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Committee continues Dolores Park fine-and-glass-ban ordinance after debate over enforcement and equity

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors · July 12, 2017
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Summary

Supervisors debated an ordinance to authorize up to $1,000 administrative penalties for littering in Dolores Park, ban glass containers in parks, and allow park patrol to issue citations; heavy public comment and questions about citation data led the committee to continue the item to Sept. 13.

Supervisor Sheehy introduced legislation to amend the Park Code to allow an administrative penalty up to $1,000 per violation for littering or dumping waste in Dolores Park, prohibit glass beverage containers with certain exceptions in city parks and authorize park patrol to issue citations for park-code violations. She said the proposal aimed to protect children, pets and park workers from broken glass and to reduce the cleanup burden on park staff.

Dennis Kern, Director of Operations for San Francisco Recreation and Park, reviewed recent park renovation work and…

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