SFist: Halloween In the Castro Cancelled Forevermore?

davitydave

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:29:58 -0800

We'll be having our own party at home. If anyone pulls out a gun and starts firing, it gets to be me.

Matt415

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:41:21 -0800

Goodbye Castro, hello Polk Street.

Balmes

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:21:14 -0800

The toll hikes on the bridge were supposed to be temporary, too. Silly believing people. ;)

icbalaam

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:15:34 -0800

This news doesn't surprise me. Also, I'm kind of glad it's been canceled for good.

aj

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:27:04 -0800

SF hasn't been the City That Knows How for, oh, I dunno, maybe the 37 years that bernsteinbears has lived in the Castro.

frankjordan

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:36:03 -0800

If you'd like to spend time with people who live in SF and appear to be adults, try the Dia de los Muertos parade that kicks off near 24th x folsom.

bernsteinbears

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:26:07 -0800

As a resident of the Castro for 37 years, I am thrilled. It used to be a great fun community event. In the past 10 years it has turned into a dangerous, violent, gang-fest. Thank you SFist. You made my day.

manys

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:53:26 -0800

Yeah, because the bridge 'n tunnelers are so discriminating as to prefer not to visit the city at all without the Castro Halloween. I'm sure all the trolleybus companies are shaking in their boots.

The Angry Young Man

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:47:10 -0800

Good. Halloween in the Castro was the epitome of lame. All the bridge and tunnel can stay home, stuff their fat faces as usual.

Greg

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:22:21 -0800

I love how in SF whenever we have a challenge, the City just gives up and says "Gawrsh it's just too hard so we're gonna quit." Crime? MUNI? Halloween? Just quit and give up. Let's change the motto to "The City That Knows How To Give Up!"

Dan Berkes

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:52:17 -0800

This is my surprised face.

manys

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:27:58 -0800

The only conclusion I can derive from this development is that it's an admission that the SFPD (and Entertainment Commission by extension) is not competent to pull it off. It's a failure to preserve the character of the city, full stop.

Akit

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:18:44 -0800

I don't really think businesses want to close down for 2008. When only a couple of bars were open for the event (and the rest were closed), those places got tons of business with long lines out the door. Also... "Halloween at Home..." ha! One of the cheeziest campaigns with taxpayer money. The posters looks like a kindergardener did it with construction paper, and the commercials had unknown people and was only shown on KRON (one of worst stations in town).

sf_bikebike

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:15:36 -0800

This year its on a friday... This will be interesting.

sfgiantslove

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:13:34 -0800

Some idiot always manages to spoil Halloween in the Castro. Get a life!

jimH

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:09:19 -0800

Just a few days ago, Supervisor Dufty stated that Halloween in the Castro was going to be on for 2008 and that the 2007 shutdown was just a one time deal. Instead of 2007's Halloween at Home, the theme this year is Halloween Everywhere - that means that you can go to the Castro of course, but also SOMA or Polk Gulch (or Polk Village or NOMA or whatever). Businesses won't be forced to close for the night in 2008 anyway. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Akit

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:09:02 -0800

I don't get it... the city PROMISED to have the 2008 event, but now they are backing off? What a bunch of pussies. They made a promise to the citizens, and now they just give the heave-ho "f.u.!"

subframe

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:38:32 -0800

halloween in the castro sucked for the last 10 years anyway, so who cares? I don't need to hang out with thousands of of too-drunk out-of-town amateurs intent on stabbing or shooting everything in sight.