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Residents press SFPD on homelessness, drug activity and sanctuary-city protections at Southern Station meeting
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Police Commission and Southern Station to address encampments, alleged drug dealing and slow responses to calls; commenters also raised immigration enforcement concerns and the ACLUs Freedom Cities initiative.
Residents used the meetings public-comment period to describe recurring neighborhood problems and to press SFPD and the Commission for clearer responses.
Rita Lark, a North Beach Place resident, told the Commission she has been "victimized for the last 3 years" by repeated disturbances at a neighbors unit she described as a "drug haven," and said police responses had not resolved the situation. Lark provided a specific neighbor address and asked the Commission to take action.
Deborah Benedict, who lives at 75 Door Street in the entertainment district, said she had made "approximately 30 calls" to the non-emergency line to…
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