SAN DIEGO—A five-point plan to improve public safety and cleanliness in downtown San Diego was proposed Monday by a group of residents and business owners.
Mayor Todd Gloria endorsed the tough-on-crime plan during a morning rally.
“The success of downtown is imperative not only for the people who live, work and visit here every day, but for the continued progress and success of our entire city,” Gloria said. “From investing in our police department to backing new common-sense laws, I’ve made public safety our city’s top priority.”
The plan consists of five major tenets, with various strategies under each. The first is health and safety, which involves banning homeless encampments and tents downtown, looking into no loitering laws, and increasing a police presence in the neighborhood….