As the Ghosthunter Turns...S.F Legal Edition!

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Oh! Well! Just when things fall into place, another
intriguing retrospective of San Francisco emerges.
First, labor boards and 3 day notices, life's daily
struggles, and now Banner Waving violations!

Hmmm? Most intriguiging indeed. Remember
last week when I said Mrs.Police officer told
me about obstructing the sidewalk being the
only possible issue of banner waving? Well!
that just the beginning of learning about San
Francisco's district laws.

Just as a recap of last weeks interesting episode
of banner waving issues and S.F law, the
owner of the Subway across the street came to
me last week and asked me to move, and I
was scaring away his business.

The reason I wave the sign there is because
my employer was in that area first and the
Subway was hurting her business. She's been
there 5 years, the Subways been there for say
1 or 2 years.

I tell Mr.Subway owner I am just doing my job.
My employer is down the street. I am later
visited by Mrs.Police Officer and she couldn't
find any offense other that if I were obstructing
traffic and it's flow of...! She also said that
she will do some homework on this topic.

I return to my employer and she explains that
he wanted me to stop waving the sign in front
of his business area. He and her have
disagreements on this. He returned to his
store and henceforth I am visited by Mrs.Police
Officer.

A week will pass with no incident as I wave my
sign on Montgomery instead. I am being
a good boy not to obstruct traffic and
all is well.

Today, I am asked to ask the police station
about the laws of banner wagging. I am
told by the young officer at 10am that all
he can see wrong is traffic obstruction.

I now return to my Subway area to wiggle
and waggle my sign, and low-and-behold
Mr.Subway owner calls Mr.Officer. And I
am being the good boy I am stay in a
unobstructive area and wiggle and waggle
my sign.

Mr.Officer tells me I warned last week. And
I explain that Mrs.Officer last week said unless
I was obstructing traffic there was nothing
she could do. He produces a paper that
Mr.Subway owner had that came from Mrs.
Officer. I stated that in the Main District
(apparently Kearney area) didn't allow
street solicitation, including banner wagging.

Hmmm? I say I have done it on Montgomery
and had no incident. He say's just don't do
it in front of Subway. Am I in trouble? I ask?
No! he says but I have to write a infraction
ticket and you have to mail the fine. Hmmm?
How much is this fine? He didn't know and
suggested calling the Main District Police
station. I ask him for the paper so I can give
it to my boss. He said just call the Police
station.

I arrive back from banner wagging, and
the owners wife grills me a bit and said
she is going to fight this, and I did say
that Mr.Officer said there shouldn't be
any problems on Montgomery! Hmmmm?

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