SF officials plead for calm after Sunday’s Super Bowl

No matter what happens on Sunday night, one thing is for sure: The streets of San Francisco are going to be filled with general craziness of the red and gold kind–and parade plans a couple days after the game are already in the works if the 49ers clinch a win.

But city officials had choice words on Friday for San Franciscans thinking of getting too out of hand, whether it’s a 49ers win or loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.

“I want you to celebrate, I want you to have a good time, I want us to be excited, and the love and the hugs and everything,” said Mayor London Breed at a pre-Super Bowl event at the Crossing at East Cut in Downtown. “We don’t want to be breaking people’s windows. We don’t want to take a joyous occasion and turn it into something else.”

Breed’s warning, which was pointed specifically at the Mission District and reiterated by Police Chief Bill Scott and Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson, comes after other wins from San Francisco have sparked chaos in the streets. Nicholson recommended people be careful with cooking on Super Bowl Sunday, saying it’s a common time for people to accidentally spark fires.

“Please don’t light anything on fire,” said Scott bluntly during Friday’s press conference. “Please don’t break windows and vandalize your local businesses.”