Overview
- Supervisors approved the expansion 8–2, with Jackie Fielder and Shamann Walton opposed and Stephen Sherrill absent.
- The ordinance targets businesses such as corner stores and smoke shops in parts of South of Market following a mid-2024 Tenderloin pilot.
- Backers cited police data showing a 14% drop in overnight violent and narcotics incidents and a 17.9% decline in calls for service during curfew hours.
- A peer-reviewed study estimated a 56% reduction in Tenderloin drug-related incidents during curfew hours, though its lead author and other criminologists called the findings preliminary and flagged possible displacement.
- City Attorney David Chiu separately announced prosecutions of nine Tenderloin convenience stores alleged to be fronts for gambling and drugs, presented as part of a broader enforcement strategy.