Lately, a hate group has been posting flyers in my neighborhood. I wanted to tear down the flyers to spare my neighbors some hatred. But I hesitated: at the bottom of each flyer was an official-looking notice about Removal of Notices in Compliance yadda yadda.

But then I checked the rules, and those flyers weren't complying; tearing them down was totally legal (and neighborly).

If you're in San Francisco and you're hesitating to tear down a hateful flyer because of an official-looking notice, you might double-check:

Were the flyers attached with adhesive? That's a no-no.

There should be a legible posting date in the lower-right corner. Missing? That's a no-no.

If you spot an illegal flyer in San Francisco and don't want to tear it down yourself, you can report it to the city.