San Francisco grapples with growing crime, blight after years of liberal policies

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San Francisco grapples with growing crime, blight after years of liberal policies



San Francisco grapples with growing crime, blight after years of liberal policies
By Tori Richards

Published December 27, 2016



San Francisco is earning a growing reputation for more than just its unmatched tech sector – for critics, the city stands as a profound example of the damage ultra-liberal policies can do.

After 20 years of envelope-pushing changes to grow government and ease law enforcement, the once-shining City by the Bay has turned into a place where:

• Property crime runs amok
• An online map is needed to track human feces on city streets
• Discarded syringes are common sightings
• Public urination is so widespread it has damaged subway elevators andescalators, building walls and power poles

“There’s a very tolerant attitude, you can very much do anything on the streets you want,” said Marc Joffe, director of research at the California Policy Center think tank. “As members of a civilized society, there are things you should not accept. But we have ignored that … and there is nobody on the other side setting limits.”

San Francisco’s lax attitude is nothing new and has served as a beacon for the American counter-culture dating back to the Beat Generation. But the city’s embrace decades ago of free love and drugs has morphed into something else.

Depending which list you read, San Francisco has the dubious honor of being at or near the top of numerous national surveys tracking homelessness, the cost of housing and other issues. One distinction is not disputed: it has the most property crime in the nation, according to the FBI. The city also has crafted defiant sanctuary city policies and is preparing to battle the incoming Trump administration on the issue.

 

[skookerasbil]

That city is a snake pit. Also....widely regarded as the most racist city in America. Housing policies by local politicians designed to throw blacks out of the city. A disgrace.

African American Segregation in San Francisco - FoundSF

Funny too.........we have some members in here who are hard lefties living in SanFransicko and they are always talking about Trump voter racists.

 

[candycorn]

Funny, consistently ranked in numerous lists of best places to live in the USA is the SF Bay area.

The 15 Best Places to Live in the United States
Best Places to Live in the United States
The 50 best places to live in America

 

[Wyatt earp]

Funny, consistently ranked in numerous lists of best places to live in the USA is the SF Bay area.

The 15 Best Places to Live in the United States
Best Places to Live in the United States
The 50 best places to live in America

Why would you even post that?

People like me live where they go on vacation, and retire to... And we live it 24/7



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[gipper]

San Franfreako has been a mess for a long time. If not for the weather and location, it would be another Detroit.

I used to travel there on business a lot during the 1990s. One time walking near the Embarcadero returning from lunch, with the smell of urine everywhere, we rounded a corner to see three middle aged over weight men in white tutus, dancing in the middle of the street.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Hygiene, Democrat style. The municipal government should be placed under arrest for endangering the public welfare.

 

[blastoff]

Funny, consistently ranked in numerous lists of best places to live in the USA is the SF Bay area.

The 15 Best Places to Live in the United States
Best Places to Live in the United States
The 50 best places to live in America

The ''bay area" ain't the cesspool city, twit.

 

[pwjohn]

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San Francisco grapples with growing crime, blight after years of liberal policies



San Francisco grapples with growing crime, blight after years of liberal policies
By Tori Richards

Published December 27, 2016



San Francisco is earning a growing reputation for more than just its unmatched tech sector – for critics, the city stands as a profound example of the damage ultra-liberal policies can do.

After 20 years of envelope-pushing changes to grow government and ease law enforcement, the once-shining City by the Bay has turned into a place where:

• Property crime runs amok
• An online map is needed to track human feces on city streets
• Discarded syringes are common sightings
• Public urination is so widespread it has damaged subway elevators andescalators, building walls and power poles

“There’s a very tolerant attitude, you can very much do anything on the streets you want,” said Marc Joffe, director of research at the California Policy Center think tank. “As members of a civilized society, there are things you should not accept. But we have ignored that … and there is nobody on the other side setting limits.”

San Francisco’s lax attitude is nothing new and has served as a beacon for the American counter-culture dating back to the Beat Generation. But the city’s embrace decades ago of free love and drugs has morphed into something else.

Depending which list you read, San Francisco has the dubious honor of being at or near the top of numerous national surveys tracking homelessness, the cost of housing and other issues. One distinction is not disputed: it has the most property crime in the nation, according to the FBI. The city also has crafted defiant sanctuary city policies and is preparing to battle the incoming Trump administration on the issue.

More fake news.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

In the Castro district of San Francisco it is quite popular to go about nude. A year ago the big fight was requiring the nude, mostly men, to use a towel or barrier of some kind when they sit in public seating.

 

[turzovka]

• An online map is needed to track human feces on city streets

• Public urination is so widespread it has damaged subway elevators andescalators, building walls and power poles

What's with all the human feces? Don't businesses allow the public to use their restrooms? This is gross and a degeneration of society.

San Francisco is a pagan city. That's their biggest problem.

 

[Yousaidwhat]

In the Castro district of San Francisco it is quite popular to go about nude. A year ago the big fight was requiring the nude, mostly men, to use a towel or barrier of some kind when they sit in public seating.

Ick.