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Police warn of gun seizures and recent shooting on Broadway; commission to convene summit with venue operators
Summary
SFPD told the Entertainment Commission that recent enforcement on Broadway and the Bridal corridor recovered multiple firearms and followed an April 29 shooting involving 22 rounds. Police urged a summit with permit holders and joint steps to reduce violence; commissioners discussed enforcement tools and loitering statutes.
San Francisco police told the Entertainment Commission that recent enforcement operations on the Broadway/Bridal corridor have removed firearms from the nightlife area and underscored continuing public-safety concerns.
Commander Richard Correa of the SFPD Metro Division told commissioners the department's third operational enforcement period on Bridal followed an April 29 incident in which officers recovered evidence that 22 rounds were fired and one person was wounded. "We had a shooting up near Bridal that involved 22 rounds being discharged and one person hit," Correa said, adding that the department has seized 17 guns since last September and recovered two additional firearms the previous weekend.
Correa said police convened industry stakeholders after the incident and that local venue owners and managers "floated a lot of good ideas" about crowd and sound control, doormen practices and other measures. He said a summit of permit holders on Broadway is likely: "They're gonna be seeking from this commission pretty quickly a summit with all the permit holders up on Broadway to come together," Correa said.
Commissioners and police discussed possible tactics to reduce weapons and disorder, including traffic enforcement, loitering citations and closer coordination with club operators. In response to questions about whether vehicle access or street closures might reduce firearm incidents, Correa said "everything should be sort of on the table" while cautioning about unintended consequences.
Correa noted the department is using loitering enforcement under municipal code section 121 MPC where appropriate and reported several related citations and public-intoxication arrests during recent operations. "This last weekend, I think we got 5 or 6 121 MPC citations," he said.
Commissioners expressed support for a collaborative approach. The commission chair and members said they would consider convening a summit to bring SFPD, permit holders and other stakeholders together to develop coordinated responses. The captain and other SFPD representatives indicated continuing outreach to stations, industry groups and the commission to monitor enforcement results.
The commission did not adopt a new ordinance at the meeting; next steps are expected to be staff coordination on a summit and continued joint enforcement with SFPD and partner agencies.
