San Francisco Wine Society

A Vandal Destroyed San Francisco’s ‘Best Parklet’ and Police Allegedly Let It Happen | Eater SF

"I read that on December 31 a vandal destroyed the extravagant parklet at the Financial District bar the San Francisco Wine Society, tearing out the parklet’s windows, removing decorative fireplaces, and ripping up carpet and wallpaper and causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage; two police officers reportedly arrived mid-rampage, spoke to and searched the man, then drove off while three nearby firefighters—who had originally summoned police—later cleaned up the pile of debris. Owner Danielle Kuzinich told the paper she was left “speechless” by the lack of interest the Police Department and District Attorney’s officers seemed to take in her case until the paper began asking questions, and she said the richly designed parklet, which the Chamber of Commerce named the best in the city, was built to look like a luxe home library and accounted for about 30 percent of the bar’s business during the past two years." - Lauren Saria