The big question to be answered is whether it's even worth doing at all. Whether or not we do it should probably be figured out, like, now because if we are, people can start planning ahead.
The good thing about not having it, obviously, is we that we lose the hassle in dealing with it. The not-so-good thing about not having it is that despite the shootings, thousands upon thousands of people have a good time at the Castro and we'll lose the party. Nothing says San Francisco like a Halloween shindig at the Castro.