It really wouldn't take but a few. A very select few.
Posted on 08/25/2019 3:44:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
Throughout most of its history, San Francisco has been known as the beautiful “city by the bay.” It has wonderful scenery, the Golden Gate bridge, the cable cars, Pier 39 among other wonderful cultural attractions. Sadly, it is also led by unhinged progressives who are in the process of destroying this unique city.
While there is incredible wealth in San Francisco, along with plenty of high-tech corporate headquarters, there is also a growing poverty crisis. Currently, according to the city’s own definition, there are approximately 10,000 homeless people living in San Francisco. This represents a shocking 30% increase in just the last two years.
Not only are poor people living in tents, cars, on the sidewalks and under bridges, but they are also defecating and urinating on the streets. In a recent survey
of downtown San Francisco, 300 piles of human feces were discovered by investigators. This has forced the city to hire a squad of employees dedicated to cleaning up the increasing mess of bodily waste on the streets.
Of course, with thousands of people using the streets as a bathroom, the rodent and health problems have exploded. San Francisco has become not only an eyesore, but a biological hazard, which could lead to the spread of deadly diseases such as rotavirus, hepatitis and HIV among many others.
The calamity has been aggravated by a breakdown in the criminal justice system as liberal judges refuse to put offenders in jail. Recently, a homeless man, Austin Vincent, with a record of assault and attempted robbery was released by Superior Court Judge Christine Van Aken. After an uproar from the public and other city leaders, the judge did not reverse her decision and send the disturbed man to prison, but she allowed him to remain free with an ankle monitor.
San Francisco is the home of tolerance for criminals, which has a direct impact on the homeless catastrophe. It was also exacerbated by the passage of Proposition 47 by California voters in 2014. The measure downgraded the punishment for certain “non-violent” crimes such as forgery, shoplifting and using illegal drugs. With fewer drug addicted people in prison or in treatment, more have found a home on the streets of San Francisco.
It seems clear that a tolerant attitude towards drugs in San Francisco has accelerated the homeless problem. Among the homeless are drug addicted zombies who are given
free needles in the city so they can shoot up and continue their unhealthy lifestyle.
An amazing total of 4.45 million free needles are given away by the city every year. It should surprise no one that this program increases not only drug addiction, but also trash in San Francisco as the needles end up as litter on the streets.
Along with the drug addicted, the homeless population also includes mentally ill individuals who are not being served in the area hospitals. In addition, some city officials are blaming the skyrocketing housing prices for forcing residents onto the streets. For example, a yearly income of over $117,000 for a family of four is not enough to survive in San Francisco. According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, it would qualify for low income status in the city.
Thus, San Francisco is a tale of two cities, one for the uber rich and the other for the struggling middle class and the poor who cannot survive financially. Liberal leaders have not been able to grow the middle class, deal with the homeless problem, or keep the city safe.
Rather than worry about the growing number of victims, city leaders seem to be more concerned about how criminals are treated. For example, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently passed a resolution that targets such words as “felon,” “inmate,” “convict,” or “prisoner.” According to the geniuses on the board, such words are “dehumanizing” and “make the institutionalization of racism and supremacy appear normal.”
Thus, in the Orwellian city of San Francisco, it preferred that phrases such as “currently incarcerated person,” or “young person impacted by the justice system” be used to replace the supposedly racist language.
Clearly, San Francisco is not dealing with the liberal policies at the root of such problems as homelessness or crime. Instead, city leaders are attacking the language so they will not be accused of racism and criminals can feel better about themselves.
This is a city with “woke” leaders desperately trying to implement the latest politically correct polices, while problems are exploding on their watch. It is a sad state of affairs, in fact, it might be called criminal, but, unfortunately, that word is no longer allowed in San Francisco.
It really wouldn't take but a few. A very select few.
“The needles cost over a $1 each. Wow”
I don’t know where they’re shopping, but a box of 100 insulin syringes is $10. Only $0.10 ea.
San Francisco, The Pity By The Bay
Thanks for the good time in 1965/
TWB
Stockholm Syndrome for the lesser. Insulation for the greater. The greater will shoot up the zombies when the time comes.
What does the “p>.01” used in the figure mean? Looks like someone is making a bundle basing costs on black market street prices for a previously illegal commodity.
The moronic city planners here are building "Traffic Circles" at intersections formerly regulated by stop signs. Very expensive. Very dangerous and VERY STUPID!
Not sure.
I believe you. 10 cents is a more reasonable figure for something produced on industrial scales.
That depends. There's one at Schneider Crossroads (Braddock and Pleasant Valley): https://www.google.com/maps/place/Schneider+Crossroads,+VA+20151/@38.8818715,-77.4858687,3a,60y,144.9h,77.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKqZYwaynpnvCsBRHdAZ-Hw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sbraddock+rd!3m4!1s0x89b643ef177b524b:0x2b11b82f6862fb0f!8m2!3d38.882097!4d-77.4857461 The traffic flow through it is fantastic. Mostly because Braddock can go through without stopping in the morning and evening rush. The prior 4-way stop used to back up rush hour traffic for a half mile.
However, it appears you, like myself, see this as the natural order of government and systems. To fight what is a perfectly natural & normal trend, the founders established an extremely limiting document. If you were an elite, your goal #1 would be to destroy that dead letter; which is of course what they are attempting.
I sometimes ponder over certain posters @ FR who seem to actually respond in anguish over what is occurring, as if the USA was some unique animal in the annals of history. It's not - freedom isn't free, and sometimes the primary enemy isn't an adversary on the other side of the ocean.
At least there are no plastic straws.
No only am I'm a born/bred CA native, but I'm also bi-zonal. That is, raised in Santa clara, moved to SoCal after college. I've still got family in Norcal, and go up there maybe 3-4 times a year. We always spend at least one night in SF, and were just there last month over the 4th.
While it's true any large city will have its urban no-go zones, tight restricted places like SF & NYC (Manhattan) are literally running out of available real estate. Everything has been gentrified and there are no longer any secrets nor 'good deals'.
When speaking of SF, the entire city, from bay to ocean, north of Market is absolute 100% prime real estate. I challenge anyone to walk around, stay a few nights, and get a sense of the place to witness, much less experience what is described in this article. Rather, it's very nice, absolutely beautiful, and really nicely maintained.
While we're speaking of these types of articles, SoCal is also very similar. There is a zone in downtown where everyone has been dumped, but the average person 99% of the time doesn't experience any thing of the elements described in this article.
As for SF, it's actually much better off than LA - they ship their worst cases over to Oakland. So, sure if you're really determined you can find a homeless person while peacefully strolling along Hyde/Russian hill. But for the Blade Runner type of experience that people seem to be projecting on the entire city, that would be Oakland and downtown LA.
And guess who goes there? No one, that's who. Except someone writing an alarmist article for clicks.
Between the illegals & the homeless, the makers of ankle monitors are making a small fortune.
I truly believe that NO ONE is making sure there is REAL MONITORING going on.
Yeah not sure when the downward spiral began but I personally never liked San Francisco even going there as a child.
Winter is coming. San Francisco gets very cold and windy in the evenings when the sun sets and the fog rolls in.
-PJ
Townhall is infested with trolls. I think the troll strategy is simply to post nonsense to disrupt the flow of commentary on sites to prevent cohesive thinking to form.
-PJ
Still, Frisco IS on a hefty fault-line... so....
Eventually the problems arising from gross negligence will catch up to you some way — may not be in the form of homeless people coming into your area, but something else.
For the people of wealthy Malibu here in So-Cal, it was wildfires. 🔥
Another fire in Bel-Air a few months prior was literally started by a homeless encampment.
After living abroad and experiencing the magnificence and grandeur of great cities in countries much poorer than we are, I am personally ashamed of the filth and dereliction that many tourists are greeted to when they come to America. Other countries at least take pride in their city and collective history and don’t just focus on polishing and gating their own front lawns.
If you're going to San Francisco
Be careful not to step in all the doodoo!
If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some people who are coocoo!
For those who come to San Francisco
Summertime will leave you in despair!
In the streets of San Francisco
Druggies, needles, urine, and excrement everywhere!
All across the nation
Such a strange vibration
The city's a shocker!
There's a whole generation
With a new explanation
And they're all off their rocker!
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