Dozens of top city officials and local bar owners met this week to address—and in theory, quell—the increasing violence surrounding San Francisco nightlife, with the city promising harsher inspections and owners passing the blame: "Bar owners, security guards and promoters said at Wednesday's summit that a lot of the violence is not their fault ... One of the things police are looking out for is whether bar and club management are actually calling police when a fight or dispute breaks out." [SFE]
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