… We promised a substation as part of our efforts to revitalize Mid-Market, and I am happy to see this move forward,” said Supervisor Jane Kim, who represents the neighborhood.
The area remains one of San Francisco’s last pockets of skid row, where poverty and desperation have seeped deep over the decades. With a cluster of single-room occupancy hotels and programs serving the homeless and the destitute, many of whom are struggling with mental illness and drug and alcohol addiction, there is no easy way to fix the problems, which include a troubling crime rate.
“You name it, I’ve seen it,” Richard Rios, an assistant manager at Baldwin House, said early Tuesday morning as he worked the front desk buzzing in residents and signing in visitors. “I’ve seen muggings. I’ve seen prostitution. I’ve seen drug dealing. I’ve seen fights. I’ve seen all kinds of stuff.”
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