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New Tenderloin Captain Matt Sullivan said at a community meeting Tuesday evening that four San Francisco police officers will begin patrolling on foot next month in a new strategy to address street conditions in the neighborhood.

Sullivan said the officers will hit the pavement during the day and early evening in mid-September, and will connect with residents and business owners, break up groups of loiterers, and address complaints.

“The main goal for them is to improve street conditions — so they’re going back to basics,” said Sullivan to applause from the 25 or so residents attending the meeting at the Tenderloin Station on Eddy Street.

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