Bay Area/ San Francisco

Intensely Dire Litter On Divisadero

Published on October 17, 2013
Intensely Dire Litter On Divisadero
We see plenty of litter on the neighborhood's sidewalks every day, but rarely is it quite this bleak.

A debris field of cigarette butts, needles (both used and unused), batteries, and plastic wrappers is strewn across a stretch of Divisadero between Haight and Page this morning. Reader @PaulPramley alerted us to the scene via Twitter: Additional artifacts from this almost-definitely-not "fun" night include a nondescript laptop bag, and, perhaps fittingly, a copy of Malcolm Gladwell's book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.
Throwing on our rose-colored glasses for a sec, perhaps some good samaritan accidentally dropped this tragic pile after roaming the streets picking up trash all night? Or, maybe it's art. Please let it be art...