Last evening about 6:00 in the daylight there were two shootings on Larkin, some say three people were killed, drug deals gone bad the word was. There seem to be as many if not more drug dealers as there were 4 years ago. Not only is this bad for the community it also is a sad situation for the families of the individuals who were killed. I live on Larkin, a very diverse street. This is a major street the continuation on 9th Street and a community of families and businesses. Drugs and homelessness are a big problem in the Read This Posty »

Why can't the Mayor do something about the drug dealers that hang out day and night on Larkin St between Golden Gate and Geary St in the TL. The also "Hide" on Hyde St between the same place. They seem to center at Geary and Hyde day and night. The people of this part of town feel that they have a right to walk down these streets with out having to walk thru a drug deal. Why can't he also get the people who sleep on the streets and in front of people business and in the alleys off the Read This Posty »

Besides our homeless issue, which Mayor Newsom and team is making great strides in addressing, my pet peeve in the city is that most of our wires are not undergrounded. I saw some legislation that was going to address this some months ago and voiced my support, but now I can't find anything more about it. This is one of those things that sounds shallow or superficial at first. But, visit a street with undergrounded wires and then visit one that does not have them. The undergrounded street seems cleaner, even if it isn't. The exquisite architecture of the buildings on Read This Posty »