Most neighbors Mission Local spoke to called the barriers on Shotwell a bandage solution that will only move sex work to another street.
A view of the barriers on Shotwell Street between 21st and 20th streets on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Photo by Oscar Palma.The barriers went up on Shotwell Street Tuesday, starting an 18-month experiment to see if they deter prostitution. But on the same day they went up, some neighbors were already unhappy.
A view of the barriers on Shotwell Street between 21st and 20th streets on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Photo by Oscar Palma. Cindy and Art Raedeke, 40-year residents of the block, said the city proceeded too quickly on deciding on the barriers and called the process “an ill advised approach to the problem.”
The Raedekes said they felt disappointed by the way the city sought the community’s input. They said the only approach from the city came two weeks prior to an SFMTA boardUpon learning of the project, the couple, along with their neighbor Dagma Eisele, drafted a letter asking other neighbors to join forces in opposition to the barriers.The group said two weeks was not enough time to properly have their concerns heard and addressed.
Joseph said she fears the barriers will attract illegal dumping, but added that David Hall, the owner of Shotwell’s Saloon and one of the plaintiffs who sued the city two months ago, assured her he would come clean with a leaf blower on street cleaning days.
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