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Residents press police commission to address Buena Vista Park camping; advocates warn against criminalization
Summary
Residents presented a petition with 700+ names and urged more enforcement and resources for Buena Vista Park; homelessness advocates cautioned that lowering enforcement thresholds could criminalize vulnerable people and urged services and shelter capacity increases.
Residents and advocacy groups clashed over how to manage illegal camping in Buena Vista Park during public comment at a San Francisco Police Commission meeting.
"There's a petition with over 540 names... and another 200 names," said Isabel Wade, a 57‑year resident near Buena Vista, calling the situation "out of hand" and asking the commission to push the district attorney to lower the threshold of tickets required for escalated enforcement from 25 to 10. Wade said more timely enforcement would increase the likelihood that citations lead to meaningful follow‑up.
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