Oh where oh where are the beer vendors, marijuana sellers and the merchants of other illegal goods? Generally on a Saturday like this they would be shouting, “Cold beer, cold beer!” and raking in the dough. But police started to clamp down two weeks ago, according to Officer Limbert, who walked the park today with two other officers, and since then 17 arrests have been made.
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That sucks – that was one of the nice things about Dolores Park that set it apart from just a asshat-filled hellhole.
I’m glad the police are spending their time cracking down on beer drinkers and truffle eaters. Money well spent.