A proposal to place more than 125 security cameras in San Francisco s Castro neighborhood died June 7 in the face of significant community opposition.
In a unanimous voice vote, the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District Board of Directors decided not to continue discussion of the proposal. The vote came just after the results of a survey were announced at the meeting purporting to show majority support for cameras, but the poll was criticized by some for its leading questions. We don t have any commitment for long-term costs, so that s one reason I d say kill the program here tonight, said CBD Treasurer Crispin Hollings, a gay man and longtime community leader. Another thing is . we are an unelected body that would be imposing a system on this neighborhood outside what the CBD ought to be doing. There s a lot of good work that the CBD can do without being distracted by this.
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