A city in crisis: How fentanyl devastated San Francisco - BBC Newsnight

[@AVI80R907]

I love how BBC is reporting on this, but none of the news agencies in California will touch it to this degree. Thanks for showing the truth of what's happening in these cities.

[@firstlast8258]

🙃

[@Coincidence_Theorist]

DEALERS are Addicts

[@johnper2302]

Everyone in CA knows about it, there's no need to report it. Dum dum

[@garner832]

Trump was on this problem like a rash and was highlighting it, and yet the BBC never said one thing positive about him. Says it all. End the licence.

[@titoqwentezproductionz3406]

@@garner832 its all planned . its all going according to plan

[@dylandylandylan3940]

Its just as bad here in Hartford CT. Cops only shut down the block along with all the drug dealers when someone gets shot or dies. Fentanyl took everything from me including my mother. She was a chronic pain patient who the doctors gave massive amounts of pain pills and even fentanyl patches. She was only 59 with a lot of life left. She was a retired nurse from Hartford Hospital who raised me all by herself. She fell asleep and never woke up. I found her barely breathing but it was too late. Her brain went without oxygen for too long. Stay as far away from pain meds as you possibly can. Its a slippery slope. Im in recovery myself now but the damage has been done. Ill never be the same. Her name was Bonnie and she was the most caring person Ill ever know. Love you mom.

[@mentalhealthstigma2902]

Be encouraged...

[@mariahewitt9787]

Please accept my condolences. Thank you for sharing your sad story, hopefully, it may even help someone. Stay Safe and Stay Strong, Dylan. Sending love and support from Australia.

[@Sazbot]

I’ll so sorry for your loss Dylan. I hope you find strength.

[@Glum1964]

I rarely read these anecdotal comments. But this one was tragic yet beautiful.

[@johnwick-ii6il]

Opiate pain management is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I would have ended my suffering decades ago without it. It allowed me to stay as a productive member of society for over thirty five years. The whole key is the fact that I dont like to get high...I like to live a full life.

[@byronicman]

Was an opiate addict for 20 years. Got into fentanyl bout 2 years ago and almost lost everything. You stop paying your bills, stop taking care of yourself.. I've been completely clean for almost a year now and I've worked hard to rebuild my life. I've been able to keep my car and apartment, fix my license, pay back people I owed money to, get back some of things I sold.. I've lost a couple teeth and had to get dental work done... Fentanyl is an amazingly addictive opiate. But there's help out there. You just have to commit to it.

[@joshcombe440]

I’m glad for you, your one of the few who was able to make it out alive!

[@byronicman]

@@RhysapGrugNo problem sharing... I first tried checking myself into our patient rehab, in December of 2019.. between the therapy sessions and Suboxone I was doing well right up to covid. Then I relapsed hard . Spent the next 6 months feeding a 200 dollar a day fent habit. And then rehabs were all closed so, thank God, I found Ophelia online, which is a zoom based opiate addiction therapy. They started treating me with Suboxone right away but I still struggled with relapsing through most of 2021. Then something just...clicked. And I was done. August of 2021 I used for the last time and haven't relapsed since. The first few months are the toughest with serious depression while your brain relearns how to release it's happy hormones again, but there was no way I could deal with the physical withdrawal without Suboxone. I do find that legal pot edibles helped a great deal with the cravings.. And now I have an actual therapist to help me deal with the damage I caused.. Now that I'm stable I've been working on reducing my Suboxone intake and started weaning down. Everyone's different and I believe you have to find what works for you. Whether it's supervised replacement therapy or cold turkey I found that good mental help is the key.. figuring out how to fix all the damage and how to find happiness again. I still got a long way to go but I'm a hundred percent confident I'll succeed now. And no matter how horrible it is, or how scary the thought of never using again seems.. You'll beat it's ass.. I promise ya brother.

[@Duy23803]

Keep up the good work my man!

[@cl6107]

Can you describe what the high feels like?

[@byronicman]

@@cl6107 A super intense concentrated opiate high..if you've ever had an opiate, like a Vicodin or Oxy, you know the feeling: Instant euphoria.. a warmth that spreads from the top of your head to your toes.. your body is instantly relaxed and the "happy" feeling is boosted thru the ceiling. So happy you wanna cry.. You're breathing and heart rate slows down.. basic opiate high that you get from the opiate family: Vicodin, oxycodone morphine, heroin.... But it's at the strength and Intensity level of heroin so you'll also start to nod off and almost always there some puking... But after the puking the high intensifies more..

[@DominikPavel-fk2wb]

Fentanyl addiction actually destroyed my life, I suffered severe depression and mental disorder, got diagnosed with OCD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment, psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 3 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

[@Micnesia-c1l]

I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.

[@MorrisBasar-jm9lc]

Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them

[@CathieGomez-mp8sk]

Yes Predroshrooms

[@Hison-Dcarman]

Thanks for sharing your story. That's rough I sympathize. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health. I will pray for you all.

[@AnnaRoth-pb8xv]

Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google

[@armoniqfields8016]

I divorced my wife due to her addiction. She died from an overdose. I ended another relationship due to her drug use, she took fentanyl and died from an overdose. I left the bay area after that. I have never done drugs. I stay away from them completely.

[@bobbydouglas16]

Yeah, I left the bay also back in 2006. Heard it has only grew worse.

[@weaponizedglitter69]

I divorced my husband due to drugs. I'm lonely and having a hard time starting over at 50. However this had to be done. I'm so glad not to do drugs. Drugs are ruining this country

[@armoniqfields8016]

@@weaponizedglitter69 I am 54 and New Single Dad of 2. No dates, I gotta go get this money, 2 jobs, no help.

[@weaponizedglitter69]

@@armoniqfields8016 I wish you well. I'm 53 as of last week. No kids. Working multiple jobs with kids can't be easy.

[@danielhorritz7986]

You guys are weak and gay republicans; drugs rock. Pussies.

[@annamulvey6350]

This mom looking for her son on the streets is breaking my heart. She is so objective about his and her burdensome situation

[@markferguson4011]

Anna, in 2017 the newly elected president of the Philipines, Rodrigo Duterte quickly brought the dreadful drug problems in his country under control. This was by way of summary/extrajudicial means. That being, anyone caught peddling narcotics or, were in possession of a certain quantity, was shot dead on the spot in the street. It was such a success that he and his team should be brought to the US to carry on the good work. To pretend that any other method/program will solve the catastrophe is kidding themselves.

[@markferguson7563]

Anna, there's only one way to solve this catastrophe and that's to find the former president of the Philipines, Rodrigo Durtete and his hit squad to eradicate all drug dealers.

[@frankpeterz9002]

Yet she blaims her son for being addictive that’s odd for me, I’m sure he doesn’t want his life to go like it’s going

[@GDL364]

@@frankpeterz9002 she just said he made a choice which is true

[@blueeggfund8555]

@@frankpeterz9002 I'm sure he does. Nobody is forcing him to put that shit in his body but himself. H3 doesn't care about his mom or himself right now, for him it's all about the dope and the bullshit lifestyle the goes with it.

[@TheCurryBro]

As someone who grew up in the Bay it’s sad watching the city get more expensive and rot at the same time.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Yup. If you ain't rich, you're an invisible nobody. That's been getting worse by the decades. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@jacobhenderson1763]

Were you there during the crack/cocaine epidemic. If so do you see similarities/differences? I am curious.

[@beltigussin81]

Tells you that money and wealth is not the solution. Wealth in that city is actually a curse.

[@anitamarie9056]

I’m from Oakland ca !!! I can’t even understand how Oakland ca has declined!!!

[@alicevanderbruggen8711]

Amen

[@YanaSimon754]

Every family has a person who breaks the chian of poverty in their house hope you become That one, I pray anyone reading this will be successful in life

[@KyleighBouchard]

The thing about successful is working towards it and not going the other way round

[@TannerBelanger-wy8yp]

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[@Draish-l2b]

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[@KimKoskinen]

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[@Brielle77-p4h]

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[@JC-kb2qg]

I moved out of San Francisco in 2020, the primary reason being the out of control drug problem in the city. I’ve never seen anything like it, and the things I saw thoroughly traumatized me. Such a beautiful city with such a disheartening outlook. The highest taxes in the country can’t outspend the epidemic and I pray for the people suffering.

[@kxkxkxkx]

I lived in West Africa for 2 years and i never saw anything nearly as pathetic and gross as downtown SF 💯

[@David-uv1zo]

Actually worse than third world countries I've been to

[@Beef8Cake]

@Eidelmania oh, not all of the city is like that. So everything is ok then? Nothing to worry about? Totally safe to bring your wife and kids down to have a nice stroll around Embarcadero? No need to worry about stepping in dog shit, when you are wading through human shit right? But hey, I’m sure it’ll get better?

[@LafemmebearMusic]

@@kxkxkxkx cus west Africa is the bar for pathetic and gross? Sound about yt

[@bobblue_west]

@@Beef8Cake and what's curious, the old skid row areas, South of Market, Mission St are now sooo trendy with high tech companies. Salesforce Tower and the like.

[@andrewp1308]

When I visited SF in 2011 I was in absolute shock at the level of homelessness. Unfortunately it only seems to have gotten worse.

[@dabigchina]

It's not just the tenderloin now. It has spread throughout the rest of the city, and is starting to pop up in the outlying suburbs.

[@lirraci]

Is it worse than La?

[@jv20224]

My impression, but have not been in SF since 2020, is LA Skid Row is much bigger than the Tenderloin area, with blocks of tents touching each other on both sides of the street on 6 blocks+ and multiple thousands of people. I have never seen something like Skid Row (at least in the Western world… favelas in Brazil or barrios in some large cities of Latin America are shabby, but they are more built like houses with normal people, just poor).

[@SF_Native]

@@lirraci Definitely not as bad as LA. Skid Row is straight out of Mad Max. Also LA is a much larger city compared to SF, which means more room for homeless and addicts.

[@cagribaba4464]

Worst part of it that it is not due to lack of money, but it is due to lack of mental stability. Try to host them in 5 star hotels, they would thrash the room they live in quickly and run to streets back, in couple days.

[@luckyDancer100]

I traveled to SF a decade ago, and it was probably one of my favorite cities ever. I got the chance to return a few years ago, and it had changed so dramatically. Really sad.

[@Qotroz]

I had the exact opposite experience. I was in San Francisco in 1987 and it was absolutely horrible, infested with drug addicts and homeless people. When I returned in 2017 the place had completely changed, and I didn't spot a single drug addict or homeless person on that trip.

[@kanijkonok1871]

Wonderful , thanks !

[@luckyDancer100]

@@Qotroz wow yeah, that’s very different from my experience. I remember driving past a lot of homeless tents on my way into the city, which hadn’t been there (to my memory) the first time.

[@Qotroz]

@@luckyDancer100 To be honest I did smoke a lot of weed while in San Francisco, so my recollection might not be the best. 😄

[@qayoomsediq2013]

@@Qotroz United snake spend 700billion dollars to destroy other nations instead they could help other Americans

[@krzysztofaleksandrowicz9200]

Watching it from Europe. It's unbelievable. We have nothing even remotely close to such a crisis.

[@tmengucor]

Luckily here in Europe we have not lot of shits usual in the USA.

[@akashsolanki.]

Londistan gonna have soon if not deported the fake oness

[@FromAshes-s7n]

Police In Europe fear to visit no-go zones. They can't handle grooming gangs. But it will fight against unarmed waicists who just don't want open borders.

[@quandaledingle7812]

Most of europes problems come from apathy on the part of the governments while a lot of American politicians are very self destructive with policies like defunding the police

[@GeorgeSupremu]

It will be like this in europe too

[@karlosjeffers4791]

The US not only has this horrible drug addiction issue to tackle, they also need to seriously address the huge homelessness problem that has these people living out on the streets in the first place. Well over 500k citizens not able to afford a roof over their head and these streets littered with people living undignified lives and literal crap everywhere is so sad to see.

[@robertsestito6821]

The homeless issue in the USA has little to do home prices and more to do with mental health. SF drug issue has been going on decades, the issue is how deadly this drug is. And there is little to no policing.

[@farright118]

Ban illegal immigration, reduce legal immigration and reduce foreign ownership. Invest in the idea of small town America. Covid has shown us we can work remotely. The answers are their, but people arent going to vote for the right kind of republican. Economically: Centrist Socially: Right-Wing (both atheist and Christian)

[@sebastianguerre6868]

It can cause respiratory failure.

[@Thomas06992]

Homelessness and drug use are very intertwined in San Francisco. Think it's about 80% and cause and effect relationships vary.

[@vladimirvladimirovichputin8296]

But they have 33 by for ukriane

[@somewhereupthere785]

Fentanyl is not just a pain medication. It's end of life pain medication. It's for terminally ill patients who are going insane from the pain of starving to death (stomach cancer) for example. It's not just a pain medication.

[@aahhh3207]

My mother died from stomach cancer 😥 and it would have been horrible without the fentanyl.

[@straycatsanctuary3475]

💔

[@bossbonita1235]

That’s correct- but the crap everyone is addicted to currently is not the same fentanyl provided in hospitals, etc- it’s fake medication! They call them “blues” and they have the letter “M” on one side and a #30 on the other. Which is a fake medication! People refer to them as “Perc 30’s” when clearly that’s NOT what they are!! They’ve been tested numerous times and they have all sorts of different drugs in them! Cocaine, meth, E, and other crap!

[@lonesomefencesitter3186]

@Alex Korova perhaps when the side effect considered won't matter much for the terminally ill ? I mean giving a highly addictive pain relieve to a patient with acute pain, but highly treatable illness, will be different than giving a highly addictive pain relieve for a terminally ill patient with short life expectancy.

[@davidhumphries853]

It's being used recreationally. Fact.

[@penelopepitstop762]

I can remember visiting SF when I was a teen back in the 80’s. I was in awe at how beautiful and cool it was. Now I just want to cry.

[@boofert.washington2499]

@Roz Alman this doesn't happen in Dallas.

[@soupdrinker]

@@boofert.washington2499 I remember going to Dallas and it was so bland, dirty, and boring with ghetto neighbors littered all around

[@penelopepitstop762]

@@boofert.washington2499 even in Austin it has been cleaned up quite a bit.

[@Gfysimpletons]

@@boofert.washington2499 pffft, it will…………Texas is gonna turn BLUE……watch and see…..Toots!

[@Gfysimpletons]

@@JR-tc9xm You, ma’am, are a L.I.A.R……..

[@documentarychannel3182]

To a lot of people outside the US San Francisco is THE place to be. So iconic and picturesque. I never thought I’d see such images of that city

[@acslater017]

I live in SF. I admit it is a mixed bag. These images are real but they are not the whole picture. The city has 35 neighborhoods; I’d say about 6 are rough. There is still a gorgeous landscape, mild weather, interesting architecture, tons of parks and a unique balance of urbanity and nature, delicious food and wine, diverse and open-minded people with a generally relaxed bohemian vibe, culture, tech, and high paying jobs. Its violent crime rate is actually very close to the US average, i.e. low for a city. It’s also an expensive place to live, with homelessness, and high property crime like car break-ins and retail theft. Downtown business has dropped about 25% since the pandemic, but keep in mind its starting point was one of the hottest cities in the country for the previous decade. Stay away from certain neighborhoods, don’t park your car in tourist areas. Otherwise it’s a fun place to visit, arguably the most European and beautiful of American cities.

[@ewjiml]

@@acslater017ummm what parks? You mean Golden Gate Park that has crack-heads and heroine junkies? Or Telegraph Ave that has turned into a drug haven? Or the Tenderloin that is unbelievably been worse than ever. Or the Wharf and Mission that has homeless and drugs all over the place. Or Union Square that has no business anymore. Or Van Ness that is still dangerous. Or Bayview which is still the ghetto. Maybe get out from your nice and safe Sunset area and see wit your city has truly turned into.

[@dontbedummy8101]

@@acslater017 Don't you think 6 out o 35 is pretty high in terms of percentage? These neighborhoods even 1 is too much.

[@acslater017]

@@dontbedummy8101 I probably should have been more precise. Those 6 neighborhoods do not all look like this. This video is about 1 neighborhood, the Tenderloin. If I'm honest these issues also partially spill over into nearby areas. But the other "rough" neighborhoods included in my count of 6 do not look like this - they are simply neighborhoods with crime as you would find in any big American city. That's what I meant by "rough". Early 2022, when this video was filmed, was the low point. Since then SF elected a new District Attorney that's tougher on crime. SFPD partnered with the state police and even National Guard to disrupt the fentanyl coming from Mexico, arresting 3,000 people around the country. Homeless encampments are being swept and people are being given bus tickets home (about half are not originally from SF). In the short term, the understaffed police force is being given new tech to compensate, and there is funding to increase staffing over the next 2 years. Of course these issues are terrible. But I was only arguing that the national and international discourse on the state of SF is exaggerated, overgeneralized, and by Fall 2024 1-3 years out of date. The "iconic and picturesque" parts of the city mentioned in the original comment are still there, as are the other good qualities of the city I mentioned.

[@acslater017]

@@dontbedummy8101 to be clear there aren’t 6 neighborhoods that look like the Tenderloin. The other neighborhoods I mentioned as “rough” are just rough American urban neighborhoods with housing projects, typical crime, and rough characters not fit for postcards. And there are about 30 other neighborhoods that are chill, charming, and arguably the best combination of architecture, parks, shops, etc. in the country. And as I mentioned violent crime is quite low. Property crime was high 2-4 years ago but they’ve made significant progress on it since then. SF has warts, I won’t deny it. But I just don’t think it deserves to be judged by its worst 10%.

[@fullmetaltheorist]

2:37 The expensive car driving next to tents perfectly captures what San Francisco has become.

[@wsmith580]

They chose to live like that and become drug addicts.

[@emrakultheaeonstorn7430]

Thats a Corvette C5 you know if you throw a 238/242 cam in one of those it becomes illegal in California?

[@account-gp4sn]

* This isn't just a "fentanyl" epidemic... this is a civilization in crisis; the lack of proper interpersonal connections (via family and society) leads to trauma and a lack of being properly nurtured as children which triggers this mass addiction and homelessness right here. This is a lot more scary than it looks because this is a reflection of something much deeper and systemic and ominous... and it's only going to get WORSE.

[@travisashimself2356]

you can get interpersonal connections at WORK. Get a JOB.

[@account-gp4sn]

@@travisashimself2356 I have a job, and have had many jobs... you make no point. And all are under incompetent bosses and in overworked stressful situations where the coworkers end up hating each other (SO NO YOU CAN'T) as statisticcally the majority of Americans hate their jobs. And what I'm talking about has almost nothing to do with that and everything to do with the breakdown in traditional family and social settings when a child needs interpersonal connections the most to become a healthy adult... instead of a mindless robot drone who ends up embracing backward ideologies and past historic glories (that weren't his and he had no actual part in) that have become divisive and destructive as of now. So yeah.... bit more thinking on the next one!

[@oussamarahhab1128]

@@travisashimself2356 outdated statement

[@goodboix3528]

You know it!

[@larsbee]

but it is the richest country in the world... I don't understand ... breed ... a mayor in a long line of ineffective, corrupt, feckless and in this case sell out mayors... defund the police ... not all duh... and put that and a billion bucks from the military into caring for those on the street .... richest country in the world... yeah right

[@Phillygirl183]

This is EXACTLY like Kensington in North Philadelphia, PA. I'm recovering from ALL OF THIS... the ADDICTION to fentanyl but also homelessness. I lived in the encampments here until the POLICE ripped down my tent. Then I slept in the SUBWAY stations on the Broad Street line. I'm clean for 6 months now thanks to the selfless outreach workers who got me in a program and housed through Project Home. I'm in transitional housing waiting for my voucher for my own place. All I have to do is continue with my outpatient therapy and stay CLEAN. Housing was the INCENTIVE to me getting clean. Homelessness makes you feel HOPELESS! The HOPE OF MY OWN PLACE is what GOT ME UP OFF THE STREET AND CLEAN!!! It's just what worked for me!

[@Bruhh2002]

I hope you’ve a great and prosperous life. I wish you all the best on your journey 🙏🏻

[@Phillygirl183]

I take nothing for granted and I won't EVER FORGET what I have lived through. Encouraging words from people like yourself along the way certainly help and are VERY MUCH APPRECIATED! GOD BLESS YOU!😇🙏🙂👍

[@SeaBiscotti]

Well said! That’s awesome to hear. Very happy! You got this.

[@Phillygirl183]

@@SeaBiscotti thank you for your kind response Sir!

[@Phillygirl183]

@Richard S I agree with what you said. Jail is NOT the answer. So many people just resort back to drugs upon release. Now the self medicating is to cope with not only homelessness but the trauma of being incarcerated. And it's very much a downward SPIRAL like you said. Addiction is a brain disease but socioeconomic factors weigh heavily on the individual 's ability to achieve long term sobriety. Certainly the cities of our nation need more outreach programs so people suffering from addiction, homelessness, poverty, mental illness, etc. can have half a chance at RECOVERY. Most people don't realize that addiction doesn't JUST hinder the individual but it affects the entire community when you have hundreds and thousands of people spilling over into the streets with no hope or SAFE place to go. Most of the community shelters in Philadelphia have WAITING LISTS to get in. After you finally get a bed then you sit on another WAITING LIST for rapid rehousing or other housing program. There's so many problems and not enough answers. I know it's just been my internal perseverance to make it back and faith in God that helped me survive this storm!

[@lionelkennedy1394]

This is happening in so many of our American cities. It's staggering how much human capital and talent is being wasted on drug addiction.

[@brianjones8751]

*cities run by liberals

[@Wft-bu5zc]

Right-wing news likes to highlight places like San Francisco and Portland, but it's happening EVERYWHERE. Even in red state cities. West Virginia is completely drug ridden, for example.

[@brianjones8751]

@@Wft-bu5zc total bs, nice try though

[@brianjones8751]

@@Wft-bu5zc did republican run cities or states defund the police, empty the prisons of felons, decriminalize felonies, refuse to prosecute felons, release felons with no bail? No! Stop with your leftie commie BS. People aren't that stupid

[@mattlebutter9162]

When you vote woke consistently for several tears, you have to pay the bills. Unfortunately many liberals will flee the mess they caused and import their dangerous ideas to other states like Texas and in turn, destroy them...

[@vickierickson4482]

Most homeless shelters will not allow you to use drugs or enter intoxicated. Many choose to sleep elsewhere so they can continue their habit.

[@bluecollarwarrior2184]

When government gonna make public campaigns against drugs we just can't put all the blame on our neighbors south the border

[@ciaranosullivan9352]

True .I know this from personal experience staying at a salvation army shelter in the Tenderloin back in the mid 90.if you had a Budweiser in your hand ,they kicked you out.

[@mathewgrelr7084]

I just get clean, there are some many great programs in Chicago full medical detox u don't need any medical insurance people just wanna keep getting high

[@RYCH3]

Addicts will die if they don't get their continues fixes. That's why you can't just stop them from using it completely. The people at the shelters should be a little medically educated.

[@mathewgrelr7084]

@@RYCH3 only if they are hooked on benzos, or have been drinking everyday for 20 years. Opiates on the other hand detoxing u my feel like your gonna die but u won't ( I know)

[@spudman1734]

I saw my first dead person in my life on my trip to San Francisco last week. He was laying completely still face down on the side walk. He definitely wasn't tripping. He was completely ignored. San Francisco and frankly the entire west coast desperately needs to be fixed.

[@mmc472]

That is shocking. Hope you are ok.

[@Mav86asian]

The whole democrats cities need to be fixed, but until they realize that there is a problem, they won’t fix the problem.

[@JabboMCmuffin]

This is definitely not just a west coast problem. Walk through any city in New England and you'll see this exact shit with a snowy backdrop.

[@upswingcompanyrehearsals4456]

So what you are saying is you also ignored him?

[@bobjones2041]

@@upswingcompanyrehearsals4456 just like Hollywood liberals ignore Covid in hotbed LA County

[@ggoohhnnjjaalltt]

I lived in SF almost 30 years ago and the homelessness, crime and drug use in the streets was really bad back then. What a dystopian nightmare it is now.

[@kurtcobainpizza5606]

People keep voting Democrat. Enjoy the shithole the elites have created.

[@jcee2259]

I visited the San Francisco 1965 Summer Of Love, saw 1970's Monterey County public use areas posted NO HIPPIES, and still motorcycle 2,000 mile road trips to appreciate the SFBA again. San Pablo Bay south to Monterey Bay

[@Andreas-gh6is]

@@signumcrucis71 Republicans don't have a working solution either. If you go after the drug dealers (and SFPD does...) new dealers grow back, if you go after the addicts and homeless, they go somewhere else. Of course you can sweep a city from suffering people, but their suffering is the problem, not you seeing the suffering.

[@billwilson2160]

democRats RUIN EVER CITY THEY RUN

[@frankorobinson1540]

Nothing has changed people act as though this is a new problem and its the presidents fault whrpen in reality it has been like this for decades just brought into the light cause of video recording devices in everyone's hands make it look like it just started,yes it has gotten worse over last 3 years but thats just because the homeless drug addicts are using this new enlightenment of there free rights and are abusing it to its limits, instead of getting off there lazy drug fueled azzes and getting a job a apartment and working for it,I say pull there citizenship cards and send them to Haiti 🇭🇹 😎 what if we all say phuck it and society crumbles who will they leach off then when there's nothing to steal or leach from,never goin to get anywhere in life sitting on your azz doin drugs these people are effecting our mental health phuch it we want a free kookoo check too.

[@lilascharmante2712]

San Francisco scared the hell out of me when I visited in 2016, I can only imagine what goes on today. There's no upside to living there. The rent prices are so expensive, the city is not too walkable, it's super cold and windy, the drug addicts are very scary. STD rates are exploding. Everyone who can should leave.

[@bigleaguejew3101]

If the city scared you, you should’ve went to the town (Oakland) to see how it really gets gos

[@The_Drifter_13]

I’ve never lived anywhere so quick to write a parking ticket, yet drug crime and smash and grab robbery seemingly gets no attention.

[@roysmith3767]

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[@jenh6247]

“Isaiah 5:20 - They say that what is right is wrong and what is wrong is right; that black is white and white is black; bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.” SF is circling the (moral) drain

[@romystumpy1197]

Yes and the victims they rob need a mention ,I think about them

[@dl-ue3pw]

Democrats world

[@maxmeier532]

Well one thing is just a bill that gets money in your account, the other takes money out your account and doesnt change the problem. So you really are comparing to very different things on many levels.

[@southtriniwoman]

Visited San Francisco in early 2020. I was previously told it was such a beautiful city. What I saw was so sad. The obvious drug use was so scary and sad to witness. I pray for the families dealing with this scourge.

[@kxkxkxkx]

@Angel Jose Mendoza all areas are full of homeless bums

[@southtriniwoman]

@Angel Jose Mendoza it was the main street which had the Westfield mall, and other stores like Target, old navy etc. Think it is Market Street. But also saw Alot on the walk to the huge Convention Centre

[@balargus319]

@@pbird5351 This is about accurate. Still worth visiting. No hobos blight the museums though.

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

LOL...The bottom line here is to understand why these people get into drugs and homelessness. If it's due to income/economic issues, then you must address it properly because if there's 1 thing SF, or for that matter the US, doesn't have is lack of resources. Let's cut the crap bullshit narrative of "capitalism and the (american) dream". This is a serious social issue that needs social solutions (socialism).

[@VesperAegis]

Thoughts and prayers will accomplish nothing, but practical data-driven action will produce results. We must move away from Iron Age mythology and turn towards secular humanism and science to seek the answers and solutions to our ills. Particularly if we give people on these streets false hopes about reality in lieu of what Nietzsche might call a Will To Power.

[@adamweston4152]

my thoughts are with the mother looking for her son, i hope that she finds Corey and can get him the help he needs, it can be done and i know that because I'm three years clean from heroin and I feel for every single addict and their families.❤

[@chrislair6832]

Congratulations on the 3 years! I'm coming up on 10 and actually recently purchased a home on 10 acres. I nvr thought I'd be here

[@adamweston4152]

@@chrislair6832 thanks Chris for your kind words and congratulations on your ten years and the new property, I'm nearly 52 now and I have very little to show for it but I'm keeping it simple as that works well for me, your lucky to have youth on your side so make the most of the coming years, much love from Wales UK ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@Noname-oo9gn]

Congratulations on being clean from drugs for 3 years Adam keep at it you got this.

[@adamweston4152]

@@Noname-oo9gn thank you,it means a great deal to me when I get a reply so kind and encouraging.

[@danger26102]

@ Adam Weston What do you suggest to help drug addicts to recover?

[@WaismannMethod]

It's truly heartbreaking to witness such a profound tragedy unfolding in the streets of San Francisco, a city renowned for its beauty and innovation. The surge in drug overdoses speaks volumes about the challenges even the most affluent cities face. At the core, this reveals a potential failure of the administration to address the root causes and ramifications of addiction and mental health. While it's easy to place blame, it's more important now than ever for us as a society to come together, seek understanding, and demand solutions. We must remember that every overdose statistic represents a human being, a life lost, and a community in mourning. 🌁💔 #SanFranciscoCrisis #FentanylCrisis #Overdose #Life #USA #Addiction

[@farleygibbs6320]

We need to address root causes. It's easy to place blame. It's important for us to come together, seek understanding and demand solutions. All of that talk is what created this problem. We keep talking like that and the problem will just keep growing. And we must remember that every overdose statistic represents the problem shrinking by just a little bit.

[@Ubiquitous1984]

I visited SF on honeymoon in 2016. It was a great city but even back then there was clearly an issue with homelessness and drug abuse. It’s terrible to find out that it’s gotten worse and not better. A failure of leadership.

[@kylesmith4572]

Wealthy landowners control politics in the city, and they really like their high property values. So they don't allow housing to be built, which keeps their property value increasing at a faster rate. It's pretty gross.

[@leighparr7961]

This is the inevitable result of the greed and corruption inherent to capitalism. If you worship at the alter of the beast system then you piss all over your fellow human beings. It's all about to collapse thank God. I say thank God because He's collapsing it.

[@bobblue_west]

(A failure of leadership.) or of voters who keep electing ultra woke left wing supervisors and Mayors.

[@balargus319]

Eh, it's only worse in the bad areas. Avoid those, and it is fine.

[@f430ferrari5]

@@balargus319 these days the bad folks go into neighborhoods to cause crime. Look at Chinatown. Certain folks go there daily to terrorize the community.

[@denkoxh8610]

Very disheartening to see people's lives taken over by drugs. A perfect example of a city in ruins and one to avoid at all costs

[@balargus319]

It is still filthy rich

[@tonxelv4187]

I was in San Francisco 3 days ago as a tourist and could not believe it how many homeless people and drug addicts there was, it didn't feel safe and even at the best looking streets with luxurious shops there was still people sleeping in the streets.

[@KB-ke3fi]

Thank Pelosi and that useless Governor Newsom. Democrats.

[@Freddy-ff5pq]

So it's not safe? I had planned to go there in February 😏

[@protossmitch]

@@Freddy-ff5pq def not safe. Be carful if you are using a car. As SF is notorious for having cars windows smashed I experienced that first hand. So bad people keep windows down while they park

[@jj-if6it]

that puts me off going, I always wanted to go especially to see Alcatraz

[@Freddy-ff5pq]

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[@williamgregory1848]

Considering that San Francisco is a stupidly expensive area to live in, with some of the highest real estate prices, the highest rents and costs of living in the nation, it’s not hard to see what it can do to low-income people and those struggling with addiction.

[@jacobhenderson1763]

I am curious how many are san francisco residents and how many are transient populations

[@nicole11823]

Yeah that plus defunding the police, decriminializing and all the other stuff that the DA and mayor are allowing to happen. They are destroying that city

[@moxie96]

Even if you are not homeless bit just low income and disabled, you are not getting any help from the city at all or enough to make real impact. Thank you BBC for making these reports time to time through the decades. We need to see the issues that the city is usually sweeping under the carpet and dropping the ball about. The divide of haves and have nots are ridiculously marked, especially over in the next city Oakland, which always scared me but even more now. Best not to do any reports in Oakland because it’s not safe at any hour.

[@bnegs521]

It's a caste system. That's what the left has set up.

[@bobblue_west]

@@richardg1426 and they list their primary residence as Austin, TX, with a 2nd home in SF.

[@Yzzz78]

Lived in SF for 2 years and so glad I’m moving away. Living in SF is basically paying for a tiny million dollar apartment and having your car broken into in your own garage, finding homeless pooping outside your window, having a Walgreens across the street that just got robbed. True firsthand story by the way. I’m a doctor and I save people for a living so trust me when I say I have empathy but no amount of empathy can save these people and this city. Something else needs to change.

[@ClassicGameMusic]

They are “living overdoses” just not fully expired yet. They are walking around but they are hollowed out and dead. What a waste of circulating blood in these veins. Too bad they got high instead of doing homework in school.

[@myaccount2400]

Hope you don't vote what u voted for in there 😃

[@guitarz99]

This is the future of the entire country if liberalism keeps spreading

[@oo-cv7vt]

Yea it's called systemic poverty and you were displacing people. Being a doctor doesn't automatically make you empathetic or wise, a lot of doctors are arrogant and out-of-touch. Bye!

[@alexc9638]

Wherever you move, just please don’t vote Democrat.

[@AwokenEntertainment]

I drove through the Tenderloin last year with a friend, and as we were at a red light some homeless crossing the crosswalk started and screaming and walked up to the car in front of me (with just a single lady inside) and started banging on her windows hard until the light turned green and he just walked away.. never again..

[@herrring5957]

Yeeeaaahhhhh tenderloin!

[@Blackpearl1993]

Scary! It's not an area to drive through, and I fear that tourists can easily wind up in serious danger because they aren't familiar with thee area.

[@willrangel4459]

🤣🤣🤣 yup you’re not from the Bay

[@willrangel4459]

@@Blackpearl1993 Ha! We walk thru it drunk haha

[@indiasuperclean6969]

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[@Makingfinancialdecisions]

Sad how she blames everyone else a little bit but doesn’t blame herself. I blame myself for a lot of my kid’s mistakes. I also say it openly.

[@ChrisWrightDVM]

And the very fact that she has others to blame, tells me she'll be voting Democrat forever...

[@ThePearlpeltShadow]

Maybe because you are too hard on yourself. and now you blame a woman you don't know. Pretty shitty of you, but who knows what you've done to your child

[@annabelle1471]

yeah but in the end how people act is on them and them alone.

[@myrnab2022]

I grew up in San Francisco in the 60s and 70s. I would never live there again. It is so sad to see how dangerous it has become. It's shameful. It is otherwise a beautiful city.

[@donnavaughn9409]

I remember in 1971 there was a lot of street people in SF and Berkeley and they city did not to get them off the streets. They would panhandle and then stay in homes that were open with no one living in them.

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@donnavaughn9409 Outright Squatters living there. And they would be a hero to Boudin.

[@kanyelives]

@@JR-tc9xm these people never been to oaktown lol

[@slurvtrutl526]

It's not dangerous ( that drives down rent) but just zombie addicts making things gross. If it was dangerous I could afford to live there 😂

[@chairmanmeow2588]

Statistically a lot more dangerous back then tho.

[@babybibendum9114]

It‘s so sad to see a great city fall down into such condition.

[@michaell4262]

What about Chicago and Detroit?

[@stevendee6800]

@@michaell4262 they said ‘great’ cities yuk yuk yuk

[@vvtv2318]

Why fall down? In Vietnam drug dealer was band, drugged was collected.

[@gioraos5084]

I had the myth of the city since playing Godzilla for PS2 and seeing that alien like tower, I was 6 or 7 I guess. I'm from Italy but I happened to have an "on the road" trip to the US with my parents when I was 10 or so. I loved San Francisco, like I loved Chicago and many other cities or landscape. I feel sorry for what is happening with drugs and guns in the us right now. Really. This images are terrible. I urge you to do something cause right now me and many other of my age feel like living in US is just a big risk, as it's simply a dangerous country right now. I'm just trying to give my insight on how I've changed my perception of this country, as someone who is in a moment in his life where he could aim for any place to continue their life.

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

@@stevendee6800 Chicago looks down on San Fran. Not even close lol

[@SugedaBoss1]

I was born and raised in SF… I work downtown. I can say this is the worst it has ever been.

[@meeks1201]

I’m born and raised in NYC and I thought my city was getting bad/going back to the 80s, but it’s nothing like what I just watched. This country is going to shit

[@SugedaBoss1]

@@meeks1201 I was just there maybe a month or two ago… Beautiful city…

[@kmh2076]

@@meeks1201 this country is going to shit in Democratic ran cities. I don’t even want to make this political at all, but that’s what it seems like.

[@tommccrisken5319]

I am from Belfast, Ireland and have always wanted to go to san Francisco, big 49 ers fan and have always had an affinity with the city . It looks bad there at the minute but my own city is tough. Is it really that bad that you wouldn't recommend to visit?

[@jackyoung6855]

@@tommccrisken5319 You can visit, but don't leave anything, and I mean anything in your car. I can more than guarantee, it will get broken into. The downtown area is filthy, but we are not experiencing any of the follow home robberies like LA.

[@johnpalalagi8929]

can’t blame anyone but yourself for popping that drug

[@awaiszaki14]

It is disheartening to see the challenges parents face when raising their children in this area, as it can potentially increase the risk of children being vulnerable to drug addiction.

[@infinitejest441]

not to mention crime.

[@sm3675]

Astagfirrulah. May Allah help them 🙏🙏🙏 InShaAllah

[@chrisbilling]

My heart breaks for that mother on the surface she seems composed but beneath i can’t imagine the constant anguish of wondering if your son is dead on the street somewhere or wondering if she will ever talk to him again.

[@roysmith3767]

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[@jenh6247]

Agreed. She’s just doing the best she can.

[@biohazard_]

Thats what not disciplining your kids get you.

[@tonebone253]

@@biohazard_ Lol that's not true whatsoever. There are MANY factors that go into drug use, and while parenting/discipline may be one aspect, it's a drop in the puddle.

[@lauranabors8180]

I know ... horrible. I cannot imagine what I would feel or do if anything like this happened to one of my children. If only these people in charge would focus more on making housing and addiction help more affordable and reasonably available instead of hurling insults at everyone that doesn't agree with their agenda. These are real people, not statistics.

[@bearcatproductions]

That mom was the sweetest lady. So sad to see her on the street looking for her son.

[@geronimo67]

I seriously doubt she was a real mom looking for her son Corey.

[@HanginInSF]

No Corey is not blameless, he is messing up my city and if it was up to me he would be launched into outer space.

[@OsirisIxchel]

@@geronimo67 Why in the world would you think someone walking around with a photo asking if they'd seen her son Corey? She's trying to save his life.

[@MIDNIGHTSUNALASKA]

Biden’s open border policies are to blame

[@johnames6430]

her failure led to him being on the street, the parents are always to blame when the kids go astray

[@laopang91362]

The demand for drugs is through the roof.

[@prateekluthra911]

fentanyl was given to my mother here in India before and after her craniotomy, and the hospital made me sign a document for each 1gm dose given to her, and also asked for my ID as well, said they are obligated to share the dosage information with the Government, it is really sad how such strong drugs are being abused in such a way.

[@deadinsidebutstillhorny1340]

I hope she recovers well 💐

[@jeffsanchez8094]

Noticed other countries don't have such a drug problem like we do

[@jeffsanchez8094]

Or so many people in prison the US government is the problem greed no given they throw us under the bus lending money that we to other countries like what the list goes on and on

[@jonpierson559]

1 g would kill her 100 times over!

[@savinggift158]

Fake no one gives doses of 1 gram fentanyl

[@SF_Native]

I'm a San Francisco native and sadly, this is our reality. I've seen SF as its best- bustling restaurants, chic boutique shops, amazing nightlife every night of the week...and as you see in this video, it's at the worst it's ever been. I still love my city, but I don't live there anymore. I live out in the burbs, where I don't have to worry about my son stepping on needles, someone trying to sell him drugs or getting hurt for no reason.

[@jeffsanchez8094]

It's the reality across the U.S & instead us the American people being republic or democrat going against one another black or white how about we start being human first & using common sense the problem in this country is our government Period we have laws that 1000 years old like come on

[@mp5249]

You don't have to worry about your child? Lol, of course you do. They are targeted.

[@hazelold2882]

What do you feel has caused the decline?

[@itcantbetruebutis7778]

Oh but you will soon enough. It's the old saying... you can run from the problems... yet the problems always find you until the problem is fixed. Not saying you personally btw... by all ,ears I totally understand the decision to move. Thing is, these days you cannot move far enough away... your former city is a microcosm of America as a whole.. all our cities have been neglected and ruined for the most part.. the timing of the F crisis and the sheer amount allowed to ravage our cities and towns and small communities is unimaginable.. ask yourself this, 20 years ago, could you see this coming? Prolly not!! At least not on the level seen today!! Immsure u could see the gradual decline over the years, but never did u imagine how truly bad its gotten! We're talking millions of people sick and suffering from a lab created killer... heroin was bad don't get me wrong, but this is a whole other level of addiction and it's repercussions.... things do not seem to be getting better by any means... but they def are getting worse by the day... their plan is working and it's hard to imagine what kind of life our children will even have left, if things continue to head in tbe planned direction,,, take care and may God watch over your family

[@SF_Native]

@Robert Graddy not my town. Cops have nothing better to do here than give you parking tickets. They’d love some action. The las time a homeless person was roaming around asking for money he was immediately ‘removed’. Been here for 20 years and this town is still clean. Oakland however….

[@The-Rest-of-Us]

What a spectacular downfall of a once stellar city caused by a toxic combination of arrogance and ignorance of lawmakers.

[@df6148]

Yeah defund the police leads to rampant drug sellers followed by mass distribution in unsupervised zones followed by this happening to citizens. Sad.

[@aceofspades001]

The radical left happened

[@helast3916]

@@aceofspades001 “radical left” lmao shut the fuck up

[@rodneymcgovern5984]

@@aceofspades001 Tell that to the users of the "Google Bus". It's the actions of those people, who have driven up rents in SF so much that has caused so much homelessness and desperation.

[@juniorsport5880]

mayor is responsible for this. should be sacked.

[@marvinshenk]

I lived in SF in the Tenderloin from 1998-2002. You could walk safely around the city at almost any time day or night. When I would leave my building at 5th and Market Street in the morning, I would see maybe 2 or 3 drug zombies on the street on a heroin high. Other than that, the entire city was clean and free of homeless drug addicts. The only homeless I ever saw were living under the freeway ramps. It was actually a really beautiful place. The people in charge of SF have ruined it completely.

[@jordansernik]

Its all TRUMPS FAULT!!!! The only thing that destroyed San Francisco are the right-wing, antivax, neo-nazi, covid-denying, climate-denying CHRISTIAN TRUMP SUPPORTERS!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@jimmy-rm3cl]

The 100 percent democrat run city just say it

[@doradebosco]

I visited SF in 2001-2002 for 3 months(I'm from New Zealand) and was shocked at the number of homeless/addicts I saw EVERYWHERE I went

[@marvinshenk]

@@jimmy-rm3cl They aren't regular Democrats. They are radical leftists that want to dismantle the American way of life. They are also incredibly stupid and naive.

[@marvinshenk]

@@doradebosco You are lucky to live in probably the most pristine and clean places on earth. America is a big trash can at this point. I still wonder why we even have tourists spending their money to come here.

[@davidlondon2810]

I first visited San Francisco in the late 1980s and it was really beautiful. I went back again in 2012 and stayed in a hotel near the district shown here: Tenderloin. I was shocked to my core. I had no idea what drugs the homeless people were taking but I was aware, whenever I left the hotel, of appalling conditions with people seemingly in various states of mental trauma or sitting or wandering around like zombies. It was apocalyptic. I haven’t been back since.

[@tokyodude2715]

Heroin

[@JustinEdwords]

@@tokyodude2715 hasnt been heroin in a long time

[@JustinEdwords]

Richard S addiction isnt about self control , it starts as a coping mechanism to any number of traumas and ends up a disease. But yes, some of these drugs arent even really drugs anymore. They are just poision. Not like hyperbole… literal poison. We’ve been led to this road by years and years of war on (certain) drugs. Its just sad, people are needlessly dying, and nobody’s going to advocate for harm reduction in government. A person can lead an okay life with a clean, regulated, supervised supply of opiates. They are a million times cleaner than alcohol. But the demonization was done long ago and here we are.

[@JustinEdwords]

Richard S i completely agree. Its a completely rational thing to do in the face of a shitty world, which is the funny thing about it most people like to dodge Well, it was before they just started putting pure poison in the drug supply anyway

[@nativesun9865]

What are you talking about, the Tenderlion was just as bad or worse in the late 80s. You mustn't stayed near the T. L back then. The Tenderlion had the same if not more open drug dealing and using back then. Seemed like back then I would looked out my 5th floor window and see fires every other day where I would see flames blazing out the windows of nearby buildings and SF firefighters rescuing someone from their 6th floor room, or a fool standing on the corner with a bat walking back and forth across the street and every 10 minutes bashing in another car window to steal the bags some unsuspecting tourists who had left their luggage on their car seats. Or seeing some thief climbing down a building fire escape with a busted TV in his other hand. Then back in the late 80s the TL had a whole lot of jig Jack hole in the wall strip clubs that stayed open all day and all night long, then there were the street hookers to, who would be out morning, noon and late night. I got tired of taking my 6AM jog and seeing prostitutes on every corner. I had to move to a cleaner quieter city across the bay back in 1989. When I moved across the bay, I was like wow I can hear birds chippering away again and I can run around the lake without worrying about prostitutes blocking my path. I said to myself. 'Man, Oakland is great.'

[@crazysithslave]

I made a trip to San Fran a few years back, the drug use was rampant! As was the homelessness. It was so sad to see, I hope the cities people can get help

[@russb3n]

Yeah get rid of the main three NEWSOM, PELOSI, FEINSTEIN ran CALIFORNIA into the ground

[@gailwaters814]

Funny how even the BBC won't touch the fact that Chinese triads are smuggling tons of fentanyl into the US via Mexico, via the border that the Dems have opened up. But then, liberals have always covered for liberals, which is why the liberal world is collapsing into chaos and woke insanity.

[@julesverne.0]

I agree

[@Antarctide]

Homeless people don't want "help". The only help they want is their drugs.

[@chriscaswell1212]

If the city, as well as the state of California, stopped enabling homeless people and drug users, that would be a start.

[@tankmac5584]

The mayor is angry with the results of her own policies as if she has nothing to do with it.

[@AnnetteWarren]

I am from Frankfurt, Germany, and we have a lot of junkies around the central station. I thought I was familiar with drugs and homelessness but that’s nothing compared to what I saw in SF in 2013. I was truly shocked by the extent of the drug problem there.

[@bastianogr4960]

Fellow Frankfurter here. Seeing these images, I, too, felt painfully reminded of our Bahnhofsviertel. It's not as bad as SF, but it's getting worse and worse.

[@voiceofreason2674]

Smh Frankfurt and Berlin were the only place I saw American style drug addicted bums in Europe. I was in Frankfurt and saw two bums fighting over a paper box while a third bum nearby gnawed on a giant block of what appeared to be cheese. I don’t speak German but I tried to tell them he had the food and they dropped the box and beat that poor man up. He dropped the cheese on the filthy sidewalk and they kept beating him. It was horrible

[@LornashoreJason]

I’m from Beverly Massachusetts and we have the same problem here It’s everywhere

[@rachelmora9866]

Yes Annette, I was in Frankfurt about ten years ago and saw the druggies around the central station. It looked unreal to me. I never imagined I would see worse in my own city of San Francisco. Very sad!

[@maxmeier532]

@@rachelmora9866 Dont judge cities from central stations. It's where junkies get their stuff so they traditionally hang out there all day.

[@jonathanhudson8498]

Visited San Francisco last week and was absolutely shocked at the levels of drug abuse and homelessness, zombie like people everywhere. So sad to see, have never seen a place as desperate as San Francisco.

[@wherezthebeef]

Yes, and all business have either fled, closing, or planning to close /move. Mostly do to issues of out-of-control crime and lack of safely. Yet... SF politicians are still calling for Defunding the Police. Insanity??? Insane.

[@Midwest10]

They deserve it. Lock up Pelosi. The Police.

[@ivobrick7401]

How come Europe doesn't have anything like this. Anything. Ah, i got it, if you are drugged there are only two ends for you. Jail or death, noone will care about you.

[@laviniapezzotta5701]

Why do people not call 911 when they see these zombies??

[@sweatyylemonss5237]

@@laviniapezzotta5701 Not sure if youve lived in a us city but as someone who has - they will not respond unless someone is dead already, and more than likely youre going to be on hold for 10+ minutes

[@davidcthomasmusic]

Was there last week and couldn’t get over the drug problem. Blew my mind.

[@slimfeezy]

Its nice they make it so accessible and give it away! Love it!

[@CarlosSpicyWang]

@@slimfeezy it's nice that drugs are made magnitudes more dangerous by having them made in backyards and diy labs. Yeah let's just keep making things more dangerous, instead of treating the issue as a health one, idiots like you keep pushing for punishment of drug users. Loving your idiocy.

[@StevoVolGreeno]

Yes this is what happens when a city goes full liberal

[@akovsky4059]

its not about drugs, its about people

[@NeutralShades]

I was born and raised around San Francisco my whole life. I'm 27, and am planning on leaving the Bay Area now. I do love my county, but the amount of crime, drug paraphernalia, filth and living expenses don't make it worth it anymore. It's gotten so bad that it's started leaking into nearby cities throughout the Bay. The issue has only been exacerbated further and further, and yet nothing is done about it. Funding to help alleviate the homeless goes down every year, and many of just regular natives of the city of San Fransico need food banks just to survive due to high economic costs. It's a shame really.

[@michaelellringer5600]

anti-development, anti-density Nimby's only add to the problem. Those living on the hills in San Francisco won't allow any build higher than 3 stories to mar their view of the Bay.

[@AnnetteAmsel]

Move to the sunshine state of Florida..You won’t regret it.

[@amethyst4990]

I'm moving back to my hometown of San Diego after living in SF past 11 years. I want to have a family eventually and I could never see myself raising kids around the drugs and multiple issues going on in this city. It's soo sad because it's a beautiful city. It is true that crime here is rampant.

[@SimplyKnownAsTron]

That would be ironic if your kids turn into drug addicts :D

[@aaronsanchezz]

Bro san Diego is super bad too... there's tents everywhere... id just go to Oregon or orange county if you can afford it...

[@amethyst4990]

@@aaronsanchezz Thanks for tips I haven't been back to SD in like 6 years. I love Orange County used to visit my cousins in Irvine. Never been to Oregon yet.

[@Esico6]

Its because the dem prosecutor doesnt keep the delinquents in jail.

[@yimcu5169]

you can thanks the liberals and their open mind and soft approach to criminals inmoral acts,

[@schawnettarobinson8584]

This is unbelievable. People are depressed. People are living in destitute.

[@DjATOMIQ]

Where is the mayor, the governor, the president?

[@joefranks4235]

They're giving awards to homosexuals.

[@jeansroses7249]

like all leftists, they think they['re doing a great job

[@Orgi3]

Making green deals, borders or some useless crap. Never do poop

[@GoodLittleLiar]

God bless that mother. My heart breaks for her.

[@juhuli67]

❤❤❤nice

[@Bostonrain420]

I live in Phoenix, it's getting to be about as bad as this. It's disgusting.

[@brittanyanne6711]

Is it really that bad now? I haven't been to Phoenix in years. Last time I was there, it was absolutely beautiful and very clean. I didn't see any homeless people around either.

[@sarbantz]

KZbin channels Lost in Phoenix, and Tales From The Streets document fentanyl addiction in Phoenix.

[@MrSloika]

Most of the big cities with warm climates are having the same problems. Drug addicts like these, the ones that live on the street year round, avoid places like NYC because they know come January they'll freeze to death.

[@notthensa8507]

I live in Phoenix and trust me you don't want to be homeless in the summer. You can also die and many do.

[@larryfisherman6449]

@@brittanyanne6711 no they are being dramatic, while statistically I’m sure there’s more homeless people here in phoenix than the past couple years it does not come close to San Francisco or Portland.

[@dawn8886]

California is in a down-ward spiral. People are moving out in large numbers. It is very sad to see. There appears to be the rich and the poor with no in-between.

[@rebeccagrimmer4805]

We visited in 2019 and, while out walking around the city, we accidentally got off course and stumbled into the Tenderloin. What we witnessed-was extremely shocking and scary-but does not even compare to how bad it is now by these reports and footage. We were so grateful to find our way out of the area safely. So very sad this is playing out all over our country. So tragic the countless loss of lives.

[@jonathantan2469]

Chesa Boudin was recently recalled last month. They had a recall-election, and he lost by a large margin. The city's Asian population were also apparently very fed up of him, as he closed an eye to the numerous racial assaults on Asian people in the city, and robberies targeting Asian businesses.

[@jamesolson7179]

Good!!

[@geraldvance7925]

He closed his eyes on black on black crime too. In fact he closes his eyes on most of the crime. He was a person who was against incarceration no matter how heinous the crime was. His parents were prison inmates. I don't know why the people of San Francisco would put someone like that in charge of locking criminals up. Hopefully George Gaston is on his way out too. I hope this is a wake up call it's a lots of liberal Californians that they need to start changing their nuance mindset about crime reform.

[@geraldvance7925]

@@dieselbaby That's good news about the recall. Unfortunately I think you're right. People there have been voting the same way for the last 40 years. They don't seem to care until the crime spills into their gated communities. I have friends in California that live in nice areas but they say the last year or two there's homeless at police helicopters everyday. I'm wondering how bad things have to get before people change their ideas. The progressive elites don't care because they're living nice Ivory towers away from their policies. Maybe if the crime keeps spilling into their nice areas they'll be forced to do things differently. Instead of a recall they need to arrest that guy for all the murders that happened because of his progressive nuance social experiment.

[@crackflush]

Pussys should not be prosecutors

[@martinusv7433]

In the US, it's only racism when members of the Black community are targeted (and they themselves can never be racist, ofc).

[@TechnMoto]

American cities/citizens being destroyed by drugs and the government does nothing. This is heartbreaking.

[@TucsonDude]

Too bad the 8th amendment prohibits dealing properly with the dealers.

[@tompolasky7302]

No...the extreme left Democrat controlled government created this mess . This is the natural result of their foolishness.

[@JohnDoe-bd5sz]

In reality the problem is the people, that keep voting for liberal democrats that thinks that if they just defund the police and not prosecute people for crimes, people will stop doing illegal stuff.. Honestly, it's the same in my country, at the last city elections, in our capital 20% of voters voted, for the most left extremist party, that until very recently openly in their manifest talked about how they wanted communism, and defunding the police and the military.

[@erc10100]

Its not the dealers its the consumers

[@matzkoooo]

@@erc10100 no dealers no consumers, fuck them for using people's addictions to make money

[@nehaojha9094]

I visit SF for work a couple of times and I was appalled to see the homelessness and trash/filth in some of the areas. Believe me I am visiting from India so I have seen trash and stuff on the streets in some parts of the cities but you hardly find drug paraphernalia among the trash. I was trying to take a train to South Bay and the amount of needles near the BART station was astounding.

[@southpawlibranine3511]

Still cleaner than india

[@empirebusiness5396]

@@southpawlibranine3511 the Lazy Drug addict American responded 😆

[@garybrunecz7785]

If you fools knew how bad life will get right here in the divided states of America. You would be looking for a tranquil, peaceful way to die just like a lot of fentanyl users. Don't worry the rich are selling out and moving to other foreign lands, because they know what is coming. But the dumbed down sheep were none the wiser. I would gladly die of fentanyl overdose then being slaughtered by an invading army, my own government or starvation. You sheep can't read the signs.

[@alqaeda7040]

I really think America should take step like China, concentration camp like Uighur but for drug addicts

[@joselineyou]

@@southpawlibranine3511 cleaner with zombies everywhere

[@TheStockwell]

My wife and I moved from San Francisco to Vermont 10 years ago. At that time, the homelessness and drug crisis was just beginning to kick into gear. Usually, it takes a generation or so for a city to decay as much as San Francisco has in the last 10 years. The City has spent billions of dollars and tried just about *everything* to clean up SF. It's only getting worse.

[@westtexas7]

Will only get worse until people vote these Woke clowns out of office. Vote Republican.

[@iamcleaver6854]

Why don't they simply arrest all people they find on the streets, particularly those who are found with or under the influence of drugs? I am sure that is what would happen here in Moscow, and we don't have hordes of homeless people on our streets?

[@housemane565]

@@iamcleaver6854 there is no room in jails

[@iamcleaver6854]

@@housemane565 If you have billions of dollars to spend on solving this problem, you have enough money to build a jail for the whole city...

[@housemane565]

@@iamcleaver6854 i never said that they cant build more jails, but simply told you the reason why they dont do it at the moment

[@PollyannaXdoll]

My cousin apparently died from a Fentanyl overdose the other day. We haven’t been close as adults, but I have great memories of looking up to him when I was younger. Sad thing. Sad for his kids, as well 😪

[@chrisaguirre4771]

your cousin got george floyded

[@mp5249]

Sorry to hear it. Hope you keep in touch with those kids. Life will be extra hard for them

[@sopek1427]

Nobody care

[@624Eduardo]

Good, fuck addicts

[@mikehertz6507]

Sorry for your loss. It takes me two hands to count the people I know dead from ODs.

[@dalayneejo]

just gotta point out how nice those addicts were on the streets when jackie was asking them about her son. “i know him real well!” “is everything okay?” idk, it just touched my heart a bit.

[@glenn6583]

Drug addicts are often good people!

[@dalayneejo]

@@glenn6583 exactly! i hate that most people don’t think that.

[@groppermilk]

The friendly addict is so drugged and happy that he sees Jackie's son in everyone. In his state, everyone is Jackie's son.

[@SidVacant69]

@@glenn6583 It goes to show that some addicts are good people by heart but have trouble coping with mental issues they struggle with

[@scnojohnson9645]

@@SidVacant69 that’s the case for 99% of drug users. If anything, that’s the case for 99% of drug use. Most of it stems from coping with issues/ unchecked trauma and ofc peer pressure, being around people who smoke will always likely result in you smoking / indulging in drugs aswell

[@Oouri.0.2.0]

they are people.. rich peoples are not better than them. we are all humans and one.

[@lisaphilmlee4462]

Sadly, the west coast is this way up and down. Seattle, Tacoma, Portland falling to fentanyl daily. Throwing people in jail, only benefits the private prison systems. It's not a cure for drug addiction.

[@a.alphbond9003]

its because red states have draconian laws to punish their addicts/homelessness hence they flee to more humane states and these cities and usually red states show off and pretend they have no addicts because of their tough laws.

[@akcarbine949]

Well said.

[@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286]

thank you! everyone blames SF but there's homeless tweekers EVERYWHERE too. like everywhere they aren't thrown in jail. that's why they come to the west coast too. besides it's warm and they don't freeze to death. prohibition kills. that's the real issue here. no one gives a shit, they just want to waste time with war on drugs when corporations are buying up half the homes in the nation.

[@AmericanNope]

Seattle Tacoma and Portland don’t prosecute drug addicts. Are you even from the area?

[@donttalktomeyoureannoying8736]

You clearly did not watch this documentary.

[@Capsacininthebasin]

Having come to SF a few months ago, you can absolutely tell that these people are ashamed of themselves and it is heartbreaking, they're so lost they need real help, but with everyone doing it around them it's nearly impossible to stop, just like couples that use together they hardly ever successfully recover together.

[@kocojack]

The tremendous amount of work to pull someone out of helplessness like addiction is too costly and ineffective externally. San Francisco politicians is the worse when it comes to dealing with these things, because they sell you the idea that homelessness and drugs can be solved by politicians. The hard truth is that they discarded themselves away when they get into drugs. They 'need' to play a big role to get themselves out. I understand your sympathy, and that sympathy is how San Francisco got here.

[@sissy9393]

People this they should be just thrown away in jail. This country is full of good people but it’s hard to tell

[@isayusayweallcansay]

A total nightmare. 1960s Timothy Leary legacy of widespread PUBLIC drug use led to DEATH ☠️ OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS has till this year 2022 WORLDWIDE. Turn on Tune in Drop out Timothy Leary legacy a total disgrace, nightmare for Families via drug culture and violent extremists criminals drug dealers gangs.

[@AngelicoCiudad]

​@@kocojack There was never any sympathy for homeless or ppl in San Francisco or anywhere in usa in the first place. That's just society for you and politicians aren't making it any better.

[@AngelicoCiudad]

@@kocojack Well California not being so expensive would help too. Many ppl just gives up on buying or renting homes.

[@denanickerson9929]

I agree with her! Same drama in Portland, OR. I have lives here 61 years. The state of this city is deplorable.

[@0603김민채]

It was a much worse situation than I thought. The most shocking thing is that this video was only a year ago.

[@tinashechidarikire]

Thank you for reporting about this. I pass hundreds of people dying from fentanyl on my bicycle commute to work everyday. It is completely disheartening. We must prosecute fentanyl dealers and whichever parasitical big pharma company is profiting off of this. Everything about this city is tarnished while this humanitarian crisis continues.

[@julialane6645]

China is moving pure Meth and Fentanyl to Mexico and the Mexican Cartel is walking across Biden’s Open Southern Borders into cities across America. Heroin, is coming across the border from the Largest Poppy Fields in the World in Afghanistan. China is killing a generation of Americans without a Nuclear Bomb or Military Arms. And Green Energy is making China more wealthy, because all the Solar Panels, Windmills and Lithium for batteries for EV. China is using child slave labor to mine Lithium, and rare minerals are coming from Russia, Afghanistan, Ukraine to manufacture EVS. China has bought land in the Congo and using child slave labor to mine Lithium. These mines are killing these children in China and the Congo for BATTERIES for EVS. Mining Lithium destroys the earth and you cannot grow food. In Africa People are dying because they cannot grow crops. Why China buys Wheat from Russia and Ukraine. Both Countries supply most of the world with wheat. China is buying farmland in America to grow food for China.

[@tinashechidarikire]

@@numba1killa886 Fox News is akin to fentanyl.

[@julialane6645]

@@numba1killa886 Not true- BBC is not connected to Fox News. I lived in Europe, and BBC News is Liberal News . So, you cannot Blame Fox, and blaming Fox for everything you do not agree with, is the time of the Past. There are Americans who have traveled the world, and have experienced outside American and seen America from the outside in. And the truth about Europe and other Countries around the world. And can discern truth from lies. Other Countries around the world cannot believe what is happening in America, because many wanted to live in America. And after living in Europe, I cannot understand why Liberals want to be like Europe. 🤔. We are moving into that direction fast toward Socialism/Communism. And MSM has turned into Russian News.

[@leeham6230]

They are _addicts_ dude. There is no helping them; if you got rid of all the fentanyl, then heroin would take its place. Most of them did it to themselves, and the ones who didn't are beyond help. Opioid addiction is scary shit.

[@julialane6645]

@@leeham6230 Heroin, Meth and Fentanyl is coming across Biden’s Open Southern Border with the Mexican Cartel bringing it into cities across America. Cocaine is laced with Fentanyl now. Many people are dying from Cocaine laced with Fentanyl by people who use Cocaine Recreational. Biden needs to close the Southern Border. From, Southern California open border to Mexico to El Paso Texas are Cartel Wars. They use Military style equipment with drones. Recently, People in San Diego, California were warned not to cross into Mexico, because it is too dangerous with the Cartel Wars at this moment. The Mexican Cartel have control of the Southern Border, and MSM is not reporting. The Mexican Cartel are targeting Journalist at the Border. Biden should deploy our National Guard at the Southern Border. It will spread into the US.

[@gudrunbruemllst4172]

The helper, the caregiver absolutely respectful, sensible, kind ... prejudiceless.

[@jasonleman1396]

I live in the area. the mayor and the police are a major part of this problem (large parts of this was filmed blocks from city hall, the federal building, and a major police station) they think this is an ok way for the city to be run (It was not this bad before covid!)

[@Cruzeoc101]

Democrats for you

[@kyliex6310]

Agree! I worked in the city before covid, right on market street. It's not as bad as this! What happened, it's only 2.5 years!

[@mauerbach58844]

Hello, the police do what the city tells them. Over 90% of the calls to police are service calls for the addicted. Put the blame squarely where it belongs, the mayor , city counsel and your crappy DA. Your mayor defunded the department and tied there hands to deal with this issue and crime. Liberalism Ruined a beautiful city with a rich history. Next election try and vote differently!! Thank you

[@elanamccullum1677]

@@Cruzeoc101 lol..look at florida...its Republican ran..and their homelessness is rising from people not affording rents...so...

[@Cruzeoc101]

@@elanamccullum1677 I have heard people from democrat ran states are moving to republican ran states in their droves, they will bring the area down also

[@havanaice1004]

I don't understand why do people choose to live in big cities instead of living in the country side

[@joefranks4235]

Because they would have to do something to survive. No hand-outs and they'd starve to death.

[@damarismendez9594]

Im used to be security guard at a Safeway in SF and on my second day i found a homeless mans corps. He had died the night before and i didn’t discover his body until late afternoon. He had died in a way that nobody would have though he was actually dead. He was sitting down on stairs with his head in between his arms and legs. When i found him he was stiff and purple in the face. When the police/ambulance were called they didn’t take more then 5 seconds to declare him dead. He had entered Rigormortis so seeing him being straightened out by the morgue people was awful. You ever seen 2 grown men struggle to un-stiffen a body out? I have,that shit was horrible. His cause of death was Fentanyl Overdose.

[@Jeroensgambling]

Thats hardcore, and talking about death is a good way to deal with it. Remember that.

[@bigMzurythefantatic]

Yeah I’ve tried to unstiffen people before. It’s insanely difficult. Always use to be scared I was gonna break someone’s finger lol

[@jsmith1561]

How is he now?

[@bigMzurythefantatic]

@@jsmith1561 dead

[@rodneymcgovern5984]

@@jsmith1561 Still dead, according to the account above!

[@alexandratheavenger3436]

This is so heartbreaking, I remember 14 years ago San Francisco was a gorgeous place. My Grandmother's best friend's daughter died of a fentanyl overdose at the young age of 18. Just don't do it people, drugs are NOT worth it!

[@BleuBelair]

Thats not gonna stop people from doing drugs. 🙄

[@maras3naraz]

@@BleuBelair so it's their choice. Let them use and die, how many first doses are forced on addict?

[@304enjoyer3]

why don't you elect more blackwoman mayors xD

[@rjjcms1]

I've seen someone fritter most of their inheritance of £115,000 on drugs and end up homeless.

[@kaisong5004]

People need to call it poison rather than drug.

[@niyaspain4147]

I moved to the Bay Area last November for a new job after graduating college . I’m from the south and I’ve seen violence and drug abuse but it’s to another level in San Francisco. It’s sad and disappointing to be “ the most expensive city” in America .

[@LewisC-t1f]

Your people are the ones who cause most of the violence in America.

[@jordansernik]

Its all TRUMPS FAULT!!!! The only thing that destroyed San Francisco are the right-wing, antivax, neo-nazi, covid-denying, climate-denying CHRISTIAN TRUMP SUPPORTERS!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@Gent47]

Welcome to Party Town Yeehaa!

[@cindykerr3911]

San Francisco needs a new mayor that isn't focused on entitlements and low-income housing. She's completely out of her league and over her head. Where's the tax breaks for corporates ? Leave the housing crisis to developers, then start courting big business to come back with incentives. This mayor sucks.

[@AyOsnow215]

Just lost my wife to this.. we was separated for 5 years and I fought to get her clean till I couldn’t do it anymore.. I miss her.. and wish I could’ve told her I love her before she died .. 😔

[@manlikeak]

Sorry for your loss.

[@louielouie684]

My partner never came home from work in SF last year . He would catch the SF Ferry to Vallejo . I searched for 2 weeks only to find out eventually he and someone else had overdosed on fentanyl. It was in something else he took because fentanyl wasn't even on his radar. I had never heard of it until then.

[@peacegirlxx99]

im so sorry to hear....

[@chrisgriffin6489]

What did he take

[@Ms7of8]

Lived in SF for two decades (met my husband there) --- it was so gorgeous 30+ years ago ; we moved 14 years ago to another part of the country and it was the best decision we ever made. My in-laws still live there and I stay home when my husband goes back to see them, as I find it too heartbreaking, and dangerous. What a tragedy.

[@rickroma]

where did you move? I’m thinking of leaving as well and going to a different state

[@Ms7of8]

@@rickroma We moved to a major city in the southeast. Never looked back -- it was the best decision we ever made.

[@manager4409]

Then don't vote for open borders and unlimited I'm immigration

[@Waitukubuli]

Nashville?

[@mikehertz6507]

@@rickroma Ohio has some of the cheapest housing you can find.

[@myshinobi1987]

Drug addiction is a medical issue.

[@kanyenumber1glazer]

ur clearly😂 addict

[@elainev670]

I was in San Francisco 10 years ago and was already very surprised by the amount of homeless ppl that are on the street. Every cities has homeless ppl but the homelessness issue in SF really is on another level. You would see fully abled, fit, young ppl in their twenties being homeless. This to me is a sign of extremely weak social security protection. We stayed at an Airbnb house, chatted with the owner and found out that her house was worth above 1 million USD on the market, which was completely crazy. It's no wonder ppl are homeless. How many young ppl can afford to rent or buy at this price? When ppl are on the street, homeless and hopeless, it's no wonder they take drugs to escape the reality of life. SF need to keep their ppl off the street by providing affordable housing, be it rental or ownership. Harsh policing or prosecution will not solve any problems.

[@haoyuguo3929]

First, i don’t think policing in san francisco is harsh at all, basically they even don’t prostitute drug dealers. In china and many otherasian countries, drug deal is death penality. Second, this is a free economy, SF has high rent because they have the demand, when people cannot afford to live in SF, they can always move. I know some mexican people working blue coller jobs live in garage, they have no problem about it.

[@bbcisaids6727]

Democrats and socialism

[@elainev670]

@@haoyuguo3929 I think you meant 'prosecute'. If policing or throwing ppl in jail can solve drug problems, why do ppl get incarcerated over and over again?

[@stevenyourke7901]

The sad truth is that the USA is not a de or act at all, the government doesn’t give a damn about poor people, only the rich donors. I used to live in SF and powerful real estate interests control the city hall. No tent control at all for residential buildings built after 1980. We need a socialist revolution in the USA. Abolish the landlords and the real estate speculators. We should seize their property and house the homeless. Then legalize all the drugs. All of them, without exception. Criminalizing drug use is insane. It just feeds the gangsters. It dies nothing to reduce the drug problem, better to provide free drugs to the addicts and clean needles and safe environment to take their drugs.

[@dannylengyel5830]

@@elainev670 Because they are released soon after they are arrested.

[@kaloeaa]

I appreciate the guys effort being there for people that are less fortunate! He’s a hero

[@Celestialbeing21]

The real hero, doing the politicians job

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

LMAO hear the woman claim, now they are entitled to free tents

[@charliemcmillin1066]

They chose their own path.

[@sweatyylemonss5237]

hes perpetuating the problem by giving out tents

[@mynahlu977]

This is so heartbreaking to see. I lived in the East Bay Area in the early 2000s and loved visiting San Francisco for its wonderful arts and cultural institutions, its verdant parks, as well as its vibrant city live. It was a beautiful city at that time, although homelessness was already an issue, but the situation was no where as bad as now.

[@daniyalbbd5281]

No you don't.

[@hungdaddy5004]

/gay bars

[@MechAdv]

I visited San Francisco once as a child in the late 90s, once as a teenager in the mid 00s, and 5 years ago as an adult. The outright rotting of that place turns my stomach. It is the perfect illustration of what “soft on crime” policy gets you. I will certainly never return.

[@John-ir2zf]

Thank your democrat politicians !!! And keep voting them in to office, it seems to be helping 😅😅😅

[@AM-ry8i5]

drug cartels move fentanyl and meth over the border all the time fueling the crises in places like SF.

[@humansyndrome1400]

This woman is the worst mayor the SF has ever had!

[@iProstitoot]

The fact that ANY form of government is any sort of tolerant to such drug use and the like speaks volumes of what's really going on on this sick, sad planet

[@kofibabone725]

Attitude reflects leadership

[@IgorOsenin]

Not on the planet, but in your USA. I'm watching this from Russia, I can't believe this is possible. We used to have everything bad, in the 90s, interesting 00s, well-fed 10s, and now everyone is arguing with a smile that his city is the best. If we have a person lying on the ground, they will immediately call an ambulance or the police, clean and safe.

[@oofballz4328]

Only democrats would allow this

[@Skateandcreate9]

@@IgorOsenindrug addict, vodka alcoholic, whats the difference Vlad

[@joliecide]

I'd be shocked if Breed and Boudin are reelected to office. Shocked.

[@metalcain90]

Lol I work security in the tenderloin! Glad someone is finally talking about this!

[@MrProzacmilkshake]

you are a brave soul

[@oliverseiler2871]

Please take care!

[@bobblue_west]

and it's only a few short blocks from the Opera House and Symphony Hall on Van Ness. You can bet the limo's by pass your neighborhood.

[@jonathantan2469]

Hasn't the Tenderloin always been a rough spot in San Francisco since before the 60s? I was in the city in the early 2000s, and most locals would tell me to avoid the Tenderloin area.

[@McLKeith]

Fentanyl didn't destroy the city. people who didn't have the common sense to stay away from it did. People have to take responsibility for their own lives.

[@a.alphbond9003]

Drug addict are just moving to a city that is more tolerant. There should be a national law that prevents so called though cities making policies to which export their addicts.

[@cringycook9597]

It's not that straightforward Keith, depending on many variables and environment's, it can go pear shaped very quickly.

[@sidharthcs2110]

Ah yes .... The " personal responsibility " gang

[@JonatanRonnlycke]

Democrats destroyed the city and the whole state.

[@a.alphbond9003]

@@JonatanRonnlycke There is a reason only democrats run big cities even in red states. You need to have real ideas on how to make peoples lives better rather than fake culture wars issues and racist rhetoric. Not easy to run a city with millions of people.

[@lambfactory2537]

Refunding the police and voting these idiots out.

[@pizzalog4695]

I can't believe how it is. I'm San Francisco given we're in the 21st century people act like dark age peasants. It's primordial it's undignified and now resembles something from a post apocalyptic dystopia. Unbelievably tragic.

[@goyonman9655]

"Dark age peasant" Why do you feel the need to insult the noble people of the medieval era by comparing them to these falures modernity

[@dublinsfaircity]

So what's the solution?

[@raoulduke344]

@@dublinsfaircity Probably prescription heroin.

[@nicole11823]

@@dublinsfaircity in need of new government. And shouldnt have defunded the police. I heard in a street interview, one guy was asked to describe it and he said, "lawless"... gave me chills

[@ostapbendervan7874]

Carolina, Virginia. & Most southern state of pregnant teens have low income trailer s & homelessness

[@betoski]

Feel so sad for anyone with an addicted family member living on the streets. Constantly worrying about them and their safety :(

[@roseeskew551]

most people out here on the streets have no family left to care about them sadly...

[@corvettedm1]

I love San Francisco, I was born there. I live a short drive away now and my heart breaks to see what has happened there.

[@petitmacaron081]

You have nobody to blame but the politicians you keep voting for and who aren't doing anything.

[@acegibson9533]

Hey Diane Malloy, do everyone a favor and NOT move. You voted for this cesspool, you now have the pleasure of living in it. The rest of country is better off without your liberal progressive bullshit.

[@esterhudson5104]

It’s what happens when citizens sit on their asses because they think it’s magically taken care of. But hey, on the bright side, at least (the “least”, the Cali citizen’s go to word for standards of value) you’re nice!!!

[@tsarina24honolulu87]

@@petitmacaron081 the newbies are the ones voting democrat. not longtime locals.

[@chuckruckus3648]

@@tsarina24honolulu87 lol says the Dem city for over a century. Yeah you know how you voted come now

[@vegbird1]

Our mayor doesn't care! She only cares about image. Vote her out, fellow SF residents!

[@AvecPoesie]

My dear, eldest nephew graduated 🎓 from college, accepted a good job in San Francisco and moved across the country. He had been so excited abut moving there and beginning his adult life. Unfortunately, San Francisco and the way the city has been poorly run has disillusioned him and rendered him confident about soon leaving. He has already quit the job. Such a shame that these drugs are tarnishing a once exceptional city. 🥀

[@IStMl]

Thanks God, I thought the story was going to end with him being addicted.

[@judyvondergathen6818]

The drugs have been there since the 1960s. They were just different drugs. People think drug abuse is freedom when in reality it is the exact opposite. Doctors know how to use them to help people, the rest of us don't.