It sounds like liberalism is part of the problem. SF prides itself on being so tolerant of every social pathology, that those problems overwhelm everything else, and everyone else.
tolerant of every social pathology
“Behavior that gets rewarded, gets repeated. Bad behavior that is not punished is a reward.”
Its not just San Francisco, I lived in southeastern LA county until last year, it was routine to see bums in our grocery store, but I think they were spending their EBT cards or using the restrooms to bathe themselves. Nothing as inviting as seeing a bum sorting through the produce section.