similar court in the Tenderloin as soon as this summer. It would serve the several dozen city blocks bounded by Van Ness Avenue, Sutter Street, Second Street, Folsom Street and 11th Street, the area most blighted by quality-of-life infractions. It would be run by the San Francisco Superior Court but would be in an as-yet-undecided location separate from the courthouse.
"We are bringing it to San Francisco, and I cannot tell you how enthusiastic I am," Newsom said Friday at City Hall. "This is a big deal."
More later…
Brian
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