By Jean Elle and Monte Francis, NBCBayArea.com
San Francisco police reported minor flare-ups of violence in the Mission District as disappointed San Francisco 49ers fans reacted to their team's loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday during the Super Bowl.
A few people threw bottles at police officers around 24th and Mission streets and 16th and Mission streets following the 49ers 34-31? loss, according to Officer Carlos Manfredi. And as of 10 p.m., police had arrested 25 people, mostly for being drunk.
Police were doing their best to prevent more major calamities; they shut down parts of the Mission to stop cars from cruising and parking, and street sweepers cleaned up any potential fire hazards.
"I think they're doing a great job," said Shanah Ucan of San Francisco. "People are safe, people who want to come out and enjoy what's happening."
The city was much calmer than when the San Francisco Giants won the World Series in October. Back then, several vandals took to the streets, setting fires, breaking windows and torching a Muni bus.
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For the Super Bowl, Mayor Ed Lee had worked with police, fire and bar owners to prevent such mayhem from happening on the streets in San Francisco, even asking patrons to not serve hard alcohol and cut customers off if they were getting too drunk.
"It's nowhere compared to the Giants," Manfredi said.
Elsewhere in the city, in neighborhoods such as the Haight? Ashbury, fans reported a somber mood but no violence. Although in some part of the city, residents felt the need to set off some fireworks, despite the loss.
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