The Mayor’s order will keep the community safe in the wake of the civil unrest that erupted yesterday evening, May 30, in the City, and across the nation. This followed a day of peaceful and lawful demonstrations in San Francisco, protesting George Floyd’s tragic death in Minneapolis last week. 

Public safety reports show there were a significant number of people engaged in criminal behavior, including violence, vandalism, looting of businesses, arson, and failure to follow lawful dispersal orders.

These conditions make the unrestricted presence of persons on City streets and sidewalks after 8:00 p.m. dangerous to both them and the public’s safety.

This curfew effective tonight from 8pm until tomorrow 5am is necessary to protect our residents during the time of day when public safety is threatened. 

Exemptions to the curfew include:

  • Peace officers, firefighters, other City and County employees engaged in authorized emergency operations, members of the National Guard, or any other responding personnel deployed to the City and County;

  • Individuals who can establish to the satisfaction of a peace officer that they are in such place for the sole purpose of traveling to a home or workplace or to obtain medical assistance;

  • Authorized representatives of any news service, newspaper, radio or television station or network, or other media organization;

  • People experiencing homelessness. 

For more information, please visit www.sf72.org.
Click read Mayor London Breed’s News Release.

 

Break-in and Looting in Japantown
RIF SF (upper Post Street) was looted last night at approximately 11:20pm. Surveillance cameras shows that a group of 6-7 individuals broke into the store (which was boarded up) and got a away with a lot of merchandise.

Thank you to the Hotel Kabuki security and Rev. Masato Kawahatsu and his wife Alice for alerting us this morning. Our Community Ambassadors were also on scene this morning to make sure no further looting was taking place.

 

Majority of Japantown businesses will be closing tonight before 7pm.
We ask all Japantown businesses that you give yourself and your staff enough time to get home by 8pm.

Please continue to stay safe.
JCBD Staff

 

Please note the changes in operating hours for the Japan Center Garage. Please share this information with your staff and customers.