my name is lyanne melendez. i wanted to ask you. realize there are public bathrooms upstairs, but you choose to urinate here. could i ask you why? >> okay. thank you, thank you. thank you. yeah. do you. why do you urinate here? >> he just simply walked away. portsmouth square is not the only park in san francisco with its share of peeing individuals. garfield square in the mission hosts many day laborers who were at one time urinating outside, despite also having a public bathroom inside the park. the city has since put a pit stop at the request of neighbors franklin square at 17th, and bryant has a sign at the entrance of the park welcoming people to use this pit stop. instead of relieving themselves in the bushes. but nowhere was outdoor peeing so common than at dolores park. also in the mission. people often traded in the use of the bathrooms for these bushes while surrounded by the comfort of nature. until the park's renovation, included a french invention. that's where we met harris loeser. it was here at the top of the hill, t

my name is lyanne melendez. i wanted to ask you. you realize there are public bathrooms upstairs, but you choose to urinate here. could i ask you why? >> okay. thank you, thank you. thank you. yeah. do you. why do you urinate here? >> he just simply walked away. portsmouth square is not the only park in san francisco with its share of peeing individuals. garfield square in the mission hosts many day laborers who were at one time urinating outside despite also having a public bathroom inside the park. the city has since put a pit stop at the request of neighbors franklin square at 17th, and bryant has a sign at the entrance of the park welcoming people to use this pit stop. instead of relieving themselves in the bushes. but nowhere was outdoor peeing so common than at dolores park, also in the mission. people often traded in the use of the bathrooms for these bushes while surrounded by the comfort of nature, until the park's renovation, included a french invention. that's where we met harris loeser. it was here, at the top of the hil

. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena. >> i'm tara campbell. i'm j.r. stone at. >> abc seven news. we deliver local stories with. >> real answers. >> to help make from steph curry and the warriors last night. the team is going for their sixth straight win tomorrow in philadelphia. you can watch them take on the 76 ers right here on abc seven. coverage begins at five. then keep it here for after the game with larry and the guys. a magical moment on the peninsula. a few marvel, dc and disney superheroes took a day off from saving the world to brighten the faces of kids at lucile packard children's hospital at stanford. window washers transformed into deadpool, spider-man, frozone and robin. the masked superheroes stood on scaffolding instead of scaling the walls to stay in compliance with state laws. but they made the windows sparkle, as well as the faces of the young heroes inside. the superheroes have been visiting patients at lucile packard for more than ten years, and it's just a bright spotn their day. >> it sure is. we love covering that every year

it's a story that shows abc seven news reportr lyanne melendez isn't afraid to ask anything. >> so we'reng to try to ask this individual why he is urinating in public. >> oh, yes. coming up, the response from him and others about a problem that the problem. public urination has been banned in san francisco for more than 20 years, but that doesn't mean people don't see it or frankly, smell it. >> yet despite the ban, there are serious problems. abc seven news. building a better bay area reporter leon melendez is here to show us what you found, leon. >> yeah, well, i don't know what was worse actually witnessing this or the smell. i can tell you. so the people urinating at portsmouth square are not homeless. they are men. most of them just playing cards when suddenly the need arises. now, rather than use the bathrooms. and by the way, they are very clean inside the park. they choose to pee outside with apparently no regard for others who may be watching. the stench in this section of portsmouth square is intolerable and offensive. years of public urination have left their mark on this now

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