Police this week taped notices in English and Spanish to light poles in an area along 24th St. in the Mission District preparatory to asking for an injunction against the Norteño street gang.

The notice informs the “gang, and all of its members, affiliates, associates and recruits” of the intention of the city to maintain a “safety zone” extending from 21st and Alabama over to Cesar Chavez and Valencia. The special zone is like others in the Western Addition and Hunters Point where injunctions have attempted to put a stop to shootings and other violence.

Here’s the city attorney’s press release, and a Fog City Journal piece.

Who’s against it? Why, it’s our old pal Roberto Hernandez. His statement after the jump.

A Mission District homeowner and life-long resident Roberto Hernandez said police harassment was a historical problem. Hernandez expressed anger at the gentrification of his neighborhood by “white hipsters,” and lamented the closing of area schools, saying, “There are no more children left to educate.”

(Quote from the SF Gate story, 5th item in story. KGO also has a story.)

Yes, that’s the same Hernandez who led protests against the Fortress of Pornitude, i.e. the Kink.com takeover of the Mission Armory, which was another case of “white hipsters” invading his turf.

Actually the injunctions sought today by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera name four different gangs and more than 70 alleged gang members by name. All names are in the Fog City Journal story.

Here’s a June 22 Chronicle story quoting local residents and politicians supporting the idea of a lawsuit.