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Friday, October 27, 2006
San Francisco's Halloween in the Castro
Four years ago, San Francisco's raucous Halloween party in the Castro neighborhood got so out of hand (with dozens of arrests for public drunkenness, five stabbings, and a crowd so chaotic that an ambulance couldn't make it through to rescue one of the wounded men), that the whole thing was revamped. Calling for "good music, good times, and good behavior," city officials instituted a variety of changes including security gates where party-goers are checked for alcohol and weapons. While many complain about how the event has been "sanitized," Halloween in the Castro still drew an estimated crowd of 250,000 last year. So go ahead: join the assortment of trannies, nuns, and priests (the most popular costume choices throughout the years). Just adhere to this year's mantra and remember that events are planned to be: "Earlier. Safer. Saner."
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