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Planters Installed Outside San Francisco Walgreens In The Castro Meant To Deter Illegal Activity, Loiterers
"They're very pretty. And I think they're going to be trashed. I mean, they'll be trashed in a couple days I think," said Janz.

September 18, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO — Fed up with illegal activity and loiterers, the community, Walgreens and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman came together to place plants outside a popular corner store in the Castro.
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Allen Janz, whose dad lives around the corner, took notice of the new planters outside the Walgreens at 18th and Castro streets.
"They're very pretty. And I think they're going to be trashed. I mean, they'll be trashed in a couple days I think," said Janz, who is visiting from Anchorage, Alaska. "And I don't have an issue with it, but the homeless people are just going to just move around the corner."
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