San Francisco residents living along Capp Street in the Mission District spent much of last year pushing for traffic barriers to break up the flow of drivers in the area, who reportedly were looking to pay for sex.
Months later it appears the barriers have worked. But it now seems the prostitution problem was pushed a few blocks down in the Shotwell Street area. Residents on Shotwell Street said the issue has gotten out of hand since last year and the narrow street has become overrun by traffic, solicitation, fender benders, and sometimes even threats.
The residents was among a group that was recently threatened by a sex worker saying her pimp would come by and shoot them all. One resident also said residents know this kind of activity has happened in the area for years. Residents have contacted police about the issues and have drafted a petition, calling on the city to install 16 of its new license plate reader cameras in the neighborhood. San Francisco Mayor London Breed said the first batch will start getting installed at major intersections in the city by this spring.
Breed is also pushing for Proposition E to pass, which would allow the city to use facial recognition cameras for surveillance. The neighborhood petition is addressed to Supervisor Hilary Ronen, who represents the district. Ronen said she just learned about the petition and has questions. We have to protect people's privacy. Also, how can you tell if someone's a John, or just driving their car down the street?
The neighborhood petition for those license plate reading cameras was launched Sunday. The organizer said he has collected signatures so far. Skip to content. San Francisco. San Francisco Sep 17, San Francisco Feb 20, San Francisco Feb 10, Residents living around Shotwell Street in San Francisco's Mission District believe that barriers installed earlier this year to deter sex work on Capp Street have pushed people to their street.
