As the SF Chronicle has noted, many storefronts in San Francisco are choosing to board up for added security during the shelter-in place ordinance. MMCBD will be covering graffiti on barriers with black paint unless provided with an alternative by business or property owners.

At its annual CityBeat Breakfast in February, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce noted street conditions are at the forefront of issues plaguing the City and called for various elements of homelessness to be addressed, according to the SF Business Times. CEO Rodney Fong noted, "We have a social, moral and civic obligation to take care of those communities to make sure they have shelter, service and support." A poll of Chamber members, indicated members want: "expanded conservatorship to provide court-ordered treatment for those who are unable to care for themselves due to severe mental illness; enforcement of existing laws against open-air drug dealing; merchant corridors and neighborhood streets to be better cleaned; and an audit of San Francisco's homeless services and spending."

BART approved 22 canopies  to be constructed over Market Street station entrances. Learning from the success of CBD ambassador programs downtown, and its own elevator attendant program with Urban Alchemy,  BART will now deploy Ambassadors  in stations and on trains during peak commute times. And Ed Alvarez, already acting as Interim Chief, was officially appointed to BART's Chief of Police.

In a recent press conference in the District, Supervisors stressed the City's need for more officers and introduced  legislation seeking "to create new 'Neighborhood Safety Units' in each of the city's  10 district stations... " SF Chronicle.