Businesspeople wishing to display Safe Place Program stickers can get further information online at www.sandiego.gov/police/safeplace.
During a news conference at Urban MO’s Bar & Grill in Hillcrest, San Diego Police Department Chief David Nisleit, Mayor Todd Gloria and members of the City Council were joined by LGBTQ business and community leaders to outline the SDPD’s Safe Place Program.
“The San Diego Police Department wants every resident to feel safe when reporting a hate crime that has already occurred or helping us stop crime before it happens by reporting suspicious activity,” Nisleit said.
“The Safe Place Program will help San Diegans visibly know which businesses in their communities they can turn to for help and provide a valuable resource for them to access information about these types of crime,” he said. “Our LGBTQ community has been a great partner in helping us get this program off the ground, and we look forward to expanding it even further in the future.”