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Committee backs proposal to raise maximum sideshow fine to $1,000, ACLU urges alternatives
Summary
The committee voted 3–0 to forward an ordinance that would raise the maximum misdemeanor fine for vehicle sideshows from $500 to $1,000. Supporters called it a modest, discretionary tool; the ACLU submitted written opposition and urged investment in prevention and infrastructure interventions instead of higher fines.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted Thursday to send an ordinance to the full Board that would amend the police code to raise the maximum fine for misdemeanor sideshow offenses from $500 to $1,000.
Supervisor Danny Sauter, who introduced the ordinance, described the change as a modest update to align San Francisco with other Bay Area jurisdictions and said…
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