Good morning, and happy Valentine’s Day!
We heart the Mission, always, and have a sweet story today about Mission couples who run small businesses together. Read their thoughts on true love, and their tips for handling fights. “Silence is your top weapon to win your battles,” offers Dhruba Kunwar of Indian Spices & Groceries.
Silence can be a political weapon, too. The nascent Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board is considering barring its civilian members from talking to the press, or on social media, about pending issues. Free-speech advocates say the proposed policy has “all the hallmarks of an unconstitutional prior restraint.” But Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board member Julie Soo, who drafted the policy, said she had seen news articles “maligning” her and a fellow board member. “That, to me, brings dishonor to our entire board.”
The temporary barricades on Capp Street intended to deter sex work have not been a huge success so far; hours after their installation on Friday, a neighbor said, “drivers pushed them aside, or in some cases, completely drove over them.” On Monday morning, a resident reported the barricades had been pushed off to the side; he saw the SFMTA’s Sign Shop team putting them back at 8:30 a.m., and by 9:30 a.m. they’d been moved again. Santiago Lerma, an aide to D9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen, says permanent barricades should be installed within a week.
It’s all part of the SF Way.
More soon,
Sara
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Sheriff’s oversight board may bar members from talking to media
Free speech advocates say the proposed policy could be unconstitutional.
Sex-work barricades no match for Capp Street motorists
Drivers immediately pushed them aside, or drove over them.
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