every store is CLOSED on market st San Francisco

Market Street is a major artery in San Francisco, California. It had all kinds of shops, malls, bars, restaurants, and stores that are now closed, It begins at The Embarcadero in front of the Ferry Building and runs southwest through downtown, passing the Civic Center and the Castro District, to the intersection with Portola Drive in the Twin Peaks
Embarcadero video • every store is CLOSED ...
Powell st video • every store is CLOSED ...
Tech companies video • every tech company LEF...
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[@Kevsterkicks]

What’s worse is that the politicians that made this happen couldn’t care less and will try to advocate for similar policies to be implemented in other cities

[@leeg5678]

GOAL IS TO PUSH FOR TOTAL CONTROL, THEY ARE CREATING THE PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTION. ARE YOU REALLY THAT BRAIN DEAD?

[@MindBodySoulOk]

They're evil

[@shaft9000]

Politician alone can't "make this happen" - the voters enable it

[@winslowbrewer821]

It’s not the politicians, but rather the voters that put them in the office, something for nothing is the democrat’s creed

[@2111onyx]

As well as the people that fled from it and moved to other states.

[@jessicabarone6729]

Just beyond crazy……that’s what happens when criminals run free & can steal with no prosecution.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

That’s what my new video is about!

[@kaicandoit]

@@daking-dumb You're comparing a police state to our country. You want 24 hour surveillance, or anti terrorism units constantly patrolling the streets? That's not a free society.

[@river4462]

This is what happens when officials run free with their heads buried far too deep to see reality

[@txmmafam]

this is what happens when criminals run the city and state

[@scottw7141]

No, this is what happens when Democrats run anything.

[@stefanfful]

Congratulations to the voters in California in general and to those in San Francisco in particular. Well done.

[@dewetmaartens359]

They deserve what they voted for.

[@rholmst]

@@dewetmaartens359And they are getting it!

[@sarahdang9491]

What voters? The homeless? The looters？

[@jamesdalton7191]

There's more people here in Ca that don't vote for this shyte and we're sick and tired of it. It makes no sense that people would vote for this which makes me think there's some major vote cheating going on.

[@dewetmaartens359]

@@jamesdalton7191 until a few months ago KZbin was suspending channels that even just mentioned the possibility of voter fraud.

[@billystpaul8907]

I lived in San Fran back in late 80's and early 90's. There where bad spots and the homeless problem was just starting. I used to shop and eat on Market St all off the time. Powell street was always full of people enjoying SF. It's a damn shame to see what has happened to the city now. I fear it will never be a great city anymore. And, I blame the people in charge and the politicians who have let this happen..

[@noelkelly4354]

Yep, 45 years of Reaganomics, every increasing inequity and poverty catching up with the bottom 90%. I was last in the Bay Area in late '91.

[@fastmail55]

My wife and I got married in October of 1984. We spent our honeymoon in San Francisco. A once vibrant and beautiful city is now an urban cesspool. For us this is a personal tragedy. It is also a national disgrace. Thanks again Leo for showing us the ugly truth. To fix a problem, first of all it has to be understood there is a problem. Video evidence such as your work may be a first step in saving San Francisco. "Whatever you do, don't get off the bus!" Roger that...

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you too I will be posting more videos

[@Comeswoopfam]

Who willingly goes to SF for a honeymoon? 😂

[@stefanx5470]

@@LeoMetalTraveler Could you continue to walk all the way down to Ferry Plaza or go the other way and to Castro? Man, I am also curious what Union Square and Fisherman Wharf look like now! Thx for doing this!

[@soavemusica]

"Burger King- have it your way"...LOL, think about it, when voting...You get the representatives you deserve.

[@NikkiRowCoxx]

This serves as a warning when progressivism takes power.

[@noel6058]

San Francisco is a disaster. Thanks to the city leaders and politicians. Depressing seeing these places now.

[@lukeskywalker1840]

I live 30 miles east of there. I have not been to San Francisco in 15 years. I will never go again. I’m moving out of California pretty soon here. I remember when I was a kid and Art Agnew was the mayor of San Francisco. A lot different then. Elections have consequences. These people totally did this to themselves.

[@subliteral]

This is pretty devastating. The decline of San Francisco is definitely worse in recent times than we've been told. Even here in new York City you don't see blocks and blocks of closed businesses like this , and it's considered pretty bad here these days. Good luck.

[@dannyc.jewell8788]

YET

[@lotsoffun4716]

According to the 2020 census.....people are fleeing California and New York. They each even lost a congressional seat.

[@aacc8466]

yes you do

[@claudiastrelow7959]

Coming to a liberal city near you

[@arslanmgl9421]

Dont worry Its coming just keep voting

[@NHEO]

I’m from Germany and worked for Apple from 86 to 88 - always loved to be in San Francisco in those days. It was everything you could dream of. 36 years later, this does not seem to be the case anymore. Terrible!

[@JohnSmith-dm1wo]

Did you meet Steve Jobs back then

[@MrRezillo]

Thanks again for another vid, Leo. Years ago I worked at the AAA office, about a block away from Market, near where Van Ness goes into Market. I could go to a great little sandwich shop on Market, or get a coffee, or go to a drugstore for odds and ends on my lunch hour. All gone now. This was in the late 70's, early 80's. The Civic Center was starting to get grubby even then; far worse today, of course. Very sad.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thanks for sharing! Yes, it was still nice back then those are good memories , that’s the AAA building on van ness they made into apartments

[@MrRezillo]

@@LeoMetalTraveler Thanks for the update on that. I knew they'd moved but didn't know what happened to the building. BTW, know a couple, old folks like me, old friends, who live out near the J Church line, near Noe Valley. I worry about them, but they never go down town anymore and tell me the neighborhood is still good where they live. However, my friend now parks his car in a garage every night, not on the street. Love your vids; stay safe on those streets, Leo (I'm now in Washington, not too far from Seattle, which has its own problems: more stores boarded up, homeless, etc.)

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Yes, the Noe Valley still good I used to live on Church Street and I always loved the neighborhood

[@poetcomic1]

The Whole Foods Market had over 500 shopping carts and ALL OF THEM were stolen and the ones they replaced them with were stolen.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

That’s a lot of carts, now they belong to the streets

[@gregh7457]

@@LeoMetalTraveler they're mobile homeless condo's

[@markbajek2541]

I'd ditch my walgreens cart for a Whole Foods Market cart anyday.

[@Deetroiter]

It's really sad to see such a beautiful city run into the ground, literally. The mayor, London Breed, and the city board are DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for the decline of San Francisco. The wheel of the ship is spinning wildly in the storm, running off course, and they refuse to correct it. Spent plenty of time in San Francisco and I feel safer walking around Detroit. That says a lot.

[@apples874]

Got to stop voting based on identity and supporting political party. Instead, start electing people who care about maintaining law and order

[@williamwatson4625]

But hey, this is what they kept voting for. Personally, I don't have pity for them because this is what they want.

[@BlueBones8]

The addicts keep voting for their enablers, of course. And the general San Franciscan is so brainwashed that they literally believe voting for a potato would be better than even the most moderate middle road Republican.

[@apples874]

@@williamwatson4625 But they don't remain and clean up their messes, they leave the mess and flee to other states. Rinse and repeat

[@thecapricorn11]

it started with ed lee

[@SteveAubrey1762]

I grew up in SF in the 60s & 70s. It was such a groovy place then. Sometimes, a littlee liberalism can be like a seasoning, making society better....like the 40 hour work week, ending the draft,ect. But as the decades have rolled by, its gone WAY too far. Just like dumping the entire salt shaker on a steak ruins it, too much liberalism destroys a society...or in this case, a city.

[@pankajgoel5354]

It is considered racism if police fight crime. If security guards try to prevent crime its the security guards who go to jail, not the criminals.

[@Cookie4XO]

I'm confused, so you're saying people of color are the problem in downtown San Fran? How ignorant are you?

[@donbrown1284]

So sad. I moved to Hawaii from San Francisco in 1988 because the homeless problem was starting to get out of hand at the end of Powell St. where the trolley car turns around. It was a tourist hub so naturally panhandlers were drawn to the area to take advantage of it. People with money. Needless to say, most tourists were repulsed and violent incidents were just getting started. I thought it was time to move. Amazed that it took a full 35 years for it to come to this. The animals took over the zoo. Very sad!

[@rnegoro1]

1988 still wasn't bad.

[@donbrown1284]

@@rnegoro1 Not like now. But tourists at the Powell St. trolley turnaround were being occasionally assaulted by homeless panhandlers and I took that as a bad sign of things to come. Prescient, I suppose.

[@patrickgarvey146]

It accelerated big time the last 10 years.

[@donbrown1284]

@@patrickgarvey146 🥲 It really is otherwise such a beautiful city. I hear both Seattle and Portland are also rapidly declining. Of course, downtown LA is a basket case. But the city is so spread out most Los Angelinos can avoid seeing it. Out of sight, out of mind. As a former LA dweller, I moved because of traffic and the air quality. Can't beat the ocean air in Hawaii!!

[@AbuSous2000PR]

IMHO...The BIGGEST problem was that SF depended on technology-related businesses way too much, and that made its business model fragile. When Covid came in; many corporations and their employees canceled their leases and moved out When the rent is too high; it increases homelessness, crime plus less tax revenues. The key is to diversify

[@scoodler]

!00% agree Why would you want to work FT at a retail store only to give away over 65% of your take home pay to a landlord? A simple Google search on apt. prices states "As of July 2023, the average apartment rent in San Francisco, CA is $2,182 for a studio, $2,851 for one bedroom, $3,924 for two bedrooms."

[@bensavage6389]

actually, that is the root cause.. how do you not see the obvious. You must be related. Same thing happened to Detriot, St. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago, New orleans, Philadelphia. One ingredient was added, and everything changed. same for SF

[@tonjajackson9209]

I was a child in the 70s. Market St. Was a treat. To go shopping with my parents. And a Saturday matinee. With the Movie Theaters that cost 50 cents. Or a $1 for double features. I worked at One Embarcadero Security Pacific Bank. At 19 years old. This happened to cities over and over in the Bible when they chose not to follow God.

[@IsleofFire]

WOW! I used to be HOMELESS in San Francisco. I used to see hundreds of others sitting right there on Market Street, but I always kept to myself and slept under some concrete stairs that were closer to the Bay or near the College. Thankfully I now have a good job and an apartment. Crazy Changes are Happening!

[@TeachingNomadTravel]

How difficult is it to leave homelessness?? I have the Impression that it's tough to make it out..

[@kenwbrenner]

Thankful for your change - God Bless!

[@iansox5720]

Thank you diversity and inclusion being more important than competent and effective populations

[@deborahcurtis1385]

This is truly dystopian, like something out of Blade Runner minus the steaming pavements. Everyone is so casually dressed, no snappy suits and smart dresses. It's a city that's heart is now dead! This is frightening because we have early signs of it in Australian cities, the US usually leads Australia by about 6-12 months. Bloomingdales was still open though, he glossed over that one.

[@gillroygarlic3616]

Blade runner originally takes place in SF. ‘ Do androids dream of electric 🐑 sheep”. Original title.

[@gillroygarlic3616]

Sf has been ruined by parasite people. Parasite politicians, greedy parasitic tech companies, and the criminals who take advantage of a vulnerable city.

[@thenevadadesertrat2713]

There is a corner on Market street where Polk St. and Fell St. meet. A running joke with us was 1Poke, 2 Fell.

[@thomasfry6641]

Practically 100% of the people there voted exactly for this to happen. It did not just randomly happen, it is a direct result of public policies.

[@Trillproductions89]

Why?

[@gregs128]

@@Trillproductions89 They voted democrat.

[@TheHaratashi]

The businesses voted woke now they are broke.

[@Sdakouls3]

​@gregs128 Now go look at the rust belt or Alabana and enjoy what Republicans are doing. This isn't a party problem, it's an American problem.

[@AlexMoonrize]

It’s funny and sad at the same time how people point the finger to Democrats. It just shows how ignorant people can be. It goes way deeper than that. This problem started coming years ago.

[@justinsmith9014]

I used to visit my grandma in the city when I was a kid. She would take me down Market Street, and we would walk together just enjoying the city. Although I am sad she is no longer with us, part of me is happy she doesn't have to see the city she loved so much looking like this it would have broken her heart.

[@gingercrop5855]

1) implement the "A not true american passport" if they do not pass assessmeent send them to afghanistan or somalia or sudan 2) Quarantine all the involved criminal teens and their families comitting crimes. You will experience the great america.

[@ulisesjuarez7324]

I love this video😢,great memoirs from the city by the bay❤know it all like the palm of My hand!!😢❤👌

[@sorotboydchamlongsupalak9896]

Nice to see what the perfect policy brings. Some politicians deserve a lifetime achievement reward.

[@F3ND1MUS]

Good video, PEOPLE VOTE TO CHANGE COURSE NOW YOU CAN DO IT

[@Y0uKnoWh0]

I went to SF in 2019 (it was awful), but I stayed at the Hotel Whitcomb (the first one in the video). Real shame the city turned it into a homeless drug den and then had to shut it down after dozens of people overdosed and died in it. SF was awful when I went, and it's hard to imagine it could get worse than that, but this is so much worse. At least in 2019 there were a number of restaurants and businesses in walking distance even if the streets were infested with homeless. Such a shame

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

I went there 23 years ago and it was half nice and half awful. I thought it COULD be a cool city, but it was full of garbage and they were doing absolutely zero to help the homeless even then. I can't imagine it now.

[@hottuna2006]

I stayed a few times at the Whitcomb as well for business as it wasn't far from the Moscone Center and Westfield. I was sad to hear it shut down but not surprised after hearing what the city and homeless did to it. Definitely not the city that it was once.

[@lotsoffun4716]

We went about 4 months ago and our rental car was stolen within 3 hours.

[@scottmoering9810]

This isn't a fair assessment. I was there in 2019 and it was far from awful, at least the majority of inner city San Fran. Most of the problems are on a few blocks in and around market street and towards the freeway. Once you leave and head towards the ocean it's still very nice. San Fran is still nice just stay away from the these specific areas.

[@robinkrop9404]

@@scottmoering9810 Yes, go north, go south, go west and we have functioning city areas.

[@hankosaurus]

It's their city, their business, their political system. They keep voting for what they are getting. They can do whatever they want with it. Keep it right there. The rest of us don't want our towns Californicated.

[@edwardb7811]

The suicide of a once-great city. I had read of the problems of San Francisco, but this video gives the most convincing picture. I remember the pleasure I once had in window-shopping the great stores of the city. I don't know how to resurrect a city that the inhabitants have, through omission or commission, allowed to become a dystopian wasteland.

[@candicemorgan979]

It’s called vote for a republican (if there are any left there 😂😂😂) and make crimes crimes again instead of legal 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@michaelpodolak6815]

YEP Pol Pot did the same to Cambodia

[@fredmertz1791]

Not suicide, murder by Democratic liberalism.. all liberals need to be removed from any type of power.

[@ChronicUnderachiever420]

Wow, stores close after the pandemic and you call it a dystopia? Don’t overwork those last 3 brain cells.

[@edwardb7811]

@@ChronicUnderachiever420 Retail commerce is flourishing many places but reportedly not in San Francisco. I don’t think the pandemic is the sole cause of San Francisco’s problems.

[@lydianian]

Poor San Francisco. Ruined San Francisco. Why？？？？？？　What’s happening in USA？　Japanese media don’t report any poverty in America…… So shocked.😢Visited many times for business to SF ever before. Government bankruptcy？？？

[@khale7180]

Why our politicians cater to the homeless and criminals rather than tax payers? It's mind boggling.

[@miffyjeans2522]

I'm a SF native and had wonderful time growing up there back in the 70's and 80's in oth Beach/ Chinatown area but live on East Coast now. Visited last year and warned by friends and relatives to stay away from downtown area. What a shame! Makes me want to cry.

[@ckm554]

Downtown isn't great, although that is nothing new. It was only marginally better than this video even 10 years ago. Luckily burger king and payless shoes really aren't the reason most people come to the city. I can assure you north beach and chinatown are booming at the moment. In fact there is more going on here partly as a result of downtown's demise

[@lucienberl]

Thank everyone for voting blue and going woke. Democrat shit hole now. Once you go woke. You go broke.

[@anyone3128]

​@@ckm554"Pay no attention. Things are great here. Everything is going exactly according to plan"

[@D-Fens_1632]

It's also mind boggling to see non-criminal people still hanging onto the mask.

[@blormpf1740]

likely D voters

[@erigerontriteleia]

It’s for not smelling the foul smell of poops in the air maybe.

[@colinchampollion4420]

Yes those stupid Masks

[@partridgefamilybus2021]

BRAIN WASHED.

[@lpmccort]

S.F. was not impacted by Covid as much as most cities, partially because so many people could and did work from home. While we may not have quite the need for masks as a result, they are still wise for the elderly or anyone with contact with them. A person's mmune response declines with age both against disease and with respect to vaccines.

[@br4kecheckd]

I've seen more homeless people in this 12 minute video than in the entire year living here in Europe and i live in Croatia that isn't exactly a super rich country. Jeez it's like every 50 meters theres some homeless person on the floor. I'd rather go to jail than live in America.

[@jerrypadilla4384]

🎶 I left my sh*t, in San Fran Cisco....🎵

[@rosadelcarmenparedes278]

I met San Francisco on 2009 an I got very impressed with this beautiful city. I used to take the cable car i Market Ave. What has happened??? It seems to be another place. It can be recovered? I am so sorry of what is happening there.😢

[@unlikelyhero830pope3]

I went this past March , luckily I didn’t have my rental windows broken or had anything happen to me. But I did see a lot of homeless. And several signs that said to hide your belongings in your car. And I mean they were everywhere . Walking at night was a little sketchy but I always did try staying where there was more people .

[@korsi500]

Thank you for exposing what is really going on with our economy and not what the politicians think.

[@hugohugo2832]

What’s happening? I spent 3 months there in 84. Time of my life. Why’s everything shut?

[@humbertfernandez486]

Why does this desolation remind me so much of Newark, New Jersey during the 1970's after the Martin Luther King riots after his assassination in 1968? I remember as a young boy seeing so many businesses and residences shut for decades before businesses finally began to invest there again...

[@Zantorc]

I was in SF in the mid 80s, it was a great place in those days. Sad to see how politicians have ruined it.

[@Wargasm54]

Same. Was a fantastic city. Why the inhabitants of the Bay Area continue to vote for these people is mind boggling.

[@911sareforever]

San Francisco used to be a super amazing city but Rich tech people came and bought everything put up. The price is the reason everything is so empty yes crime but also the leases that these companies that own the buildings need to make the payments that they owe are nowhere near Market rent. You’ll see it back in a couple years it will be lively again but it needs a correction or just turn it all into Housing. Make it a vacancy tax and you will see a lot of these homeless people will be very happy in affordable apartment they can live in

[@waltdickerson5212]

When you have all those empty buildings, it's usually just a matter of time before the fires start. Arson. Insurance fraud. Sometimes neglect leads to accidents. It's a downward spiral that is very difficult to stop. I grew up in a small city (Chester, Pa) which went through this decades ago. I never thought it would happen to so many of the large cities in the US. I thought folks learned the lessons from the 60's riots and what happened to some cities like Detroit.

[@BVonBuescher]

Jewish lightening

[@michaelteems5813]

Most people live in their own dream world and say it can't happen here! Open your eyes America...the downfall is happening right in front of you!! If "YOU" don't stop it, it won't stop! The rest of the world is not deluding themselves with this stupidity! And this is all just stupid irresponsibility of politicians, voters, and dreamers hoping that someone will make it a Utopia! They just need more of YOUR money!!!!!!!!! Wake up!!! It is EVERYONE's Responsibility to do and act right! You know deep down what is right and what is wrong!! Take a knee and humble yourselves before God and ask for healing of our Country. If enough people do this, He will respond!!!! He gave his promise!!!!

[@lduranceau8046]

What about the people who worked at these downtown businesses? It's very hard to believe this has happened.

[@jpunx3133]

I used to work at that closed budling on 6th and Market in 2011, when I first moved here. It was always a little sketchy back then too but this is another level. The loss of all the really cool mom & pop hot dog shops, taco stands & convenience stores is painful to see. Downtown SF used to be a vibrant treasure which has lost itself. SMH.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

I remember 2011 to, it was still ok

[@rap3208]

@@LeoMetalTraveler I lived in San Francisco for twenty years an left before the start of 2018, the city was still full of life. I guess when covid measures were lifted, nobody cared to return what with the non-crackdown of crimes.

[@kimpeter7934]

Do a night time video, if it’s safe. Democrat voters should be embarrassed that they voted for those criminals aka politicians

[@eddieg6436]

……It’s absolutely NOT safe!!!

[@lecaprice2572]

I agree with you. However, I believe any other politicians or parties could not turn the situation around because: 1. It is too far out of control 2. Corruption by developers is a bi-partisan equal opportunity festival 3. Potential ethical leaders who are savvy don’t want to come near the situation

[@mcarp2271]

Incredibly high rental prices, rampant homelessness, people working from home rather than in offices, and leadership who refuses to acknowledge the real situation has killed downtown. Why would businesses stay. It’s a shame. Other parts of the City (where the money lives) remain as beautiful as ever. There is WAY more to SF than this downtown area. But downtown is rotting no doubt.

[@JC-dg6vo]

So with major suburbs and rural areas being food deserts, you are now pointing out that a major metropolitan is now a food desert as well. No supermarkets or restaurants of any kind. That's a lot of rent to pay for zero amenities, because the amenities are what drives the rent.

[@tomwareham7944]

I first visited San Francisco in the 80s it was a vibrant busy place full of tourists and locals,all busily riding street cars and patronising a vast aray of shops ad rest,restaurants . As an Australian tourist I was amazed how like Sydney SF was . I have to say my last visit of six days was five days to long, don't get me wrong the hotel down town was fantastic both for its friendly staff and its cleanliness but a hudrebd yards from the front door the street turned into something from a apocalyptic disaster movie , homless people, human waste, discarded drug paraphernalia and tons of garbage . It was a business trip so I didn't get to any touristy things so I can't comment on those but I can only imagine they can't be much better . I've told my business partners that if they want further meetings with me they have to be in Australia ,its safer , cleaner, and no one is going to accost you for money ,I'm sorry America I love your people but your making it very hard for me to want to visit again

[@frankthespank]

I’m from Stockton California (I live in the Reno Nevada area now, I left like 12 years ago) and San Francisco use to be my big city destination long ago and I worked all over the Bay Area. San Francisco was such a beautiful city, it is an absolute crime what has happened to it. What a disgrace. 😢

[@Bowser-vq6ud]

Lucky you don't live in Stockton, it's a blood bath now, just sayin

[@bobbykirkland99]

I am so happy for these folks. They voted for things they wanted and they got it. Way to go California 😂

[@guillermocafe7616]

It's shocking & disgusting! I began to see the beginnings of this urban decay way back in the mid-1980s into the 1990s & early 2000s when I resided & worked in SF & the Bay Area. I finally moved away permanently in 2013, & I'll never go back - not even to visit - not in this lifetime. Although, I still keep in touch with a couple of old friends there - don't know how they can stand it, but they still have hope, I guess.

[@jeetime9436]

It’s nice to see that crime in this area is down. No people, no stores, no problem. Keep going SF!

[@SalamiNugget]

now all we have to do is burn the entire city to the ground and all the problems will be solved!

[@lissettelopez8331]

And yet a lot of the locals still believe the fault is corporate greed.

[@johnl6569]

And I'm sure that's how these crooked dems will spin it.

[@Jakesmith943]

Actually, that is probably exactly how someone is pitching the outcomes of their policies on a spreadsheet. A bar graph showing a massive reduction in crime

[@ChrisPBacon-ok7ir]

Oddly, I still see lots of pedestrians.

[@gato7908]

Young people probably don't know that San Francisco was one of the most beautiful cities in the country and world, and not so long ago

[@pzkw6759]

Indeed it was

[@istudios225]

I was there 25 years ago. It really was a very beautiful city. I can still see Lombard Street with its bright red flowers in my mind's eye. Golden Gate Bridge with the clouds of mists was breathtaking. So very sad it's come to the present state of affairs.

[@kevinkinney5445]

It was actually a desireble tourist attraction with interesting things to offer visitors. This country better snap out of whatever the fuck delusion they think is floating the boat. In reality its sinking to the bottom feeders

[@tylernol1566]

Sound of San Francisco - Global Deejays kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpzNoYOdos6Xi68

[@CNPrep]

It was and could use a deep cleanings.

[@juorful]

I used to go to San Francisco years ago. It's frightening! What is happening to our country. The corruption is so deep I don't know if we can recover. Thank you for the tour

[@debrabrookham6670]

and yet people keep voting for corruption.

[@Sabercats12]

California voters need to select people who genuinely care about California instead of those who don't care at all.

[@ziparis]

I'm actually shocked. I didn't realize things were THIS bad.

[@ShadyBooty]

Me too. Wow

[@darkmantis69]

@@ShadyBooty media hides everything to protect their liberal in charge. This is happening all over the country.

[@HiPlains1]

Most of the tourist that show up are also shocked and soon realize they wasted their money and time.

[@Nikkithedog-t6b]

They aren't, this is a right wing funded channel that tries to get people to vote right wing with lies and scaring you. There is a transformation going on to replace brick and mortar businesses because online business is wrecking them. A huge number of SF employees moved to remote home work as it's better and cheaper. It's also extremely expensive to live and operate in SF because people love to live there. A tent in SF would rent for more than an apartment in most of America.

[@BlackJesus8463]

same

[@dfrockb]

I live in SF and I can confirm everything he showed is true. This is an accurate portrayal in July 2023.

[@mustlovedogs5569]

I’m dumbfounded. From Australia and have visited before.

[@SewWhittle]

But why? What happened?

[@SunnyM360]

Why is it closed?

[@KMF3]

Yes what is going on?

[@mysterymac38]

Look at all those buildings just waiting to be filled by dreamers. A true Sanctuary if I have ever seen one!

[@JS-sh3nq]

Thank you so much for showing us what the cities have become. Thanks to our politicians. Most people would deny this is happening, but you’ve brought this to our attention. Keep up the awesome videos. Thank you.

[@akgypsy9274]

I grew up in SF in the '50s and early '60s. Moved to Marin in mid-'60s. This is heartbreaking to me. I have lived in Alaska for over 40 years, and the last few times I visited the Bay Area I was appalled. So sad. I loved what San Francisco used to be. This is tragic.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you for sharing

[@mrtim5363]

Agree 100% on all of the above. Thank you.

[@CrustyUgg]

Well, the people living there don't seem to care too much. They keep voting for the same people and I don't just Mean party I mean people...

[@carolynmixon709]

I have always loved SF, this is heart breaking, are the culrural events still going on ? Theater, art shows etc?

[@tsicby]

Was in SF in Aug 2019. Was just an incredible place. Glad I got to see it one last time before it all went to hell in an orgy of lunacy.

[@joseerazevedo]

Shocked to see a city I visited and fell in love with, in 1994, became this!! Could NEVER imagine this scenario. I live in São Paulo, Brazil. I never though that I would be glad to live here than in San Francisco, a place I sometimes wondered about living in. WOW! I remember walking Market Street with my wife, so many good memories, I used to go to many of the places you just showed and are now closed. Shocked! I don't know what happened but I really hope it can make things happen again e become the city it once was. But, sincerely, I think the San Francisco I felt in love with will stay in my memories only. So sorry...

[@ravevolution]

I went to college in SF and worked for a short time near Union Square at an art gallery around 2006 - 2007. I can look at those vacant spots and recall what stores they used to be. Its just a shock to see how desolate it has become.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Why are high crime rates always associated with the black race... and it's a global phenomenon. You can't logically attribute their behavior to systemic racism. It's utter nonsense. The truth is just too harsh for people to accept

[@jb-vb8un]

recall the image of KLANOCRAT PELOSI kneeling for BLM / KKK

[@candicemorgan979]

Welcome to the utopia dreamland dems want the peasants to live in 😂😂😂 also I’m glad there’s no smellovision as the streets are covered in human urine and feces... wait for diseases we haven’t seen in a century plus come back

[@venomtang]

Cool, what do you do now?

[@Andredelagarde]

I used to live in SF in 2006, it has changed so much, so sad

[@voxmerus]

Hard to believe the citizens of San Francisco actually voted for this.

[@booshmcfadden7638]

I've met a lot of people from San Francisco. They're extremely stupid. I'm not surprised at all.

[@AdamSternberg]

No, it's not. They are a bunch of idiots there. They deserve nothing less.

[@1029zsz]

Not one of them are chess players 😂 they can”t see the next move coming even when you point it out to them

[@WrongThink_]

Ikr... It's a shame the REPUBLICANS did this to San Francisco with their decades of failed policies. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AkioWasRight]

I'd like to think the voting system is just corrupt, and the general population understands these problems... But in SF and CA as whole really, really are that stupid.

[@dietlindvonhohenwald448]

This used to be such a beautiful and sophisticated city in the 80’s.

[@kyxxit3664]

I'm a retired flight attendant. In the early 2000's I did many, many layovers in this beautiful city. Streetcars, the Embarcadero, the Presidio, Fisherman's Warf, Chinatown, Drager's, a few favorite restaurants, and the list goes on. I loved my long SFO layovers. So sad to see this blight. It's heartbreaking.

[@Lightning613]

The desired end result of a typical DEM-run(down) city.

[@TheHaratashi]

Welcome to liberal wokeness.

[@600micsofacid]

Yep, I frequented the Bay Area from 2009-2015 and San Fran was a gorgeous place. It is virtually unrecognizable today. So pathetically stupid of its leadership to destroy the flagship city of America

[@pedrodcu]

​@@TheHaratashiwokeness has nothing to do with this...see past the symptoms..the American economic system is broke.. greed and offshoring jobs for a couple of generations did this...

[@AlexMoonrize]

@@TheHaratashi do your research right my friend.

[@oudinia1]

Thank you so much for your detailed raw videos. I used to live in SF from 1997 to 2004, and Market street was like really an artery of the city, from a cultural and business point of view. It was just beautiful, despite 6th street and part Jones street, it was a beautiful city. This is so sad and an extremely serious issue. Somebody must save this city.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Wow, thank you for sharing 97 to 04 were indeed the good years in the city

[@ddn517-sc4bs]

who is going to save it, democrats? LOL

[@stevemccarty6384]

San Francisco in the sixties was a little slice of Heaven. Now it is a touch of Hell. How sad.

[@jesuse.9395]

What a shame. It looks like a ghost town now and businesses are closing at a rapid pace. This is what happens when people are allowed to steal and rob with no repercussions

[@lookoutforchris]

SF is the liberal paradise. Look at it carefully and remember.

[@YuTv1408]

It's a lot more than that which can not discussed here on KZbin

[@josemuzquiz7146]

You don't see what they're doing, they're destroying the private sector & real estate markets. So there won't be no choice but for government to come in and fill the void. This is intentional. They know exactly what they're doing.

[@nafnaf0]

4:47 this is just down the street from the city's Tenderloin Center for Drug Addicts. It has a "come as you are policy". Basically vagrants wait in line, hang out, and do drugs

[@fritzkabeano1969]

This is what happens to every city when democrat loony lib policies are implemented.

[@maximilian9295]

So absolutely sad. I went to SF for a work convention and was really shocked how dirty it was. A homeless man walked into the place i was eating, yelled some things i couldn't understand went around asking for money then got angry at everyone. Outside, i saw someone urinating and then some lady yelled at me cause i picked up my suitcase crossing the road. She said " i aint gonna steal yo sh*t , quit fc*ing acting!!! " to my face. This was all within 2 hours. I was truly saddened. There were some beautiful places without this problem.

[@Bulldog-mi3om]

Dang.. Me and my family visited San Fran and the Bay Area ahead of pandemic.. It was beautiful. I am reading the comments and its just saddening to hear this.

[@cookielapaz8927]

I've worked in SF since 1996 and saw its continued demise. This is a blessing in disguise, glad to see the monopolies close. This is our time to bring back small businesses and end Chinese junk sales.

[@onlyfacts4999]

​@@cookielapaz8927 Lol you're out of your mind, once these big businesses close, it's not going to be replaced by small businesses. California will simply go the way of Detroit and Chicago and become another lawless haven for crime.

[@CFS1820]

The drug issue in America is out of control. This is all caused by fentanyl, heroin, and meth. We could easily fix this problem by locking away the drug dealers for life for selling this shit.

[@reginaq6527]

and now ALL the people from California are coming for TEXAS & OKLAHOMA!!! 🤨The plan is working!!!

[@alwaysblake148]

With all the high priced network reporting that rarely shows the accurate picture, Leo's videos are relentless and devastating. He is a true reporter, letting what is before him tell the story. Extraordinary channel.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you I will be posting more videos in a few days!

[@MrAbbsterz]

I truly agree!

[@mikesrandomvideos]

yup the liberal Media.....One thing I gotta say is Trump was right about fake news.

[@baldeagle4710]

These videos are misleading. I was just in SF and it took me two hours to go 2 miles. There are tons of people in SF

[@bacardimgtow4505]

Leo be risking getting stabbed by the crazies just to get us the footage

[@troysan]

This breaks my heart, I have been to SF several times and it is a beautiful city. I hope the city will do something, to see SF in this state is truly devastating. 😢

[@DonaldPBaty]

Thank you, California, for the shoplifter's protection laws that you've enforced. This is why stores cannot afford your city.

[@paulovinicius7052]

This is so bad to the point it cannot be called unintentional anymore. If I could sum it up in a word, it would be "evil".

[@chadsimmons6347]

Send the bulldozers in, & after buildings are gone, the bums move out? Let the farmers make use of it.

[@robertakline9785]

@@chadsimmons6347 if you knew what they are doing to the farmers here!

[@NeonDriveTouring]

The real cause is WFH policies causing everyone to move out of San Francisco. No reason to live in a crazy expensive city when you can live elsewhere for cheaper. No customers = no retail. Walgreens themselves admitted the cause of closure wasn't theft. Of course you're free to pander your misguided agenda.

[@carmensaify]

but also people stopped being able to afford the city also- so thank greedy landlords and wealthy developers while you're at it.

[@rootdoc1997]

That is crazy, San Fran revenues have to be down at least 60-70%. There is basically almost no reason to go to that city. Congratulations progressive democrats keep it up

[@nyc2621]

I think Newsom is allocating dollars from cities that are collecting a lot tax revenues and putting in San Francisco because how can these activists liberals in city hall can afford drugs for the zombies in the streets.

[@gridley]

@@49ers_Leaks415 Which means the retailers on Market St are walking away from a gold mine (I'm being both serious & sarcastic)

[@billmeeker774]

Vote for democrats and this is what always happens. Why is it the voters are so dense? Is the media blowing smoke and hiding the truth of what democrats are doing in Portland, Detroit, Chicago and the rest of California? Do yourself a favor and wake up the liberal idiots who keep believing the lies of democrats help them smell the coffee or leave them in a group of beggars and drug addicts one of their cities and figure out what is going on!

[@marcamorello2803]

I hate how people blame progressive politics on the issues in sf. Of course the city has been mismanaged but the core issue is nimbyism which is an apolitical topic. Not building enough housing got sf into this mess and the high cost living that resulted from low housing supply caused cost of living to surge. Tech workers became the main demographic the city tried to attract pushing out everyday people. When COVID hit and wfh happened they left because of said high cost of living. This is literally because they didn’t build enough housing and that’s not conservative or liberal that’s just bad governance.

[@marieferguson7094]

Way to take care of your district Nancy Pelosi.

[@oscarmadison8530]

The entire city has cratered. It's amazing any businesses are left at all.

[@JonesDavid-xm3bz]

Give it time 🤣

[@MichaelDuignan-p2c]

The whole 49 square miles ? Funny .

[@plumeria66]

This city was doomed. They never bothered addressing the issues of the homeless and drug problems which were festering way back when I lived there in the 90s. Then the pandemic hit and their policies did not help. Boston is a democrat city and isn’t dystopian like SF.

[@MichaelDuignan-p2c]

@@plumeria66 SF is subject to a tremendous Boom then Bust cycle . Attracting so much Tech to the City blew up the balloon again and along with its highly paid employees further gentrified the city . When The Pandemic hit Work from Home hit SF harder and has persisted longer than any other city and what we see is a City hollowed out of long term residents and cleared out of its Boom workers . Who will support downtown businesses when no one lives there and the office workers work from home ?

[@wonderboy2402]

Just waiting out those leases…

[@pampennyworth]

At least they’ll be able to say that retail crime is on the low. No shops. No thefts.

[@langleyj8199]

The voters voted for this disastrous result. Voters got exactly what they wanted. That often doesn’t happen.

[@mrbill2600]

I for one do not feel bad for San Francisco ... they got what they voted for.

[@markleach2177]

Then they move because it sucks and vote dem there too. It's a mental disease.

[@JonnyBeoulve]

Democrats want our society to collapse. And it is.

[@mmtaraval]

@@mrbill2600 What did they vote for?

[@m.redleg252]

@@mmtaraval Politicians that cared NOTHING for the workers. Politicians that only craved power. Politicians that coddled criminals and druggies. Politicians that made sure no one could afford a home or rent. Those are some of the things they voted for. Stop acting ignorant.

[@godzgr8]

I used to repair Automatic doors at half those places. Crazy to see this. I left CA 3 years ago. Last 2 times I worked in the city they smashed my windows and stole stuff. Between the organized crime rings stealing everything and the drugged out homeless laying in every doorway with a stream of piss going across the sidewalk to the gutter from their little camp, to the crazies just yelling and barking at people.. the cops waiting to ticket or tow anyone good person doing actual productive stuff. Eff that place.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Some have replaced the automatic doors with wooden boards jk thank you for sharing

[@andrewchang8192]

I can't believe the current situation # SF . Changed my mind of visiting the beautiful places of California or America . Also b'cos of Covid lock down , I lost ( 3 years ) the opportunity to travel . It was my retired plan ( dream visit places ) A big miss & regret for me .

[@NiaArifah-br6cr]

do you still vote blue?

[@godzgr8]

@@NiaArifah-br6cr can't say I ever did.

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

I was raised across the bay in the 60s and 70s. To me, San Francisco was the most beautiful city in America. I spent a lot of time there, taking my family there to experience everything SF had to offer. Well, I wouldn't step foot there anymore. The politicians destroyed that city.😢

[@gone2it]

My first trip as an adult was to San Francisco. It was such an accomplishment at that time. I was so happy....it is so different now.

[@bukboefidun9096]

I have been there a couple dozen times in the 70s, 80s, 90s, last time 2006... never ever again. Even then the decline was accelerating. Sad

[@rg950]

This is being caused by climate change. Many supply lines have been closed due to extreme weather events across the world. More needs to be done.

[@cynthiamgrooms8195]

You actually Blame the Politicians, Instead of Everyone who Put them in those Must Win Election seats, again & Again, For DECADES?!? Wooooow. It’s a shame we can’t build a wall, to keep the Ignorance grown in Commifornia, In Commifornia’s Shytholes, so they casptead their disease anywhere else!!! If you even attempt to be mad or offended about a Wall-it means you actually Know they work. 🤬🤢🤮

[@TheCornerZoo]

Raised in Orinda, lived in Piedmont, San Francisco was such a delight. Spent many hours with my mother shopping and having lunch. It was so fun and uplifting. I worked at the Embarcadero for a while, got to watch the fog come in under the Golden Gate. I'm so glad I have those memories. RIP San Francisco.

[@adamweishaupt7074]

Well done, California! Not a single plastic straw in sight!

[@Chrisoula17]

Best comment!!!!!

[@dennisalbrecht6438]

The democrats have so much to be proud of with what they have done to San Francisco. Truly a model city.

[@John-d9e4x]

Same folks that fixed up Detroit

[@ranger70]

They’re for the criminals not the people

[@redscunthorpe5501]

Stop it now, Nancy is on this. Look how many times she has been voted in, .............

[@johngraves6878]

no, this is what happens when Google and Facebook and Apple take over people's minds, their livelihoods, their economic life, their family life. These massive corporate entities sucked brick and mortar businesses right out of their offices and storefronts. And the Covid lockdowns were the last straw. Can people connect the dots? In SF, predatory capitalism has consumed all the available prey. San Francisco's problems result NOT from an excess of socialism, but from an excess of CAPITALISM. Perhaps, in the long run, this "correction" is necessary and healthy. San Francisco's long period of euphoria is over. Maybe in the future, people will be able to afford to live there again.

[@johnmycroft3065]

they want this for the whole country

[@darkcarnival5207]

Just an FYI for anyone watching, this incredible collapse mostly happened in the last FOUR YEARS. I lived in and around SF from 97 through 2018 before I moved to South Florida. While the downturn began years ago the acceleration of the demise astonishes even me as a former resident that watched it slowly crumble over the years. At least I have my memories of the years I spent and people I met there.

[@mikejohnson4376]

I know you're loving Florida it might be humid there but it's beautiful and their beaches are so beautiful😊

[@LuckysLair]

Once it reaches a tipping point there's no stopping it.....belated "Welcome to Florida" btw

[@fuzzywzhe]

When is the last time San Francisco, or the state, wasn't under democratic control? Don't ruin Florida. You're a refugee, not a missionary.

[@alabar9795]

Lockdowns effects will continue for another decade atleast. U shut the planit down and get this result.

[@darkcarnival5207]

​@@fuzzywzhe Quiet down, fool. If you're at all interested it's the conservatives that bailed on California (and New York and Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and New Jersey), not the loons on the left, so all the worries about people transporting that disease to another state are overblown.

[@blackpool123]

From the UK, we toured the US in 2005 and spent a lot of time in San Francisco, we love it. So busy, people everywhere, so friendly, so many shops and attractions. We always said we would go back one day but seeing the streets we used to walk down looking like this breaks my heart. I don't recognise the city we used to love. :-(

[@section5760]

Just go to London instead fella. A very vibrant and enriched city of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. 👍🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍻

[@1-God1-Truth1-Life1-Forever]

I live in the States and was putting off traveling to all of our cities and National Parks until retirement. I didn't see my own Country and now it's all, but gone. Half of my Nation asked for this and abused those warning against these progressives. That's what breaks my heart the most. They don't even express remorse, but they'll raise the rafters when these 🤬🤬🤬 illegals get take priority over them.

[@funnycustard8901]

Makes Oxford Street look amazing 😂

[@petermainwaringsx]

Same here. Visited SF a few times but not any more. Very sad.

[@shellwirtful]

I grew up in the east bay, SF was a beautiful vibrant little city, my sisters and I would go for the day on our bikes as kids. I live in the UK now, when I go back home I never go in SF. It’s amazing how quickly it happened.

[@Spartucus1]

Gov Newsome such leadership, just what our country needs

[@freddiecopeland6390]

The people are in denial. San Francisco is really bad 😞 The people think it's going to bounce back. I'm not seeing that. Politicians waste money and nobody can think we can spend our way out of this!

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

History has not been kind to towns and cities that have lost their ability to generate wealth. Be it coal towns in the Appalachians, port towns on the Mississippi River or Detroit, once the potential to realize income dries up, it's a long way down from there. San Francisco has hope due to the weather, the bay and as a gateway to the Pacific, but it's only hope. Time will tell.

[@FrenchmansFlats51]

SF is beautiful with an incredible history. It will bounce back, after the current stupid voters and corrupt “leaders” have been expunged. Boston was in the same predicament in the 40s-60s; it took many years but by the late 90s the idiots were gone. I would not write off SF just yet

[@scotthouston6621]

Keep voting Democrat!🤡😂🤣😅👍

[@dizzotizzo69]

@@scotthouston6621 Yep! They ruin everything!!

[@dizzotizzo69]

@@scotthouston6621 Sad thing is, there are more dumb people than smart people. It's like the movie "Idiocracy" coming true. Mike Judge is a genius.

[@deserttrainguy3235]

This could pass for a Twilight Zone episode. Bay Area people move to other cities and states, and then help elect the same lunatics who caused what we see in your videos. You can be considered insane if you do the same thing over and over and expect different results.

[@Jrod510]

I haven’t left the Bay Area, and don’t plan on it, plus I don’t vote. So stop generalizing and don’t believe the hype, these people only show you the worst neighborhoods in the city, there’s plenty of life in the city. Lot of exaggeration going here

[@creepycrespi8180]

@@Jrod510 Market Street in SF has always been crap?

[@Jrod510]

@@creepycrespi8180 for the most part yes, market st has been grimy as long as I can remember. Tenderloin has always had a drug problem, obviously it’s gotten worse

[@russellbray7518]

Well said

[@mkay1957]

@@Jrod510 Exaggeration huh? Why are people moving out of SF then? Why are so many restaurants, hotels and other businesses closing?

[@dianafisch4205]

I too was born in San Francisco and I am sorry to see that it has deteriorated so much. I walked these streets when it was bustling with people and cars. Thank you for showing the true picture of what is happening because the mainstream media does not.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thanks for sharing and for your support more videos on the works

[@element-dh9dx]

I blame the Governator.

[@drbh6331]

@@LeoMetalTraveler New york is looking like this. I have been to new york many times before covid now new york looks like a dead cat

[@MusicStudent1]

Liberalism eliminates everything from boy scouts to saturday morning cartoons to once great cities. If you voted for high taxes, defunding the police, woke policies, this is what you get. This is what they voted for. This is what they want. No tragedy here, this is what San Fran is supposed to be like.

[@mrtim5363]

It's not the Democrats, the Governor, or 'California policies that did this. This is very clearly the end of the middle class & a death spiral for the common working man. It is the work of the 'Haves' against the 'Have Nots'. You can either afford to live in luxury, or you sleep on the street. Those are your options. It's not R v D or Black v White. It's Rich v Poor & Americans in every major cities on both coasts have already lost the battle. Because they won't throw these wealthy money grubbing criminals out of office. The people & talking heads on TV are too busy arguing about Hunter Biden's laptop.

[@davidcopeland5789]

Whoa! That was an eye-opener! I lived in San Francisco in the early 1970's, when they built the BART system and laid the cobblestone sidewalks. It was a beautiful, thriving cultural center then. It is shocking to see how far it has fallen. The political, social and environmental degradation is mind-boggling. Every local and state politician for the past 50 years should be held accountable. Also: Why haven't I seen videos of San Francisco like this until now? I watch the news all the time. I'm a news junkie. I've seen short clips of the Tenderloin, but nothing like this. Our news media is failing us, as well as every other institution. We live in a very weird time. A social apocalypse.

[@Trill225]

Thats because you can turn the city out with all the fluff.that was before and this is after that was the goal from the beginning.

[@martincagle9226]

No news, just slanted propaganda. FAKE NEWS.

[@stevoschannel4127]

Beacuse corporate news is the propaganda wing of the Left. They are absolutely opposed to showing what this toxic tolerance policies really do to civilization...

[@danielkingery2894]

As if BART wasn't an overly costly Socialist means of lining the pockets of the elites by taxing productive folks and making crime easier to spread out over the whole of the region.

[@36736fps]

I also worked in The City in the 70's for Bechtel at 50 Beale and 50 California. I remember the BART bricklayers laying their union-limited bricks by lunch, going home, and getting paid for an 8 hour day. Weekdays the sidewalks were side-to-side with people. Even weekends there were 10x this many pedestrians.

[@superhappy2880]

This is depressing AF. I grew up in San Jose and we always came to shop on Market Street on the weekends and during christmas. I remember when Old Navy opened its doors when I was a teenager and now my own teenager son went to that Old Navy on its last day opened. So sooooo sad and heartbreaking 💔 for sure. RIP Market Street.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thanks for sharing!

[@JamesCAsphalt8]

Write to Gavin if you want to thank him for the leftist liberal policies that have led to what you are seeing here in this video.

[@am-vy1fb]

It took exactly one generation to destroy the city....

[@Dasinpa]

Spooky. What took decades to build is gone.

[@gnryushi]

Only took 2 years for it all to go away.

[@hughejass9461]

Anytime you start seeing fast food restaurants and grocery stores closing you know the area is in deep trouble. To me this looks like a city in decline, and a place to stay away from.

[@thedriver8534]

Duh you must be rill smurt

[@peterl2820]

stay in your red state....jethro !

[@Nwilliam43]

@@peterl2820 stay in san franshithole then

[@vitawater4259]

Truth hurts

[@BigWheel.]

​@@peterl2820😂 ok. Keep your sour grapes.

[@SunCoastFilms]

I was active duty Navy in the late 80's to early 90's. Mt view is where I lived. I used to love to go to SF on the weekends. I can't believe this is the same place. So very sad this has happened. It will never be the same, and will probably get worse.

[@Gobs2012]

Thank you for taking the time to show us what's happening.

[@robinkrop9404]

Just to qualify, this is a fairly emptied downtown. But the rest of the neighborhoods are populated with businesses and people who live there.

[@JH-rk9gd]

I was born and raised in San Francisco and this isn’t 10% of how bad it really is. I moved 30 miles south in 2012 and went there recently and got sick to my stomach, and Oakland is far worse

[@josezapata1878]

👏👏👏👏😻😹😸we love democrats 😊

[@JoshJones-xd5mw]

@@josezapata1878tell Ashli whateverhernamewas “hi” when you get where you’re going, pussykitten

[@mikejohnson4376]

Like I say if you want your town to go to shit vote Democrat

[@shouryabose5943]

Have a friend who lives in mountain viw. Mountain view/sunnyvale are INFINITELY better. Although san jose is starting to show signs of going the SF way.

[@bigbttexas]

USA is going to SH@Tand we need to get it togeather real fast or its over.And NEVER VOTE FOR A FKN LIBERAL OR REBUBLICAN AGAIN!

[@m.c.martin]

This is what happens when you don’t punish criminals

[@noahzero9380]

Really? Is that all? 😂

[@FEV369]

This is what happens when you elect criminals.

[@Lightning613]

and follow liberal DEM policies. His (self appointed) “Royal Excellency” Newsolini has expressed for over 20 years this is the goal of the California Democrats - no middle class and the population totally dependent upon the state for everything.

[@robinkrop9404]

That's a state law, the part about how much someone can steal - something like $950? That's wrong.

[@LeMerch]

Used to live in SF in 2011. Back in Ireland now. Seeing this is SCARY. It's changed into a dystopian nightmare!

[@americathegreatdistributio8367]

They keep electing DemonCrates ...Good Luck!

[@eblasphamy1]

Liberalism is a mental disorder

[@Rascal77s]

No, this is the nice part of SF. You haven't seen the dystopian parts yet.

[@pawel2003]

@@Rascal77s wow

[@d4ever649]

You mean a democrat dream 🎉

[@gnaflethegarthok3074]

San Francisco needs all new leadership

[@walterwhite1]

Keep dreaming dude. I’m a San Francisco resident and we absolutely love our politicians. They’re doing an amazing job. Shame on you. I know you’re Republican, but Democrats are awesome in this city. You have no idea Texas boy.

[@marthacanady9441]

Ya think.

[@machupikachu1085]

@@walterwhite1 not sure if trolling?

[@partridgefamilybus2021]

@@machupikachu1085 If he isn't trolling, he's very stupid.

[@memorymedia6188]

@@machupikachu1085 Yes he's a troll, lying for the enemy.

[@tomany65]

Keep voting blue people.

[@Talon6551]

I grew up in the Bay Area. My Grandparents live in SF. In the late 60s and early 70s, a trip into the City was fantastic. Great shopping. Great restaurants. City of Paris. You could walk around pretty much anywhere and it was safe, even the Tenderloin. I have long since moved out of CA, gladly, but it is heart breaking to see the decline of such a great city. I am glad my grandmother cannot see what has happened.

[@mrsplanetmaster9]

My dad worked with Pan Am and we had travel benefits and started traveling the world at 5 yrs old....BUT> somehow we would end up in SFO at least once a year...living in NYC this place was heavenly...yes Haight Ashbury 😁😁Mmmm good🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿++ I too am glad for for Grandma💚💙🙋🏻‍♀

[@demri123]

Yea man i used to walk around as a kid in the 90s and it was still pretty vibrant. Shops and people everywhere talking, interacting.... SF and Oakland too actually. Seems like quite a decline.

[@MrVvulf]

My father grew up in SF. He lived right on El Camino Del Mar, within a single block of where the Presidio starts. From his bedroom window, he looked down the shoreline of Baker Beach and could see the Golden Gate Bridge clearly. He attended the language school at the Presidio and could have walked home for lunch if that was allowed. He left for the military and then worked his whole life in the intelligence field. He went back to visit friends and relatives in SF, many times since he graduated high school in the mid 1950s (from George Washington HS). He said he started to notice major changes as far back as the 80s, but it wasn't until the late 2000s that the city really went to hell in a handbasket. These days he wouldn't visit if you gave him free airfare. It's too painful to see what the city has become.

[@bobbykiefer4306]

@@MrVvulf This is normal. Most large American cities lost people to the suburbs.

[@MrVvulf]

@@bobbykiefer4306 Did you watch the video? This isn't a matter of losing a small measure of vibrancy...the downtown area of SF is a dystopian ghost town. Just google "downtown san francisco is abandoned" and read a selection of the myriad articles your inquiry will elicit.

[@Objectified]

It's amazing how rapidly anti-law enforcement/prosecution and anti-business policies set in place by just a handful of people, some of them not even elected, can turn a city from a world leader into a standard-issue inner city area.

[@olorin1710]

Yes has absolutely nothing to do with ever growing wealth gaps, heavy investment in private instead of public. Nothing to do with inflation.

[@lotsoffun4716]

@@olorin1710 Blame the liberal policies of the Democrats. Free tents, free needles, and no arrest for criminals breaking into stores.

[@aldousbrawndo996]

We have to accept there's a transnational unnameable mega-corporation of Psychopathic demon worshippers hell bent on global anstract enslavement---if we do, maybe Humanity can start to find its footing and have any kind of hope of getting free from them

[@juliejones974]

​@@olorin1710what a crappy day it will be when you start researching and realize you where wrong all this time and you were their useful idiot.

[@tonyducks1121]

​@@olorin1710This is 1000% the result of woke Marxist policies. The most braindead though process ever devised by man.

[@kimberleywinterbauer5286]

My heart is so broken. I was born and raised in what was a beautiful San Francisco and now I’m in tears. It’s ruined; I can’t even see a comeback. Thanks voters-you destroyed a vibrant city turning it into a cesspool. Way to go 😢

[@JonnyBeoulve]

Remember who did this: democrats.

[@mrthai-rg9nv]

did you voted biden in ? nuff shit then

[@CarlStreet]

AMAZING -- a few naive fantasy prone souls still believe that votes have any effect on how things are managed. BTW, since I do NOT have the heart to burst all your bubbles at once; I suggest you check with your parents about Santa Claus and the Tooth-Fairy. SHEESH where do these fools come from???!

[@wifegrant]

They just moved somewhere else to vote for the same policies.

[@lbeetech]

​@@JonnyBeoulveBullshit!

[@shutterbugshea]

Absolutely disgusting!! It actually is criminal... The "politicians" need prison time..

[@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu]

also grafting "homeless advocates"

[@mattbeckelhymer1669]

And all the democrats that voted them in

[@kinjunranger140]

You do know that people voted for this, right? Or do you not understand reality.

[@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu]

@@kinjunranger140 for myself I understand the reality of shit on the streets and vagrants who should be behind bars

[@AnnAndNala]

Well Trump is on his way right now. 👍🏻