SFist: Goodbye, Jessie; Hello, Mint

MattyMatt

Wed, 09 May 2007 10:08:02 -0800

The Coalition on Homelessness (as well as general common sense) assures us that fears of "seeding" such as Yogo's are not based in fact.

tom

Sun, 06 May 2007 22:53:53 -0800

This looks pretty nice. Also, has anybody else noticed a gradual but pronounced improvement in UN Plaza over the last couple years? It's actually a pretty pleasant place during the daytime now, and it's at least not quite as post-apocalyptic at night. Hallidie Plaza still bites the big one, though.

NoeValleyJim

Sun, 06 May 2007 22:52:14 -0800

Cool. One fewer block with cars on it. We are taking this city back, one block at a time. Though it is pretty much the only place you can legally make a left turn when you are going up Mission. Not that a little thing like traffic laws ever seems to stop any of the left turners.

Mark Ballew

Sun, 06 May 2007 18:01:40 -0800

I have no reference, but I remember reading that this park will be patrolled by a private security firm paid for by the homeowners and businesses in the Jessie St buildings. The HOA fees in those buildings are about as high as the selling price. There will also be high end shops and restaurants in that park, which will curtail quality of life issues that dominate that area. With the wealth that is moving into those buildings, I wouldn't expect vagrancy to be as large of an issue compared to the mostly dead and warzone-like Hallidie Plaza and UN Plaza. To the people blindly yelling "Gentrification!", remember that this block used to be a high end department store a few decades ago, so it is simply returning to it's former glory.

MattyMatt

Sun, 06 May 2007 16:44:02 -0800

Oh, yes, knocking the shit out of people -- what an excellent way to reclaim a place's civil tenor.

Yogo

Sun, 06 May 2007 16:31:46 -0800

In case you did not know, the Coalition on Homelessness seeds these places with homeless to prevent what they see as gentrification. They actually send some out to take over park space, like they did at Octavia. Someone should knock the shit out of the first few to send a message.

cement brunette

Sun, 06 May 2007 16:18:21 -0800

Oh, how wonderful. I can't wait to have a beautiful new place in which to sit and share my lunch with homeless people. The crackheads are going to love it. Thank you, San Francisco.

art

Sun, 06 May 2007 14:52:29 -0800

Gentrification! YayayYAYAYAYAYyayaY! Gentrification! YayayYAYAYAYAYyayaY!

ackk

Sun, 06 May 2007 14:03:33 -0800

It's the new UN Plaza! Or the new Hallidie Plaza! Will they provide a convenient fountain for homeless guys to piss in?

anonymous

Sun, 06 May 2007 13:29:44 -0800

That's not a very large stretch of Jessie St., but still, anything that shrinks the neglected area between Market, 5th, and 7th even a little bit is progress. It'll also be adjacent to the new Westfield mall and the proposed SF History Museum at the Old Mint.