Here you will find helpful hints and tips on managing your property
in the neighborhood.
Watch for information, coming soon, about the CBD's
DISI Committee's Mural on Jones Street Project as well as our pilot Safe Passage Project with the Tenderloin Boys
and Girls Club and TNT-The New Tenderloin.
GRAFFITI WATCH
Graffiti
contributes to reduced retail sales, decline in property values, and citizen fear. A community blighted
by graffiti is less likely to be patronized and our citizens feel less safe and secure.
The CBD
removing graffiti, but the neighborhood could be nearly graffiti-free with your assistance.
Studies show that the best way to stop graffiti is rapid and continual removal. Removal within 24-48
hours discourages re-occurrence. These simple steps protect your property, promote a sense of security,
and enhance the image of the District:
· Make every effort to maintain a clean and neat exterior. A property that suggests
apathy and neglect attracts graffiti vandals.
· Keep a gallon of matching paint and some type of graffiti remover on the premises and be ready to
remove each new tag when you see it. If you fail to remove it, it’s likely to attract other tags.
If one of your walls is a large wall that is continually tagged contact (626-4995) for volunteer assistance. You may
also call 311.
·
Consider these security steps: install
a security camera; organize a “Neighborhood Watch” with nearby neighbors; add or improve lighting; and ask the
SFPD Tenderloin Station (Captain Jimenez - 345-7300) for increased surveillance. Work with TNT's task force groups.
·
Report the graffiti and send a photo
of the tag(s) on your property to SFPD. The number to call is 553-0123. This information
will go into the SFPD Graffiti Unit database and will help them build a strong case when they have apprehended the vandal.
·
If you observe a graffiti vandal in
action, call 9-1-1 immediately.
·
Visit sfdpw.org for more graffiti prevention
tips.
Cleaning,
beautification and positive activities to promote a healthy, safe and inviting neighborhood for everyone are high priorities
to us. The CBD wants to help you with this issue in order to have a healthy neighborhood environment.
We hope to find ways to work together to accomplish this goal.
NO TRESPASSING
You
can obtain a No Trespassing sign to place in your window from the
San Francisco Police at the Tenderloin Police Station
by calling 345-7400.
Ask for a MPC 25 sign for posting on your property.
San Francisco Municipal Code Section
25 provides that no person shall
willfully remain upon any private property or business premises after
being notified
to leave by the owner, lessee, or other person in charge.
Notice may be oral or in the form of a written notice posted
in a
conspicuous place. A violation of Section 25 is an infraction. A second
violation within 24 hours (Section
26) is a misdemeanor.
Please remember that you need to renew your MPC 25 request with the
Tenderloin Police
every six (6) months, so that it remains current for
enforcement.
SIDEWALK REPAIRS
DPW launches New Sidewalk Inspection and
Repair Program
(from DPW public release)
The Department
of Public Works has launched a proactive Sidewalk Inspection and
Repair Program that will make it easier and less expensive
for property owners to
comply with city and state codes (State Highway Code 5611/Public Works Code Sec.
706) that
require them to keep their sidewalks free of defects. The program focuses on
improving pedestrian safety and quality
of life in neighborhoods by coordinating large-
scale sidewalk improvements. The program will result in ongoing repairs
of all city sidewalks over a 25-year cycle and will help expand the level of regular repairs, due
to increased communication
inspections and funding. Sidewalk damage that is the
responsibility of city agencies or private utilities will also
be repaired through the program.
THE PROCESS
--A DPW sidewalk inspector will survey sidewalks based on pedestrian
usage.
--A property owner will receive a notice of the sidewalk fronting their property is damaged and it is determined
that they are responsible for repair.
--Owners can immediately make the repairs, or will be given the opportunity to
take part in a competitively-bid sidewalk contract administered through DPW.
--Property owners who qualify under economic
hardship may apply for deferred payment up to $4,000. of related repairs.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
--Assess the sidewalk
fronting your property
--Contract a reputable cement contractor if you believe it is damaged and wish to make
immediate
repairs.
OR
DPW will have a licenced contractor make the repairs and bill you.