Here are a few generic safety suggestions:
- Pick up a free safety whistle at bars and other venues around the Cultural District!
- Blow three times if you need assistance.
- Narcan and fentanyl test strips provided by the Cultural District are also widely available.
- Please view this Overdose Prevention in Nightlife – Training Video, featuring Kochina Rude
- For emergency safety or medical issues, please dial 911.
- For non-emergency police matters, please call the SFPD at 415-553-0123.
- The SOMA West Community Benefit District (CBD) Night Shift Supervisor may be reached at 415-937-4668.
- For outdoor cleanliness issues please use https://sf311.org/ — The Soma West CBD will receive the notification, and get on it ASAP.
- For graffiti removal or other services, visit somawestcbd.org/services
- If you are visiting from a location without dedicated bike lanes, be extra alert wherever you see green pavement markings.
- Respect pedestrian crosswalk lights and “no pedestrian crossing” signs.
- Be respectful and polite to people on the street, but remain alert.
- Before you leave with someone you meet in a bar, introduce them to a friend, an event host, a bartender, or the door security staff, and listen to any feedback they may offer about them.
- Do not leave your beverage unattended.
- Be part of the solution.