The Facts

Supervisor Jackie Fielder asked Mayor Daniel Lurie to provide 24/7 ambassador coverage around the 16th and 24th Street BART plazas. The current $3.2 million contract provides at least 12 ambassadors and two supervisors daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Context

The request comes during a 90-day Mission initiative involving extra police and behavioral-health outreach. The city has repeatedly intensified staffing there, including after nearly 900 police calls around 16th and Mission in March 2025.

The GrowSF Take

Fielder is right, for once. Transit plazas do not stop being public spaces at 8 p.m. Mayor Lurie should approve round-the-clock ambassadors during the 90-day operation, backed by police who can arrest fentanyl dealers and people selling stolen goods.