Duboce Triangle neighborhood (San Francisco) getting scary with drugs, violence
San Francisco Chronicle / August 23, 2014
Something troubling is happening to Duboce Triangle. A pleasant, vibrant neighborhood of trees, painted Victorians and parents pushing strollers, it has abruptly taken a turn to violence and drugs.
"There's been a definite shift in the neighborhood," says Eli Blair, who has lived on Church Street for 24 years. "There are times when I am scared to walk my dog. It's not safe."
Residents' worries only increased when a 31-year-old man, Bryan Higgins, was found unconscious at Duboce and Church at 7:30 a.m. Aug. 10. Later in the week, Higgins was taken off life support and died. San Francisco police are investigating the attack as a homicide.
Supervisor Scott Wiener, who represents the district, says the Duboce area "is as bad as I have seen it," adding in a statement that Higgins' death "is another example of the very real public safety challenges we are facing in the Castro/Upper Market area. The problem is extensive, and the vicinity around the Market Street Safeway has real issues."
FULL STORY: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Duboce-Triangle-neighborhood-getting-scary-with-5706948.php
Sounds like the "scary" comes mostly from drug use and homelessness. I lived there for several years and this is nothing new, though I don't recall the behavior being so brazen. Sorry to hear it -- this is an eclectic, interesting neighborhood.
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and we can salvage one neighborhood for ourselves. 
This probably explains why the Safeway closed the recycling center next to it. Can't very well have the homeless rabble redeeming cans and bottles, can we? 
