zRants

Looks like San Jose has the same ideas I do for dealing with violence. Maybe the city of San Francisco can try a similar tactic. The objective should be NOT kill the business, but protect the public from crime. Keeping more people later on the streets by encouraging longer non-drinking hours, food and calming music may do the trick. To encourage businesses to participate, San Francisco should temporarily suspend some of the extra fees and licenses currently required in order to fulfill these objectives. No point in listing them here, as all the pertinent parties are very familiar with them.

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