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Sad ending to what was once a nice and fairly safe city. Use to go there a lot. But last time, about ten years ago, had to walk past used drug needles, poop, and mentally ill defacating on cars. Sick place. Plus homos everywhere masturbating in public - seriously. And cops not doing anything about it. That was over near the gheradelli chocolate place on the pier in case any of you leftest trolls are looking for some action later today, lol.

I was there about seven years ago and it was walkable, but the downtown bus train station I had to use (either Union Square or Moscone) for my trip literally has 50+ homeless people along a very long wall. The walkway was otherwise clear. An elevator to the opposite side of the bums had a sign “Out of Order,” but the doors were slightly apart and you could tell it was “Out of Order” because of the odor—it was being used as a communal toilet for the males and females.

I visited that downtown area and walked to Fisherman's Wharf and bought some taffy and ate at a restaurant on a pier that I think has since closed.

I took a trolley partway back that evening.

I had no car rental, due to horrific car break-in stats I had heard before arrival—10 minutes before windows got broken, as I recall.

I enjoyed an affogato at a coffee shop. Otherwise, the mall near the Moscone building was already headed downhill. In my mind, I recall free needle programs, around that time, but did not see them.

Someone should start a “Poop Tourism” business where visitors can be taken around to parking desks to let people pee and poop while standing or sitting on expensive cars.

It may already be available, and I just haven't found it, yet.

You've got to love the opportunities San Francisco provides!

Agree; used to go there on business regularly. It was amazing to me how they took a city with the world’s leading views and weather and turned it into a dump. The last time I went was about 10 years ago; took the train from the airport and when I got out into a central SF station, you had to walk across young men taking drugs and seated in your way in the aisles. The whole area reeked of urine. Union Square, which used to be one of the nicest shopping areas in the world, has lost a ton of stores due to crime and shoplifting and the mall there is now empty, Nordstrom’s SFO long gone. Liberals ruin everything they touch.

Last I was there was about 10 years as well when I was beta testing software for Autodesk. I had family in Palo Alto at the time so looked forward to visiting. One person at the company flew in from Georgia and insisted on seeing down town and the Golden Gate Bridge. We all collectively groaned. It was filthy and disgusting. Bums every where. The alleys were open sewers with feces every where. I wouldn’t visit again even in a tank. And I remember when we were kids the elders would just drop us off at the wharf and we would wander around completely safe. Democrats ruin everything.