Today (Sunday 8/3) was one of my infrequent visits to the Commons. I hafta say, things looked pretty good. There were a lot of people relaxing and enjoying themselves; kids playing...most crowded I've seen it in a long time. The "sidewalk sale", which didn't amount to much really, may have helped. No scooters zipping around, no unleashed dogs (actually, I didn't notice Any dogs), no panhandlers. Even that magician had disappeared himself. One slightly skeezy character smoking his joint outside of the dispensary, in itself an improvement over the usual scattering of mopes hanging out there.
I suppose we can thank the "crackdown" I've been reading about recently. Long overdue.
Good work, IPD!