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Committee forwards ordinance to expand Tenderloin retail‑hours curfew into SoMa, extend pilot 18 months
Summary
The committee voted 3‑0 Jan. 22 to send to the full Board an ordinance amending the police code to expand and extend a pilot that limits certain convenience/retail food and tobacco establishments from being open during late‑night hours in parts of the Tenderloin and SoMa; SFPD and community groups cited reductions in late‑night incidents during the pilot.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on Jan. 22 voted 3‑0 to forward to the full Board of Supervisors an ordinance amending the police code to expand a pilot restricting certain retail food and tobacco establishments from being open during late‑night hours in the Tenderloin and a defined area of South of Market (SoMa) and to extend the pilot’s duration to 18 months from the ordinance’s effective date.
Supervisor Matt Dorsey, committee chair, said the expansion builds on an existing pilot adopted in July 2024 to address persistent late‑night challenges driven by drug activity, violence and street disorder. The ordinance, as read into the record, would prohibit specified food and tobacco retail from being open to the public from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., or from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. for establishments regulated by the…
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