Pelousy
I thought liberalism had poverty licked? You meant it hasn’t?
It can’t be blamed on Republicans. They don’t run California.
Tourist-wise, I think it’ll really start to show over the next two years as upscale hotels can’t fill rooms, and the city tourist tax revenue drops like a rock.
“For many who live here it’s difficult to reconcile San Francisco’s liberal politics with the misery that surrounds them.”
I just got back from a week in SF.
It’s not difficult at all to reconcile those things. The first is the cause of the second.
“difficult to reconcile San Francisco’s liberal politics with the misery”
No it’s not. Socialism exacerbates differences between the rich and poor.
It was free market capitalism that created the ability to move from poor to rich. Prior to that, the only way to up your class was through physical force.
very sad indeed... I do think its interesting the city is beginning the process of institutionalization, renaming it conservatorship. De-institutionalization happened across America in the 70’s, dumping these people into community services that have never had the resources to follow up.
Re-open the asylums; 90% of them are mentally-ill and need institutionalization. After that, the streets will return to normal.
SH_TH_L_
“I’d like to buy a vowel?”
I agree. Ceasing to lock up the nutballs is the primary reason for this. It had a seriously bad effect on SF and the country at large.
Maybe, someday, the Liberals will see the error(s) of their ways. Nah :)
They call that neighborhood the Tenderloin and it has always been a dangerous neighborhood. I lived there 50 years ago and even then it was for derelicts.
What do they expect? They turned san fran freako into a welcoming haven for non-natural practices, promote drug use, turn it into a sanctuary city. What do they expect?
Seen enough,
Thanks.
California can Rot!
For many who live here it's difficult to grok the concept of cause and effect.
Cant believe the NYT said that.
Now that is something I never thought I would see...a liberal arguing for involuntary commitment. But what is "conservatorship"? I doubt it would be commitment to Bellevue which is exactly what we need to bring back.
“Human waste has become such a widespread problem in San Francisco that the city in September established a unit dedicated to removing it from the sidewalks. Rachel Gordon, a spokeswoman for the Public Works Department, describes the new initiative as a “proactive human waste” unit.”
They just hired six pooper scoopers making $180k a year.
They will soon wipe off that sh*t. No word whether they will be wiping the bum’s and druggies asses as well.
“For many who live here it’s difficult to reconcile San Francisco’s liberal politics with the misery that surrounds them.”
Liberals have trouble with cause and effect especially when it comes to human nature.