三藩市市政廳即將慶祝農曆新年，布里德市長發出邀請函。
Happy New Year
My fellow San Franciscans,
As we usher in the Year of the Dragon, we know the strength and progress the majestic Dragon symbolizes will give us the energy and power to continue to make strides in the work we do for San Francisco. May this auspicious year bring prosperity, good fortune, and unity to our City..
This is an important time for San Francisco and Chinatown. That is why we came together to highlight efforts to ensure Lunar New Year in our City is clean, safe, and vibrant for residents, visitors, and small businesses.
The San Fracisco Police Department has dedicated extra patrol units in Chinatown to ensure the neighborhood and festivities are safe and welcoming for residents and visitors to enjoy. SFPD also increased the number of beat officers, and community ambassadors, who are retired officers, with more staffing on weekends. Officers will also plan to distribute flyers on blessing scams as part of their public outreach efforts.
SFPD’s public safety strategy for Lunar New Year includes the deployment of plainclothes teams who will focus on auto break-ins and organized retail theft to deter and arrest would-be criminals. The Department will continue to work in close collaboration with the District Attorney’s Office to ensure people breaking the law and causing harm in communities are held accountable.
Public Works crews have been on the ground for the department’s annual Chinese New Year deep-cleaning and beautification operation to highlight Chinatown’s historic beauty, including power washing the Dragon Gate at Bush and Grant streets, steam cleaning sidewalks, and alleyways, sweeping up litter and wiping out graffiti.
Additionally, workers repainted the decorative dragon lamp posts along Grant Avenue and the Broadway Tunnel, an important portal into the neighborhood, underwent its annual cleaning.
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), in partnership with Be Chinatown organized a special program that allows neighborhood merchants to expand their merchandise displays onto the sidewalk during the bustling Chinese New Year season. We also worked to pass legislation that waived permit fees for participating and qualified merchants.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will offer free Muni rides on the day of the Lunar New Year Parade, excluding Cable cars. The SFMTA encourages the public to utilize Muni as the designated driver during the festivities. The Portsmouth Square Garage in Chinatown offers two-hour free parking during February to benefit those who drive into the area to shop, dine, and join events.
Thanks to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, this year’s world-famous Chinese New Year Parade is on February 24. And I would like to invite you to my Lunar New Year Celebration at City Hall on February 21 at 5:30pm.
Let’s embrace the spirit of resiliency by uplifting one another for a better and brighter future. And I hope you celebrate this time with friends, family, and neighbors.
Have a safe, healthy, and prosperous new year. Gung Hay Fat Choy!
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Sincerely,
London N. Breed
Mayor
