I know a gay woman who turned down a very lucrative job offer there after watching a homeless guy take a crap on the sidewalk just outside her four-star hotel room.
American cities are devolving into third world enclaves. The people are patronized and there is no real expectation that they will behave lawfully or become mature productive people. Its becoming increasingly difficult and expensive for the liberals to maintain their safe enclaves. The only real hope is that Trump reintroduces widespread free market productive capitalism. Then and only then will real jobs worth having will be created and these cities may begin to recover. Otherwise no go zones will be the reality in a divided 21st century America.
Decades ago, I know it was time to leave when, out with my girlfriend one early evening in the Columbus district, we witnessed a bum drop trou and take a big old nasty dump in one the concrete flower planters on the sidewalk. Yuk.
That def tops my son and I witnessing a guy shooting heroin right there in somebody’s doorway.
My son is there for a six month temp assignment and I just visited for two weeks. I had previously visited a few years ago.
San Francisco is a visually gorgeous place, every street you turn or walk down has breathtaking views of the bay or the bridge(s) or the pacific.
Homes are not affordable to just about anyone. An open house ANYWHERE and in ANY SHAPE in San Francisco brings enough people that there are lines down the street to look and chances are, that property will be snapped up that day. Available rentals are forcing out the middle class and cater to the very, very wealthy and those on government assistance. Pretty much nothing in between.
Son has a basement apartment, nice one room kitchenette thing with sliders out to a postage stamp yard in the Sunset district for a bargain $3200 per month.
Run down old port city with amazing views, great outside activities, weather not too cold and not too hot .... yes there are lots and lots of loony liberals (I met tons this time all in election mourning all fake delusional hippies of all ages of the phony non existing summer of 67 kind, fake utopia) but it is a great place with a very specific personality. Good restaurants and plenty to do, lots of amazing parks. Nice job preserving the architecture unlike some cities.
Liberals haven’t helped one iota but it is still a beautiful city to visit IMO. Can you beat a trip to Alcatraz ???? I think not!