To:
Mayor, London Breed
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Sheriff, Paul Miyamoto
Starting in early May, the city of San Francisco has been ravaged by incessant illegal fireworks with increasing frequency. They are being discharged at all hours of the day and night. Some are so large they shake buildings and windows blocks away. We, the citizen signatories of this petition implore you, the elected public officials of our city to take swift action to blunt the escalating epidemic of illegal fireworks immediately. We believe that deference such as larger fines, community service, etc may be in order. Also, we believe that reactive approaches to this problem as currently employed are failing and proactive approaches which may include surveillance or stationing police assets in hot spots would be more effective.
Updates
June 20, 2020
The noise reports keep coming in from every neighborhood. It is clear that the current lack of enforcement is failing us.
June 20, 2020
The momentum is undeniable now. City hall is finally starting to notice the noise.
32 Comments
I have lived in the Mission 30 plus years. This year the fireworks started 2 months earlier than usual. Much louder, start before dark, and go at intervals through early morning. Some shake my house! I worry about fires, people with ptsd, pets, children... besides being a time when a lot of people are feeling very unsettled, on edge, myself included!
The situation is out of control, far beyond the normal 4th frequency and duration (and with a MUCH earlier start date!). The sounds we're hearing are more like bombs than the usual illegal fireworks I've had to put up with in 30+ years of living in the city. It's terrifying and dangerous for residents, property and pets and they need to be stopped.
There have been 3 grass fires in the past two weeks as a result of the fireworks. The next one we may not be so lucky.
Please stop the bombs going off on Alabama and 23rd st every nite. 10-1am in the morning. Kids are screaming and petrified in fear. Dogs won’t eat. This is outrageous we have to tolerate a war zone in the city I’ve lived in for 40 years. Stop it now.
I understand fireworks are a tradition in my neighborhood, but it is very difficult to bear when you are stuck home during a lockdown. I usually take the dog and stay with family out of town during the week of Fourth of July, but cannot. I am really struggling with sleep deprivation. You cannot put earplugs on a dog! This has become a public health issue.
Every night for the past 2 months I’ve been dealing with terrified pets, being woken up at all hours of the night and feeling like the cities response is to close their eyes and hope it goes away, similar to the response to the homeless avalanche that is burying the city. Exactly how much more do you think we can take?
Fires, traumatizing animals and humans (a.k.a.*our neighbors*), tasking police & fire depts., sleep deprivation of working people, and coddling the fireworks bootleggers who *profit* from the disruption. Most of these profiteers don't live in CA and do not care about San Francisco quality of life. Moreover, in the 7 years I've lived here I've noted a 24/7 year-round increase in these fireworks a.k.a. bombs. Solution? Urge state lawmakers eliminate the current checkerboard county-by-county laws allowing fireworks sales and replace it with a statewide ban, excluding licensed professionals. There are multitudes of ways to celebrate holidays. It doesn't mean allowing a self-entitled minority to hold the rest of us hostage to a rampage in a fire-prone and crowded city.
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To:
Mayor, London Breed
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Sheriff, Paul Miyamoto
Starting in early May, the city of San Francisco has been ravaged by incessant illegal fireworks with increasing frequency. They are being discharged at all hours of the day and night. Some are so large they shake buildings and windows blocks away. We, the citizen signatories of this petition implore you, the elected public officials of our city to take swift action to blunt the escalating epidemic of illegal fireworks immediately. We believe that deference such as larger fines, community service, etc may be in order. Also, we believe that reactive approaches to this problem as currently employed are failing and proactive approaches which may include surveillance or stationing police assets in hot spots would be more effective.
Updates
June 20, 2020
The noise reports keep coming in from every neighborhood. It is clear that the current lack of enforcement is failing us.
June 20, 2020
The momentum is undeniable now. City hall is finally starting to notice the noise.
32 Comments
Potrero Hill has three grass fires in the weeks leading up to the 4th. We have had to listen to loud explosions for WEEKS prior to as well as after. Kids, pets, the elderly and veterans/PTSD sufferers are TERRIFIED. Please - this HAS to not be repeated next year.
I have lived in the Mission 30 plus years. This year the fireworks started 2 months earlier than usual. Much louder, start before dark, and go at intervals through early morning. Some shake my house! I worry about fires, people with ptsd, pets, children... besides being a time when a lot of people are feeling very unsettled, on edge, myself included!
The situation is out of control, far beyond the normal 4th frequency and duration (and with a MUCH earlier start date!). The sounds we're hearing are more like bombs than the usual illegal fireworks I've had to put up with in 30+ years of living in the city. It's terrifying and dangerous for residents, property and pets and they need to be stopped.
There have been 3 grass fires in the past two weeks as a result of the fireworks. The next one we may not be so lucky.
Please stop the bombs going off on Alabama and 23rd st every nite. 10-1am in the morning. Kids are screaming and petrified in fear. Dogs won’t eat. This is outrageous we have to tolerate a war zone in the city I’ve lived in for 40 years. Stop it now.
I understand fireworks are a tradition in my neighborhood, but it is very difficult to bear when you are stuck home during a lockdown. I usually take the dog and stay with family out of town during the week of Fourth of July, but cannot. I am really struggling with sleep deprivation. You cannot put earplugs on a dog! This has become a public health issue.
Every night for the past 2 months I’ve been dealing with terrified pets, being woken up at all hours of the night and feeling like the cities response is to close their eyes and hope it goes away, similar to the response to the homeless avalanche that is burying the city. Exactly how much more do you think we can take?
Fires, traumatizing animals and humans (a.k.a.*our neighbors*), tasking police & fire depts., sleep deprivation of working people, and coddling the fireworks bootleggers who *profit* from the disruption. Most of these profiteers don't live in CA and do not care about San Francisco quality of life. Moreover, in the 7 years I've lived here I've noted a 24/7 year-round increase in these fireworks a.k.a. bombs. Solution? Urge state lawmakers eliminate the current checkerboard county-by-county laws allowing fireworks sales and replace it with a statewide ban, excluding licensed professionals. There are multitudes of ways to celebrate holidays. It doesn't mean allowing a self-entitled minority to hold the rest of us hostage to a rampage in a fire-prone and crowded city.
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Potrero Hill has three grass fires in the weeks leading up to the 4th. We have had to listen to loud explosions for WEEKS prior to as well as after. Kids, pets, the elderly and veterans/PTSD sufferers are TERRIFIED. Please - this HAS to not be repeated next year.