'08 is shaping up to be another terrible year for SF's murder rate....6 murders in 2 weeks!!!!  LA murder rate? DOWN!  Chicago murder rate? DOWN! NY murder rate?  WAY DOWN!!!  This is a city of 800,000 and we can't manage the crime, the dirty streets, and the homeless....something is wrong! Name Withheld Read This Posty »

Get rid of her please so the cops can be motivated to bust criminals again and actually obtain some suspects.  I'm sorry but she is a joke.  SF's murder and crime rates are on the rise while other WORLD CLASS cities like Chicago, LA, and NY are decreasing.     Name Withheld Read This Posty »

It has been reported that Mayor Newsom recently ridiculed former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani's advise on solving the homeless problem.  Given the increasing numbers of homeless people in San Francisco despite the hundreds of millions being spent by the city, our mayor is in no position to ridicule the advise of a former mayor who brought the homeless problem under control in his city by providing shelter space to all NYC's homeless and not allowing them to sleep on the streets. Why Mayor Newsom has not followed this plan is a mystery.   Instead, our mayor devised a 10-year homeless Read This Posty »

I love San Francisco and don't want it to change.  My friends and I can buy and trade drugs openly, throw our garbage on the street, disobey traffic laws (even with the SFPD present - those lazy f*cks) and even commit burglary and know we won't be pursued.  Keep up the good work Chief Fong!! Name Withheld Read This Posty »

In order to complete the mission with the homeless problem to make an astonishing approach you will have to deal with the rest who are uncooperative with enforcement from the police department otherwise there will not be a huge dent in resolving our problem with the homeless here in San Francisco.  I have lived here in S.F. since I was born and now I am 53 years old and l the homeless problem still exist.  We should have taken care of this problem years ago and appears that since you are our new Mayor you are look upon to the Read This Posty »

This all occurred within 5 hours, I believe they are related to each other, the violence took place not far from each other.  I hope we do not end up rating like Oakland which is Number 4 in the Nation where is not safe.  You need foot patrol police uniform who can tackle this problem that is rising in S.F. which is violence.  Maybe you should think about getting rid of the Chief of S.F. and replace with someone who the Police Officers see as a Leader for the Department. Name Withheld Read This Posty »

What is bothering me when we reach the end of the rope in assisting the homeless which this problem has been going on for a long time now.  Since we developed this criminal court system the progress is going in the right direction but what do we do with the homeless who do not comply with the counseling assistance towards a better quality of life.  Since a week ago I have seen at least one homeless person or more sleeping on the streets still.  Yet we as taxpayers are contributing to the cause of helping the homeless which indicates compassion.  Read This Posty »

I sincerely hope you are still reading this site Mr. Mayor, and not ignoring it now that's you've won the reelection. In either event, I have made three recent phone calls to the non emergency police line in the past week to report serious harassment by crack-smoking thugs on the 500 block of Hyde street towards anyone passing by and interrupting their glorious and ever-protected cocaine smoking binge, only to have had the line ring, ring ring and ring...with NO answer!! On the third attempt, they took my info and said someone would be coming right over. 45 minutes later Read This Posty »

My wife's car was broken into in the parking lot at the Pottery Barn at Market and Castro three hours ago.  She's still waiting for the police to come and take a report.   I know the police are busy putting up "Yes on F" signs, but we live in the city and pay our taxes.  Somebody needs to step up and take responsibility for the criminals which this city fosters in it's low income housing.   Mike Read This Posty »

Gavin Newsom failed to keep his promise to reduce the number of murders in the city and he should resign. In Newsom's first year as mayor, he announced on KFOG radio that if he could not reduce the number of killings in the city, a recall petition should be initiated and he might even sign the petition.  Well, Mayor, the murders in the city have gone up, up, up during your administration, and are likely to reach triple digits for the first time in over ten years.  In Willie Brown's eight years as mayor, the highest murder rate was 84 Read This Posty »

I FIND THAT CRITICAL MASS IS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT LACK CONTROL OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION. CRITICAL MASS IS NOT A PEACEFUL PROTEST. ALL THEY DO IS CAUSE TRAFFIC AND TROUBLE. THEY DON'T OBEY TRAFFIC LAWS AT ALL. I FEEL IT IS THE GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENTS DUTY TO MAKE SURE THEY PROTEST IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT OFFEND OTHERS. SOMEONE IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB. I CHALLENGE YOU TO TAKE ON THE DUTY OF GETTING THEM UNDER CONTROL. Daniel Read This Posty »

It is the attitude and non-action of the mayor and supervisors that allow the most outrageous acts to go on without blinking an eye. I think if it continues, anyone with a brain will move out of the City. Why stay and pay for those that don't legally belong here, don't want to get a job, don't want to go to a shelter, don't want to obey laws, don't want to allow the police to do their job, etc. Why Mr. Mayor??????? Name Withheld Read This Posty »

I am frustrated and often angry about the freedom cyclists have when riding the city's streets.  More specifically, years ago it was the case that cyclists had to adhere to the same rules as those driving cars.  As I have not had to take a written driving test in a long time, I am not sure if this is still the case.  I did have an unfortunate mishap many years ago in which a cyclist, who was racing down a hill on the right side of my car , was clipped by me when I made a right-hand turn.  I Read This Posty »

I am one of few San Franciscans with the amazing ability to walk to work!  However, almost every day when I walk by Galileo High School on Bay @ Van Ness, the kids are smoking cigarettes and POT right in FRONT OF THE SCHOOL! I notice there is almost always a police car parked by the school, but have yet to see the officer.  It would be great if more attention could be paid to what is happening on the street in front on the school with these kids! It would be nice to not have to inhale their pot, Read This Posty »

I have been living at 540 Jones for 2 yrs.. The Shalimar restaurant and they use mequit charcoal to cook their food. The smoke makes it hard to breath. Next door at the Nile cafe, they use mesquite to lite their hookah's to smoke their tobacco.We have a hard time breathing their smoke too. The fire marshal and police have been notified and nobody does anything. I suppose we don't matter. The police said they don't see the fire pit at the Nie cafe, so I guess it doesn't exist..PLEASE HELP BEFORE WE ARE DEAD FROM SMOKE INHALATION. Stan Zoerner Read This Posty »

My suggestion is to enforce existing laws, such as parking meter (no feeding), traffic laws for cars and bicycles (driving in bus lanes, red light runners, stop signs, stopping before turning on a red light), etc. and other things such as pedestrian and bicycle safety, availability of meters and spaces, etc. would improve.  I drive a lot and find no one enforcing any laws.  I believe parking meters are good for retail neighborhoods (2 hour limit), and garages are too expensive and not always available.  Enforcement of existing laws would conceivably pay for itself and bring money into the city Read This Posty »

I received an infraction yesterday in the tenderloin for driving in a bus lane.  The problem is i was going to make a right hand turn onto Van Ness.  How else do you make a right without driving in a bus lane on Geary?  This is on the edge of tenderloin.  About 3 blocks prior i saw a homeless man with a stolen shopping cart and an addict smoking crack.  Where do we draw the line in this city?  I told the officer about what i had observed and his reply was "don't you know what neighborhood you are in?"  Read This Posty »

I like living in San Francisco, and as far as I can tell you are doing a good job. I have a major issue though, and that is about the risks a pedestrian takes in this city to walk somewhere, especially during rush hour. People on cell phones and in a hurry rule the streets and it is dangerous, yet I have never seen a policeman give a ticket, and despite living on Townsend not that far from the police station on 8th and Bryant, I rarely see a policeman monitoring traffic. They seem to be plentiful around the ballpark Read This Posty »

Desecration of a Catholic Church recently, people going wild in the streets:  doing their sex acts and other perversions in front of children and others.  Watch out: a city out of control and with no discipline will destroy itself.  If you want to stop your city from destroying itself, maintain discipline and law and order. Name Withheld Read This Posty »

Mr. Newsom, You need to be much more proactive in preventing crime and homeless solicitations in SOMA, the Tendorloin & Market Street. Numerous visitors & friends of mine have commented on how "ugly & nasty the problem is" specifically in high traffic tourist areas. I lived in NYC when Mayor Guiliani was in office and he cleaned all of Manhattan up with a strengthened police force, you definitely need to do the same from 6th street to 2nd Street, Market to Brannan. This starts with simply having a police presence and the rest will take care of itself. ~Thanks, Jonathan Goodman Read This Posty »