The Facts

Scott Wiener was surrounded by a mob and chased out of Dolores Park during last Friday’s Trans March. The hecklers filmed themselves shouting insults, getting in his face, and antagonzing him over his positions on Israel and Gaza.

Wiener said protesters made physical contact and that it became unsafe for him to stay.

The Context

This was a repeat confrontation. Mission Local notes Wiener was booed off the Trans March stage in 2016, and Mayor Daniel Lurie was jeered out of the park in 2025. After this year’s incident, Mayor Daniel Lurie called the abuse targeted and antisemitic, according to Cynthia Laird at the Bay Area Reporter.

The GrowSF Take

The harassment was vile, aggressive, and, frankly, scary. You can disagree with Senator Wiener without dehumanizing him, using antisemitic slurs, or even raising your voice. Pen a scathing op-ed if you really have something to say. Surrounding an elected official, making physical contact, and driving him out of a public event crosses the line from protest into intimidation. Thie behavior is dangerous, and we oppose it when used against anyone, whether we agree with them or not.

We have also privately reached out to Scott to give him our support and are heartened to know that hundreds of others did the same.