DO MORE TO TRY TO STOP THEM. >>> SAN FRANCISCO CIVIC CENTER HAS A REPUTATION FOR A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE HOMELESS. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE CITY HOPES IT WILL BE A PLACE OF FAMILY FUN. WE WILL BE
LIVE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION FOR THE FIRST EVER CIVIC CENTER CARNIVAL HOW IS IT OUT THERE? >> YOU CAN SEE IT LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN IT USUALLY DOES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE MAYOR’S OFFICE IS WORKING WITH REC AND PARKS TO TRY TO
REVITALIZE THIS AREA THAT HAS STRUGGLED THERE SAY GOOD AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HERE, OPENED AT 2:30. GOING UNTIL 9:00 TONIGHT. THERE IS SOME THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO DO TO BRING FAMILIES OUT HERE. THIS IS AN AREA THAT A
LOT OF PEOPLE USUALLY DO NOT LIKE TO COME OUT TO. IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE TRYING JUST TO GIVE FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY. BUT, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN CRITICISM. YOU JUST WALK A FEW
BLOCKS IN EVERY DIRECTION FROM WHERE WE ARE STANDING AND YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THE USUAL STUFF. A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE STREET, OPEN DRUG USE, THAT TYPE OF THING BUT WE DID TALK
TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE HERE. A LOT OF THE PEOPLE LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I ASKED THEM IF THEY THOUGHT THIS CARNIVAL WAS FLUFF, HERE IS WHAT A DAD TOLD US. >> I THINK IT HELPS BECAUSE IF
THIS WAS NOT HERE WE WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT CROWD HERE RIGHT NOW. DOING OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY APPROPRIATE OR LEGAL FOR THAT MATTER. SO, YES. FROM THAT SENSE, YES. >> WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PARENTS HERE. THEY ARE EXCITED
TO HAVE THE CARNIVAL OUT HERE FOR FOUR DAYS. THEY ALSO BELIEVE MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE, REALLY, TO MAKE THIS AREA SAFER. I TALKED TO A WOMAN, SHE BROUGHT HER KIDS OUT HERE. SHE SAID SHE LIVES JUST DOWN THE
ROAD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD ANY FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITY. SHE SAYS SHE WISHED THERE WAS JUST MORE POLICE IN THE AREA TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THE CRIME THAT HAPPENS HERE EVERY DAY. >> YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE FUN
OUT THERE. I SEE ALL OF THE LIGHTS. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE USUAL FAIR FOOD, TOO? DOGS, DEEP FRIED SNICKERS OUT THERE? >> Reporter: OH, YEAH. IT IS A BIG FAIR YOU COULD SEE IN THE
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