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I was in SF two weeks ago, it had been about 5 years since I was there last. I can say I was shocked. I stayed at the Ritz Carlton, and there were homeless drug
by deviantbit 3y ago
I was in SF two weeks ago, it had been about 5 years since I was there last. I can say I was shocked. I stayed at the Ritz Carlton, and there were homeless drug addicts out front around the clock. Not just one or two, but a lot.
You could walk the sidewalk and more cars than you could count had the windows broken out of them from thieves. We had dinner at Brenda's French Soul Food where we witnessed an armed robbery. We called 911 a dozen times. The police never showed up. One in my party was told by the dispatcher unless there is an injury, they may not come.
I'm not going back until this is fixed. I'm not sure how it gets fixed.
- cammikebrown 3y agoMarket Street is really bad. Tons of other areas of SF feel totally fine most of the time.
- deviantbit 3y agoI had no idea it was that bad. Why do people park down there if their windows are just going to get smashed in?
- nikanj 3y agoSF is big enough to have a steady supply of fresh out-of-towners
- seanp2k2 3y agoPartially because some of the lots in the area are flat-rate $30-50 and street parking is free or much much lower cost. IMO governments shouldn’t allow private companies to ruin parking downtown like this — cities need to operate their own parking garages with the same rates as street parking in my opinion.
- bbor 3y agoYou called 911 a dozen times? Why? Also “more cars than you could count” actively had broken windows? Not saying you’re lying, buttttt… that would be highly unusual. This comment reads like you googled SF from 2000mi away and brought up the hot topics
- deviantbit 3y agoYou can go visit for yourself.
- simoncion 3y agoI live in the neighborhood, and have for more than a decade. I fairly-frequently walk by Brenda's, and also walk through many other parts of the Tenderloin and into Union Square, and through the waterfront. On bad days, I have seen single-digit numbers of cars with smashed windows. On typical days, I see zero. Your report just doesn't jive with my on-the-ground experience, whether past or present. If you were in town for some big event of some sort, I guess you should consider the possibility that folks associated with the event decided to turn hooligan and smash shit.
- deviantbit 3y agoWe walked from the Ritz to the Opera House, and I can't tell you how many windows on cars were smashed. Maybe you've lived there so long you're blind to it.
- simoncion 3y ago> Maybe you've lived there so long you're blind to it. I assure you that I'm very much not blind to it. I'm super angry about how the city governors refuses to suppress the anti-housing faction, and lines their pockets at most every opportunity. But I'm definitely not blind to the folks living in the streets and their regular goings-on. And while I'm angry about what the government is failing to do, I'm not _shocked_ and/or _appalled_ by what's happening on the streets. In my personal experience, I've found that folks who are shocked and/or deeply offended by a thing tend to remember the thing as being far more extreme than it actually was. shrug
- deviantbit 3y agoI'll let you sort out the politics, but where I live, we don't see any of that. No one should have to worry about that stuff. This is a serious concern. Disease outbreaks occur because of these conditions. Something that really puzzled me about the homeless was many of them would be standing but bent over with their hands on the ground, and head between their knees. WTF is with that?
- CoastalCoder 3y agoI'm trying to understand San Francisco's response to this kind of situation. Is it one of the following? (a) The citizens and leaders have a clear plan in place, and they're waiting for it to bear fruit. (b) The citizens and leaders don't have a plan in place, but they have some other reason to believe the problem will sort itself out. (c) They're paralyzed, because nobody can identify a plan that seems effective and politically acceptable. (d) They don't consider the problem so significant that major action is needed. (e) (something else) Caveat: I'm sure this account is accurate, but I've also heard counterpoints that only small regions of SF are like this. So as an outsider I don't really have a clear picture about the situation.
- spacemadness 3y agoThe citizens have supported policies greatly increasing homelessness so their house prices can go up. I wouldn’t count on it.
- BenFranklin100 3y agoI’m not sure either, but apparently some think reparations is the answer: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/14/san-francisco-reparation-plans-black-residents?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/14/san-francisc...
- thephyber 3y agoWhile true, it is irrelevant because no reparations have been passed/distributed.
- BenFranklin100 3y agoIt’s relevant in that reparation supporters have cited reparations as an answer to the homeless problem. ’m not sure how it would work in practice: would social workers distribute $5M checks to Black homeless people while leaving the White ones laying next to them on the street? At any rate, the larger point is that SF’s out-of-touch political elites need to work on real solutions rather than engage in performative politics.
- oneTbrain23 3y agoIf do a walk about along the path, needles and poo are common "fixtures" in SF. Though you are advised not to do so especially non-daylight timing.