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Three San Francisco community benefit districts report rising trash and needles, plan renewals
Summary
At the April 4 Government Audit and Oversight Committee meeting, executive directors for the Castro/Upper Market, Yerba Buena and Union Square districts reported increases in trash and discarded needles, described safety and cleaning programs and said they are preparing renewal campaigns; the committee forwarded their annual reports to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
At a Government Audit and Oversight Committee meeting on April 4, 2018, executive directors from three San Francisco community benefit districts told supervisors their neighborhoods are collecting more trash and discarded needles even as they pilot programs intended to improve cleanliness and safety.
"We picked up 109,625 pounds of trash," said Andrea Aiello, executive director of the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District, while describing the CBD's cleaning budget, partnerships with Recology and special patrol contracts. Aiello said her district also abated more than 15,700 instances of graffiti and runs the Castro Cares program and Live in the Castro events to activate public space.
Chris Korgas of the Office of Economic and…
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