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San Francisco police still using buy-bust tactic on marijuana dealers in Haight-Ashbury

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The “decoy” arrest — in which plainclothes officers approach would-be drug sellers asking for a $40 bag of marijuana — has become an increasingly less common tactic throughout The City. But not in the Haight-Ashbury. While buy-bust arrests citywide are dropping — from 485 in 2008 to 160 last year — they are increasing in the iconic neighborhood. Read More

Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council’s recycling center finally closes, but future still murky

After 40 years of offering recycling services to the communities surrounding Golden Gate Park, the Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council’s recycling center and plant nursery officially closed Sunday. The site is expected to become a community garden, which has been a goal of the Recreation and Park Department for nearly 10 years. Read More
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