Businesses bailing out of San Francisco, experts explain what needs to change

Closed stores. Abandoned offices. Empty buildings. There’s concern over San Francisco’s future and what needs to be done to attract businesses and tourism.
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[@orderinchaos83]

The fact that sf needs experts to tell them that "legalizing theft is bad for business" is both sad and hilarious.

[@jeffe_77]

Exactly!

[@davidlafleche1142]

I am so sick of that word "expert"! That's a favorite buzzword among Socialists. Whenever some idiot says something that promotes oppression and censorship, the news manufacturers will refer to the jerk as an "expert" and demand that you obey his word without question. You know what a real expert is? Anybody who lives life in the real world, has to work his butt off to pay the bills, and knows how to manage things to keep his head above water. Unfortunately, Socialists are so conceited, they have a superiority complex and think the average, working class person is too "uneducated" to make his or her own decisions.

[@1950Grendel]

And they're all scared to death to say it for fear of being branded as racist, homophobes, Nazis and enriching else.

[@Chad_Max]

Its b/c liberals aren't logical critical thinkers. Try explaining cause and effect to them and they'll claim you're part of the patriarchy....

[@RdfB-yq1us]

​@@jeffe_77 Because a home cost millions normal people can't pay that so I hope people move to Tennessee lol people are going there cause a home there doesn't cost millions

[@Anon1mous]

Without law and order, there can be no business. Plain and simple.

[@jntj3007]

Exactly. Without law and order, NOTHING else matters.

[@mikemiller659]

Yep..we can start by renaming the streets & buildings their original names..reduce the shoplifting amount to where it was previously. and fire scott w

[@Brianuwu622]

keep voting democrat

[@circesoul2218]

​@@Brianuwu622 They will. Even when they flee SF to a red state they'll keep voting blue.

[@888ssss]

without homes there will be no workers. plain and simple.

[@Nuschler22]

Being from SF and having moved, I'm so glad that the policies and politicians for which they voted have done exactly what everyone sane thought they would do. They get exactly what they deserve. Defund police and vote for prosecutors that don't charge people with crimes and this is what happens.

[@guitardzan5641]

Yep....... Common sense, sensibly described.

[@phuckfumassters]

They know this but they don't care. It's all by design and all on purpose to destroy this nation from within. But you know...conspiracy theories, right.

[@reesebrindle1809]

Indeed.

[@memorymedia6188]

NOBODY voted for these clowns, they were INSTALLED using Dominion and Smartmatic machines.

[@jblev736]

bad vision and implementation will fail any policy

[@asoulalignedhowgodhealshis6682]

This is not a business issue, it's a lawlessness issue. People are sick of having lawless people breaking in and defecating outside of their buildings. It's unbelievable that they just put their head in the sand and talk about their plan to reinvent SF business.

[@quintaeco]

Yeap the 24/7 Crap park called San Fran Sicko

[@suntzu94]

Rufus is clearing a liberal dreamer if he thinks his plan is going to work

[@studleyjb3172]

That ain't sand......

[@davesmith5656]

Al;l those empty space make great places for SF to be a "Sanctuary City"!! (Question is, sanctuary for what??)

[@MetaView7]

There is no need to lower the taxes. There is no need to give incentives to businesses. There is no need to re-invent the wheel. All it is needed is a safe environment for tourists to visit. Is it that difficult to do???

[@DudeCapone]

Don’t need “experts” to point out what’s wrong. Any person can take a walk in SF and see what’s wrong 🤡

[@Westcoastguy]

Exactly. Unfortunately Mayor Breed and the Board of Supervisors can't comprehend this 🤦‍♂.

[@getlost3346]

The natives keep screaming.... Our Streets! Let them clean it up.

[@miked8249]

Yes it doesn’t take an expert - everybody knows it was the pandemic 🤣

[@iworkout6912]

Let spend a half million studying the problem, and come up with solutions that sound like all the solutions that didn't work.

[@jntj3007]

Yep. Experts and "Consultants" are not needed, but common sense (among SF's "leaders") is.

[@ironbowtie]

It's simple. Stop being a sanctuary for criminals and crime.

[@PeterRoos]

Exactly.

[@derrickwashington1713]

But then..That's Racist! 😮

[@veritas3179]

​@@derrickwashington1713 only the criminals would say it's racist😅

[@chrisaycock5965]

another issue is the amount of businesses that have left in the wake of employees leaving the area.

[@sstrick500]

Shhhhhhhh.....just let them stay there. NIMBY.

[@temijinkahn511]

San Francisco is done. Very sad to see what the voters did to themselves.

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Pelosi left a helluva legacy behind in her own state, no surprise here, 😞😞😞

[@safeandeffectivelol]

The sadder part is many of those idiots are fleeing to other states after shitting on SF

[@memorymedia6188]

NO, SAN FRANISCANS DID NOT "ELECT" THESE CLOWNS, THEY WERE INSTALLED USING DOMINION AND SMARTMATIC.

[@sapphonymph8204]

I'm loving it. Serves em right.

[@doug8078]

Its not sad. This is what the morons wanted.

[@lantherpagdi]

This can never be possible unless somebody deliberately passes these laws to see the society fail

[@pipertonich9159]

I mean we acting like it's the people. The Dems don't consult with anybody to put these laws in places. They do this all on their own

[@safeandeffectivelol]

You mean the voters of Clownifornia?

[@briancole7024]

Don't forget about Reparations. So dumb

[@yakov9542]

Exactly!!! This is espionage from China & Russia. Pushing drugs, propaganda and funneling donor money to nonprofits and useful idiot politicians, to push this destruction in small government municipalities and cities.

[@tfinvold]

Globalists motto "build back better" once the city descends into utter chaos (or at least that's their goal) then the globalists buy up real estate on the cheap and then rebrand San Francisco as a "smart city" to implement their agenda.

[@RTOneZer0]

"The government you elect is the government you deserve" ~ Thomas Jefferson

[@tangobayus]

SF officials are not elected.

[@jh-il5sb]

probably had a more positive meaning when jefferson quoted it.

[@ge2623]

And who you are.

[@JohnBrown-vn2qw]

i think those slimeball dems have been cheating in a lot more than just presidential elections

[@tangobayus]

@@ge2623 Most are sheeple.

[@largeformat942]

"This is a big wake up call..." Sh-t that alarm clock has been buzzing for years and SF politicians keep hitting the snooze button

[@derrickwashington1713]

Word Up!

[@bellagirlgirl8827]

Your alarm clock / snooze button metaphor is the BEST description of how things got to where they are now. I just listened to part of another newscast in which the mayor was being interviewed and expounding upon the obvious problems that have been known for ages. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your comment!

[@tjmarx]

They haven't been hitting snooze, they like the sound of the bell.

[@largeformat942]

@@bellagirlgirl8827 Thank you, appreciate the feedback. I used to visit SF once a month growing up and to see her beauty fade is a crying shame....

[@hom2fu]

as long as the people vote democrats, i can't hear you

[@danielplainview926]

What needs to go is the no prosecution for shopliftng under $850.

[@maxred222]

It’s not “preventing crime.” It’s called enforcing the law. Prosecute.

[@Th3Will]

When you vote in people who legislate lawlessness, what do they think would happen?

[@jimcrackorn]

well dont think its that simple

[@mhaas281]

​@@jimcrackorn it is.

[@k.s783]

@@jimcrackorn it’s pretty simple. It’s not exactly business friendly when the city let’s people shoplift without holding them accountable. Add safety concerns to that and your costumers are gone. Democrats have destroyed many lives with their idiocy.

[@RTOneZer0]

More votes from the BLM and the far left extremists.

[@silentmajority8365]

Democrats and diversity ruined it

[@stevefink6000]

City Council Guy: "No one is giving up on San Fransisco" While businesses are literally giving up on SF. Continues to pretend there is nothing to worry about as long as they just "reimagine". This guys ideology is the problem

[@golferpro1241]

Exactly

[@steves3688]

Truth!!!

[@user-zu3md5qz8y]

he's just a pretender

[@fsquared64]

Reimagining crime and the homeless is what started this problem.

[@walkman06]

Hes a good actor

[@user-tk5zk5bj1b]

I worked in SF at 60 Spear St for about fourteen years from c1990 to 2005. The decline was well underway before I moved on. I remember walking to Stacey's and passing several homeless including one especially strange gesticulating guy with crazy eyes. SFPD knew him by name and he knew they meant business. I gave up on Stacey's when Barnes and Nobel opened a store somewhere near San Mateo and I discovered an awesome new and used bookstore near Stanford.

[@mmaranta785]

Where is the used bookstore near Stanford?

[@user-tk5zk5bj1b]

@@mmaranta785 My bad, it was ~30 years ago. I remembered driving on I280 past SLAC and a giant radio telescope up on a hill, the bookstore was about a few minutes south of there. I think it was in Mountain View.

[@Huskrrrr]

The last time I visited SF, parking was a big problem. Many of the parking lots were covered with broken windshield glass.

[@Jorr235]

Why does everyone in America except city politicians know what the problems are in all these cities?

[@tjmarx]

You're looking at this from the wrong way. Nothing is wrong, the politicians delivered precisely what they were voted in to deliver. This is what the majority of people want. They like the anarchy and lawlessness. They like the homeless encampments so long as they aren't in front of their own houses. They like big business fleeing, profit is a dirty word anyway right? They love the unemployment now they have more time for leisure.

[@tommydong8070]

Don’t listen to tjmarx.

[@tjmarx]

@@tommydong8070 lol, and why is that? It's the truth

[@MA-yl1er]

They are following orders.

[@MA-yl1er]

@@tommydong8070 hes right. This is all on the voters. They chose this, they were warned. They choose the same thing every time. Its mass insanity.

[@heh2k]

Idiots who let it get this bad arent going to fix it.

[@partymaster5]

Exactly

[@Maria.9094]

Facts. They all need to go, including the new DA.

[@currentbatches6205]

They didn't 'let' it get this bad, they MADE it this bad.

[@OMGThisIsAwesome]

We have stopped going to San Francisco for yrs. We feel so unsafe to walk on the street. Cars got broken into, catalytic converter got stolen. It is a terrible city to go.

[@user-tx5ss9wx5y]

Same here.

[@adamesd3699]

Crime causes poverty just as much as poverty causes crime.

[@mhaas281]

I love seeing SF residents getting what they voted for. Cheers!

[@partymaster5]

It's a funny show. I hope the zombies eat them all in the end

[@MrDude826]

The voters left. 😂

[@bayaholic]

@@MrDude826 They are coming to vote in a town near you. They don’t change their votes, they change locations.

[@Bloodfart22]

Wow what a great American hoping for downfall

[@MrDude826]

@@bayaholic That's scary.... perhaps they should be made to live with the consequences of their actions.

[@arfift33n]

New leaders that will allow police to do their job and actual punishments for criminals would be a great start!

[@Brianuwu622]

nah let the people suffer they keep voting democrats

[@ArmaDino22]

The police are fine. It's the DAs and the local politician with their "reformative" laws that are the issue

[@blindvisionary415]

you going to lock up 90% of everyone? Because unless you address the issues of unaffordable housing, livable wages, access to health and education, and corporations & the wealthy paying their fair share of taxes, the homeless and crime issues will never stop. Poor people have to eat, and will do what ever it takes to do so. A little thing called The French Revolution taught us that. Remember what happened to King Louis and many of the greedy entitled rich in his court? We can both agree punishment is in order, we just disagree on who deserves to receive it. Another comment parroting right wing talking points, but lacking any semblance of actual substance. Saddest part is, 100 idiots were like, "yeah" and clicked like. When owning the libs is more important than not being a sheep. Stay beta red states.

[@buzz5969]

Using the word LEADERS is a very long stretch of ones imagination, CLOWNS with NO LEADERSHIP traits is what they are.🤡

[@Maria.9094]

​@@ArmaDino22 exactly. A tough on crime DA, mayor and city council are critical, which in turn will attract police who want to work in your city. Right now, the criminals and homeless rule the city without punishment.

[@wanaraz]

I left SF in 2020 and the state. Whole foods on Market St. had a bum come in and in the lunch area of hot foods he would grab a chicken part and munch on it and put it back in the container. It's disgusting what's going on there. I was eating lunch one day in my van and a homeless woman walks in front of my van bends down and takes a dump. In the summer nude guys walk around the Castro with kids everywhere. They just had to make sure if they sat down they had to put a towel down. Thanks SF. You ruined the love of my life.

[@prancer1803]

The city didn’t care at all… until businesses started to leave taking their tax dollars with them. Then they were like hey wait where are you going?

[@crabkilla]

What I find ironic is that the City of SF passed an "empty storefront tax" several years ago.

[@heh2k]

For real? 😂

[@crabkilla]

@@heh2k Yes, insanity. It takes years to get a simple building permit. Crime, drugs, and homeless everywhere. So when things don't work out, they want to collect a tax. Google "san Francisco empty storefront tax"

[@sstrick500]

​@lotusroot1 Is "I don't want to be shot or stabbed" a market condition?

[@blkcoupequattro]

Sounds like they knew there would be a massive loss of small business as soon as the Plandemic hit, no one is paying it, nothing short of a tax grab....

[@jt8251]

​@@heh2k Yes, it's called the "Commercial Vacancy Tax." It was enacted in 2020 and put on pause during the pandemic.

[@peterdvideos]

The zero bail thing is absurd. OK, one pass on a very lesser crime. But there are criminals charged numerous times and not getting jail. Society can’t survive without the enforcement of laws.

[@darkwoodmovies]

I think the idea in theory is fine. You get bail if you deserve bail without money. If you wouldn't get bail anyway, you don't get bail. If anything, bail should be free BUT should be more strict across the board, and should come with a much more strict punishment and no bail allowed for repeating offenses.

[@bubba6989]

Its scary, a guy stole my car (completely totaled) a few years back, figured out who did it..... SJPD said they were just going to cite and release, it was very scary and worried me he would make more victims

[@Throughthelurkingglass]

But dare to utter a slur, and they'll throw the book at you

[@darkwoodmovies]

@@Throughthelurkingglass Can you list all the cases where someone in America went to prison for using a slur?

[@mico1664]

​@@darkwoodmoviesone example is the resources wasted investigating someone doing a burn out on a rainbow crosswalk or the homeless man in nyc charged with a hate crime for using the pride flag as toilet paper.

[@rondobson1828]

What a shock that allowing homelessness to flourish and not arresting shoplifters would cause such chaos. Who'da thunk it!

[@Rippinsteo2926]

Turning offices into residences is a lot more difficult and expensive than one might think.

[@robgrey6183]

Morons who never built anything keep pushing this.

[@nathanlong4801]

It’s impossible. No one has the money to do that, and if they did, only criminal scum would dare to live there. It would be cheaper to build a new building from scratch, but once again, why? So tenderloins finest can live there? Who else would?

[@Pascal9004]

Businesses: please solve crime SF: we will do anything else but not that

[@Rucnas]

People voted for the same morons who would help criminals. Grats! They voted for those politicians.

[@TheSterlingArcher16]

SF: You’re a racist capitalist. We raised your taxes.

[@Avocado740]

They spent several days arguing over whether seats at the Castro theater should be allowed to be removed.

[@Luluthecat-22]

What crime? If it under 950$ it not a crime. They say crime is down after they pass that law. 😢

[@DrWatson2798]

Stop crime, prosecute criminals & stop taxing them out of business. They got what they voted for, and will probably vote for the same things.

[@darkwoodmovies]

It kinda worked until recently. San Francisco didn't change their political landscape much in the last 10 years, but what did change is the wealth gap, particularly in ultra-rich regions like California, to a point where it just became completely unsustainable. COVID was the nail in the coffin. SF is the new Detroit now because, as history repeats itself, the greed lead to tax breaks for big corporations, who then returned the favor by bailing the minute things got bad, and what's left is a shell of a once great city.

[@max420thc]

Yep, how typical. The old greedy companies screwing the working class excuse. 🤦‍♂️

[@darkwoodmovies]

@@max420thc Not really an excuse, just reality. It happens everywhere, but places like San Francisco are a one-trick pony that invested too heavily into a single industry. Cities like New York, despite having the same policies, got away with barely a bruise - crime rates are still below the national average - not because of some conservative superhero, but rather because the economy is diverse and NYC had the ability to survive COVID.

[@kaiw522]

​@@darkwoodmoviesno its just progressively getting worse in the last decade at least

[@kaiw522]

There are plenty of people in the surrounding areas of San Francisco that could go there for entertainment, day trips, etc etc to spend money and increase the wealth of the city. We are just choosing not to go there or spend money there because the city has been on a stead decline over a long time that has shifted to a rapid decline in recent years. Poor management (governor, etc) trickles down and effects the whole. In an effort to be inclusive San Francisco has included a recipe for its own demise.

[@mitchellmaerz8429]

Nearly 25% of office space is becoming abandoned and there are literally thousands of homes that have become abandoned as well

[@etpslick100]

….And that’s just San Francisco. I live in Philly and we have a serious crime problem here. Wouldn’t be surprise if it starts happening here. All of our WAWA’s is just about closed in Center City. Crazy!

[@aldoogie824]

I'm not an expert, but maybe change politicians to those that are going to make sweeping changes.

[@partymaster5]

If they really wanted to fix things and weren't dumb stooges. They'd all vote republican but they won't😂. That's the funny part. The sad part is bad ppl will just keep getting rich out there off the addicts. It's funny how they just keep repeating the same stuff. You could make a montage of "this is a wake up call for the city and we will look for ways to be better". 😂😂 then the city official said he wants a 24/7 business/residential area full of the arts....😮 wtf is he talking about. He's a complete moron. Rip SF

[@aznosu]

Americans don't realized that these candidates are all born to be politicians... meaning the system is setup to have the rich or greedy/ easily lobbied candidates only available for the ppl to vote for hence why Americans don't trust the word government. Those who they can vote for has always let them down bc the only candidates on the ballots are those lobbied.

[@derekm.]

You can’t stop crime until bring back the laws and put criminals in jail.

[@max420thc]

The criminals are all in your government, best to pack up and leave

[@robloxvids2233]

These people refer to black incarceration as "modern slavery." I'm not kidding.

[@nate4745]

They don’t see it as crime, they see it as an illness.

[@TheGlennweldon]

Remember, THEIR criminal behavior is a sign that YOUR noncriminal lifestyle does not work. Society failed, not them.

[@BillyTimes-dw7vs]

Cost money to put people in jail alot of it is mental health

[@NSResponder]

Anyone maintaining a retail business in SF today is just recklessly endangering their employees.

[@DecemberNames]

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[@westoaklanddlee189]

Great job London Breed!!! Let homeless and criminals live in Sf!!! See who is going to pay taxes!!!

[@mwatercress]

Maybe Garret Doty will help turn this around and fund our public employee pensions too.

[@gridley]

A majority of voters in SF (assuming elections are totally legit & honest) have to take a lot of blame too.

[@MissPepperss]

@@gridley I don't know a single person who actually voted for her, but then again the choices were terrible, so I don't know what happened. It's like having to choose in between being boiled to death or burned to death, that's how that election was. Very hard to choose which candidate was worse. I hope some better choices will be available in the next election.

[@silentmajority8365]

@@gridley and diversity

[@gridley]

@@MissPepperss I keep wondering exactly what's going on with X percentage of people in society, in the US. On one hand, I think more of them are becoming (or have to be) more sensible, logical & ethical. But I notice a variety of people are also more ideologically extreme too. They seem to be what I assume is the case with many conformists in a hard-left nation like China.

[@Old_Mansplaining]

Yes San Francisco needs more “ experts “ and so much more “ reimagining “.

[@johngoldsworthy7135]

Common sense is not so common now a days. The woke mind virus is rotting peoples brains

[@Irene94087]

Lol😂

[@bayaholic]

Have you seen those “expert” salaries. I would be an expert in SF. I can be the garbage can expert. The city almost paid $1M for 1 trash can 🗑️.

[@MetaView7]

the trough

[@dangtoons1760]

Isn't it sick. All the same cliche language and impotent corporate-marketing jargon that is used to remind us that the latest solution, campaign, movie, TV show ... or beer will be an massive waste of time and money, another brow beating, effect-less, ridiculous, bomb/flop. We hear it now in every conceivable situation.

[@dollarinhand3443]

Everyone knows what needs to be done but how do you do it with out being sued for violating the rights of those people who do not contribute to society but leech from those who do?

[@firstname7020]

It'd be crazy if they try this thing of making living affordable there.

[@cleanandpristine]

I used to enjoy sf. The last time I went, I got back to my car only to find windows broken and our bags gone. Never again.

[@McDago100]

I am just curious, did you call the police and report this? I am wondering how much crime is unreported because nothing gets done.

[@doinitlive3015]

Same here lmao last time i was in SF was in 2016. Used to go everytime, but after 2 broken car windows… NO THANK YOU! ✌️

[@bellagirlgirl8827]

I've heard too many stories of car break-ins (happened to a couple of friends that drove in to see 'Hamilton'.) So, if I ever needed / wanted to drop into SF for the day I figured I'd take BART. But BART's kinda sketchy at times, so maybe I'll just skip any future trips to SF. Glad I was able to live in SF and experience it before the serious problems kicked in. How sad that it's come to this.

[@virtualdent]

When I moved here thirty years ago I loved living in San Francisco now I don't know why anyone would want to live here or California in general.

[@doinitlive3015]

@@bellagirlgirl8827 please dont take BART, I took it millions of times when I was a child with my grandpa in the 90’s, very different now with all the flash mobs, jewelry/purse snatchings… HELL NO

[@Yaxpacpa]

The anchorman said it was a "disturbing trend", but it is not. This is what leaders in California wanted when they rolled out Prop 47 and reclassified shoplifting from a felony to a misdemeanor.

[@jimandersen3003]

it was a misdemeanor, now it's a non arrest crime.

[@taroman7100]

TREND? It's normal

[@jonny-b4954]

No, it's always been a misdemeanor man. Your 3rd one is generally a felony. They made it a non arrestable offense. I mean, it depends on the value. But usually it's petite theft, which is a misdeamanor. It can jump to grand theft, depending on the city from $300-2000.

[@oko2312]

Nah this is what the majority people wanted

[@user-tx5ss9wx5y]

I remember when they did that. I couldn't believe it. And almost overnight crime went up.

[@leok7193]

Sad for such a storied city. I drove up PCH from LA and made a bunch of stops along the way but didn't feel safe leaving my car to even walk around SF or stay in a hotel there.

[@BusArch42]

Property rights and safety are the cornerstones of our nation. When those are destroyed, society collapses.

[@zendecibelsraw]

No. What needs to happen is to arrest every public official & all those who are pulling off all of the corruption from San Francisco to Sacramento to LA

[@jerrymarasco8878]

This couldn’t happen to a more deserving city ! It’s EXACTLY what you voted for !

[@tangobayus]

We didn't vote for this. Elections here are completely corrupt.

[@HeyhitmeBAM]

Guessing you’re not from there it can’t really be helped by the average citizen, the options for local leaders are all very similar. Anyone that identifies as a Republican never even gets close to winning any city council position, let alone mayor.

[@danieljohnson2005]

@@HeyhitmeBAM That’s the problem with the city. The people are so afraid of evil white men wearing red ties that they can’t see how screwed they’re getting by the Democrats.

[@jerrymarasco8878]

@@HeyhitmeBAM no kidding ! Even with things the way they are, vote blue mentality is insane ! These people actually vote to raise their own taxes and nothing changes ! I’ve been here ten years and these people are absolutely clueless

[@AmsterdamHeavy]

@@HeyhitmeBAM so you vote for bad choices instead, great idea

[@peterweber3830]

Everything is wrong in SF, especially at night. A real mess

[@randyrapidfire72]

This has been happening to middle America for years with factories moving overseas and drug epidemics. Nobody in San Francisco, New York , or DC cared very much. What is happening is a bit sad, but I find it very difficult to care as SF and California in general seem to be hurting from self-inflicted wounds.

[@JohnsJohnson-ns5xm]

Yeah, it’s hilarious to think that the people that caused this can fix it. Step one vote everyone out of office and replace them with businessman and people who’ve actually worked for a living.

[@MrMojabo]

Nope.. it will be to totally close down the useless police department give the money they save to the junkies on the street to spend in the local supervisor owned dope stores. Then give themselves a raise for solving the problem

[@gotsloco1810]

The vast majority of the business owners don’t live in the City and County of San Francisco; therefore cannot run for council or Board of Supervisors.

[@megarth1]

People who are successful in business wouldn’t take the pay cut to enter city politics. And, if you noticed, the poor don’t like successful people.

[@dezznutz3743]

In Commiefornia's big cities that would mean voting out all of the Dems.

[@JohnsJohnson-ns5xm]

@@dezznutz3743 absolutely

[@bbq8282]

Thank you Mayor Breed!👍 Your policies are working as intended!👍

[@geoall2710]

She’s awesome and looks great too

[@Janzer_]

this is honestly great! love seeing the city fall :D

[@derrickwashington1713]

Exactamente!!

[@RobustArid379]

Blk leaders are great again!-Biden

[@aceboogisback9946]

I don't blame the mayor. The problems SF has began a long time ago.

[@Montana_horseman]

It's pretty amazing how in this whole video they never mention the politics the politicians that took this once great city to it's failing point.

[@adambrunner9462]

Had some of the best times of my life in SF and to see this from afar is shocking and very sad. Get it together California you lead the way...

[@amerasiann4645]

I love love love seeing what SF's residents get what they voted for! enjoy !

[@austx290]

Me too! NY and Chicago too.

[@philipstephens5960]

Wow, you people are so emphatic and understanding. I bet others are clamoring to move to your city or state, given how you are such nice people who would never think to make fun of other people’s misfortunes.

[@amerasiann4645]

@@philipstephens5960 YOU VOTE FOR WHAT YOU GET, YOU GOT WHAT YOU VOTED FOR! The current state of society destruction that our country facing is the result of liberals mentality, ideas and voted for. Have you ever heard of "Action have Consequences "? No emphatic from me and so many others ! Enjoy your beautiful Sunday morning!

[@BE74297]

@@amerasiann4645 Yes that´s the illusion of compassion and one of the things that needs to stop if we want the maddness to stop. JLL said that and he said: ¨I don´t like to be lied to.... And I don´t like nerds telling me what to do.¨ John Lamb Lash on The Age of Truth YT channel interview: JOHN LAMB LASH ~ "A.I. vs. Hate ~ The Illusion Of Compassion - The Game Changer” [Age Of Truth TV]

[@BE74297]

I´m surrounded by them in the East Bay ... Must move asap. This place is bogus. Oh, and the Calif. droughts and fires were visibly engineered since 2012.

[@VuQuang1973]

I feel sorry for those thieves, they have nothing to steal now.

[@golferpro1241]

Lol

[@1950Grendel]

Steal a car and "shop" in the suburbs.

[@88PLR]

They’ll figure something out. Maybe metal off the bridge

[@walkman06]

Nah, they made good profit already

[@annettewheeler8268]

THEY WILL JUST FAN OUT TOTHE BURBS STAY ALERT FOLKS

[@DwainDwight]

I have had three friends all move their offices out of downtown since the start of year.

[@paulcosta5854]

A two bedroom home for $750K does not a people/ family-friendly place to live make. Normal people can't afford to live there and the young tech kids that have run the city for almost 25 years are taking their bloated salaries back to Wisconsin for a normal quality of life. I lived there for 10 years and left in 2003, never to return. The house that I live in now would have cost me $1M in the Bay Area. It is a shame when you make a six-figure salary, 45 years old, and still have to have roommates just to live comfortably. Crime has absolutely nothing to do with it. I have seen more California license [plates moving into my neighborhood than I'd like to.

[@MrSilk13642]

The answer is to make criminals disappear permanently.

[@steves3688]

Yep!!!!

[@fixpacifica]

The city needs to be more compassionate to the crooks and druggies.

[@iworkout6912]

But one change we can make is to have stores who loose merchandise to shop lifters is to have them pay sales tax on the lost items. That will give us more money to waste on people who study the problem, and give us solutions, which are just the old solutions we tried in the past.

[@TopJoo7]

"No one is giving up on San Francisco..." meanwhile, businesses are closing and moving out of the city every month*

[@Mike-dn7ut]

This is what the people of SF dreamed of……let them enjoy it !

[@jeretso]

Office buildings are made for cubicles and restrooms that serve dozens of people. Getting permits would take forever, then you have to add plumbing, wiring, walls, kitchens and bathrooms adding weight to an old building. Hopefully the tools and materials are not stolen. Once the building is done the landlord has to deal with all the rent control and eviction protections. Good luck finding an investor.

[@Aaron_R]

Good luck putting in new plumbing. Drain pipes and vent pipes really need to be put in building plans originally. 1 toilet needs a 3 inch drain pipe, 1 shower needs a 2 inch pipe, plus they need to be sloped at 1/4 inch per foot. Plus they need vent pipes also, 50 toilets and 50 showers... Forget about it. It's easier to close off a whole part of building and add space for pipes to go from basement to roof.

[@edwardharley9]

who cares about all that. just let the homeless move into empty office buildings.. there problem solved.. HA !!!!

[@dangtoons1760]

Tragically if it wasn't for dumb ideas, they wouldn't have any ideas at all.

[@jimlambrick4642]

Amazing how all these big cities with their rent controls and eviction protections can't figure why rental housing is in short supply. Yeah, just make it as difficult as possible for investors to solve your problem. The level of political stupid here is just off the scale.

[@joezop]

its over johnney

[@dmitriyr4095]

You don’t need experts to see what is driving businesses out of SF

[@WalkawayRene12]

The same thing is going on in Portland and Seattle. We need change in leadership!

[@mikeg3439]

It's working as they intended. Nothing you can do.

[@somerandomvertebrate9262]

Stop voting for leftards! (Oh, by the way, I'm not American.)

[@megarth1]

At least go down fighting. G Washington tried it and the powers from on high helped. Do the right thing and things will right themselves.

[@generalzod7959]

The _only_ chance for a change in leadership, is for the locals to admit their political views are responsible for the conditions of the city. It means not voting for lefty progressive types. But, will they learn or admit this? Not likely.

[@steves3688]

SAY THAT LOUDER!!!!!!!! Many either cant hear it or it does not compute!

[@timtebowfan628]

I moved out of San Francisco 12 years ago and back then the city seemed to care more about businesses and tourism but not anymore. If you can't support the business climate in your city then any place will become unlivable.

[@briancole7024]

And now for Reparations. Bravo

[@tmass1]

if I were king of San Francsico I could fix it overnight. It's actually so easy. welcome to my ted talk. 1. robbing a store is a minimum 1 year in prison. first offense. 2. breaking into a car is a minimum 2 years in prison. first offense. 3. Being caught with heroine or crack is a minimum 1 month in prison. 4. NO more free needles or drug accessories. 5. bridge toll back down to 5 dollars to enter SF. 6. meter parking costs cut in half. 7. It's now legal to fight and restrain robbers. In fact there's a reward for it. 8. pooping in public is a 2 month jail sentence. 9. 1000 dollar fine for littering 10. no more discriminatory hiring practices. "Diversity" and "equity" hiring is now illegal. Disband and fire all job titles such as "diversity and inclusion manager". Gone. 11. Fire EVERY single person paid to fix the homeless crisis. cut ALL funding to homeless crisis. (We tried throwing money at it. it didn't work. it just encourages it.) 12. Bring back looney bins. Throw fully mentally ill people in there. (ones clearly not fit for prison.) 13. build a freeway that passes through SF north to south. No more driving along 19th ave at a snail's pace. oh it would cost money to jail these people? who cares. Money well spent. SF has lost 10s of BILLIONS of dollars because nobody wants to be there anymore solved. offended? don't care. chef's kiss

[@cfriedemann]

I lived in SF at several points in my life. I can remember when, 10-15 years ago, friends I had across the US would frequently choose SF as their prime destination for a long weekend of shopping, wine tasting, dining, tourism, etc. Since then, I can't recall anyone saying. "hey, I'm heading to SF to enjoy the weekend." The last few times I've been there, the streets were a mess with tents, vagrants, pan-handlers, garbage, etc. Honestly, Tripoli and Caracas were in better shape. Seattle, Portland and parts of LA are similarly afflicted.

[@emptiester]

The one time i was in san Francisco was 2013 and it was F*CKED UP third world country then. Its worse than havana, with the same extreme wealth overlain the abject terror of what is happening on the sidewalk. I have never seen anything like it. It seems the situation has not improved. The craziest thing to me is how deep in denial people are about how bad it is. Its bad. Uniquely bad.

[@jh-il5sb]

as a resident of placer county, roughly a two hour drive from SF, i can't believe the civic leaders would allow this to happen to the city. once one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Many friends and family would visit and always want to go to SF for a few days

[@joet7136]

And what's the common denominator in these cities? Progressive policy-making.

[@JH-zn9tc]

But according to these progressive Soros funded DAs and council members...this is progress..a progressive utopia...a glimpse into the future for every city...recalling the previous DA of SF was a good step forward in correcting this..but you will need to start voting for effective leaders and not voting blindly for DNC Democrat candidates

[@emptiester]

I think its important to delineate democratic run cities from the horrorshow of progressive san Francisco. I had lived in Chicago for several years. Yes Chicago has problems. Yes Chicago is nearly bankrupt. San Francisco is in a totally different conversation of completely ruined. Theres a typical town, then democratic run cities (which are most cities and all cities have a lot in common) then theres 50 miles of bum shit, then theres san Francisco.

[@tinker3962]

This is a well earned dividend ... from the collective arrogance of the Bay Area. Doom loop in play.

[@jerrymotak4934]

I left 14 years ago and never want to go back

[@EDHBlvd]

1:53 WRONG. I gave up on San Francisco. I’m not going back.

[@MarcusRefusius]

Has anyone up there ever considered that listening to “Experts” is how you got in this mess? We used to go to San Francisco quite often. We did it for years, and watched the decline happen in real time. About ten years ago my wife and I decided that the city had lost it’s appeal. And we have not returned and I doubt we ever will. It’s filthy, unsafe and depressing all at once. To us who live in the wilderness, there’s like a subsonic vibration of depression and despair in the City. The residents don’t notice it because it has developed slowly over a long period of time. And they’re busy just trying to survive. And that is sad because my wife’s parents came here in the thirties from China to escape communism. She practically grew up in Chinatown. You get what you Vote for.

[@xtype2006]

As a Bay Area resident that lives waaaay in the suburbs, congrats SF! You finally created a total mess of your own city! Keep it up!

[@MA-yl1er]

If your voting democrat than your too are to blame for cali being destroyed.

[@VoteForBukele]

It doesn’t matter how you vote. On a few years you’ll all look back and realize that this situation is happening all over America. And it has nothing to do with your political ideology. It’s because collectively, you’re historically stupid. There are just too many idiots for your society to be sustainable.

[@xtype2006]

@@MA-yl1er Let's be clear, California is not destroyed. You probably haven't been here or else you would know how gorgeous the vast majority of the state is. That being said, there are small pockets of each state that are completely screwed. Austin, TX, SF, lots of run-down towns in the south, etc. But no one would every say that Austin represents the entire state of Texas in the same way that SF does not look or feel like the rest of California.

[@MA-yl1er]

@@xtype2006 i agree . And i have been all throught cali but that was years ago.

[@xtype2006]

@@MA-yl1er Come back and explore the parts outside of SF. The natural parks, Yosemite, the wine tasting of Napa and Sonoma, the gorgeous southern California beaches, and cozy cabins of Lake Tahoe. Don't let Fox news trick you into thinking that SF is the entire state of CA!

[@AF-ib8ec]

If only Karl Mulden and Michael Douglas were still around to patrol the streets of San Francisco

[@JimJohn5555]

Mandatory 10 years in Jail for robbery. No court case, just apply the law. That would stop it overnight.

[@telcobilly]

When big companies were leaving years ago, arrogant CA politicians said, no problem, someone else will take their place...guess that's not happening...

[@relentlessslog]

SF used to be one of the greatest cities in the world. Now they've made it completely uninhabitable for businesses and the working class. Everyone should leave. Seriously, what's the incentive to stay? City officials have been preaching this and that but it's all BS. Nothing is going to change. Time and time again they've proven their incompetence. Unless you're an addict or a city official, SF is a lost cause.

[@danielschannel701]

The addicts are numb to all this I guess.

[@hblee88]

SF was so magical. How can this once great city implode like this?!! NO LEADERSHIP. Mayor Willie, we miss you!!

[@donvolio4089]

The funniest (saddest) part of this is watching the mainstream media act like they don’t understand what the problem is.

[@MandatoryMyocarditis7]

Protect the narrative first.

[@pleasuretokill]

It's almost like $16 an hour jobs and $3500 a month rent doesn't math very well. People love to scream "be tougher on crime" but... that doesn't address the cause of mass homelessness and crime there. It was one of the most expensive cities in the Western US. Minimum wage is under $16 an hour, and a lot of jobs mimimum or not paid under $20 an hour. No rent in San Fran is under $2000 a month and most apartments are over $3000 a month. The numbers aren't hard to add up. More and more people couldn't afford to work and live, so more and more flooded the streets and became homeless. When you are homeless and have nowhere to turn, a lot turn to drugs. Being "tough on crime" means basically locking up a large percentage of the city simply because no one can afford to work and live there. The problem is greed and this country is falling to it right now. Coming to a city near you. It will start out slow.... then you will be the next San Fran! Keep raising cost of living and paying the same wages. I'm sure that will make things better. Those who repeat the past are... you know the rest....

[@danielanderson3157]

They want to revamp the city with “new key industries, like A.I. and biotech”. Nothing dystopian about that…

[@VoteForBukele]

It’s only dystopian if you’re an idiot. You have to remember, america has always been a dystopian hell hole for someone. Maybe it’s just your turn.

[@ItsFinished]

What needs to change are the elected politicians... Corruption is ruling now.

[@megarth1]

No, liberalism is full blown.

[@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958]

Tourism? San Francisco is about as tourist friendly as Somalia or Haiti. No one is going there except people who have no clue.

[@xbigwormx]

At this rate ill be able to get a 2 bedroom apt in downtown SF for $500 a month 😅. Thank you Mayor London Breed and DA Brooke Jenkins. Keep up the great work.💯👍

[@ju4121]

There will be more empty spaces if senate bill 553 becomes law 😮😮😮

[@charliebrown6590]

Go woke go broke

[@snow-uq4gx]

Come up with original phrases💩💩

[@starventure]

San Transcisco is the Bud Light of cities.

[@heh2k]

It's get woke go broke.

[@charliebrown6590]

@@heh2k how about be woke go broke ?

[@piercezhang8153]

You go woke, you go SF. Nice to see they are doing so well.

[@niosanfrancisco]

Here is a start : clean house at city HALL

[@mwatercress]

Or send city hall to clean streets, literally.

[@stevenwilliambaylessparks3730]

Once upon a time, the envy of the world.

[@theman36]

Wasn’t that long ago.

[@MA-yl1er]

True

[@user-pi2lq]

That was last years when I got my covid fund

[@nicolasdefranco7179]

What needs to change? What about Law and Order?

[@tonyboy92843]

Haven't been back in years and don't plan to either for many reasons.

[@thundershirt1]

One way the crime situation can be solved without increasing the tax burden is to allow people to defend their own property. An armed guard with a dog would close the open door. Of course, the lawyers suing over the use of dog/force need to go overboard too.

[@patriot5526]

Yes! This sounds like a place everyone would like to live. A downtown area where all the businesses are gone and the empty buildings turned into housing for people who want to live in town close to all the businesses. Perfect!

[@tangobayus]

I live in SF. I think they should tear down the downtown and pour salt over it. Like Carthage.

[@donaldducko6580]

And without jobs who will pay the rent.

[@megarth1]

No, they want to live near the freebies.

[@girlinvt]

When this sort of thing happened in Detroit they acted like it was no big deal, it was a troubling trend as well. Politicians just kept doing business as usual. Now Detroit is a wreck of its former self, boarded up businessrs and homes few jobs and few opportunities. Once you start losing big and small businesses you lose jobs, a decent income, a good life and your citiy dies. San Francisco is on that very same road, and the people who created the decline are the ones that everyone is looking to fix what they deliberately broke, because it was so awful the way it was. Now you get to see just how bad it wasn't, and your never going to get it back.

[@bayouflier6641]

"raising concerns"?????? the understatement of the century.

[@lozu8947]

Thanks for stating the obvious on what needs to be done. The problem is that the people won’t ever vote for the people that could fix it and actually work towards resolving those obvious problems; wokeism is their first priority

[@briancole7024]

And they all gonna pay for the Reparations even thought Cali was a Free State.

[@plumeria66]

I used to visit SF in the 80s. Fine dining. Far less homelessness. Moved there in the 90s, and was noticeably worse. Left and never went back. People saying it’s even worse now when it was already bad then.

[@seaneendelong8065]

It is orders of magnitude worse 😶😐 The 90s was still a viable timeframe for daytime shopping and visits and sites and transit- just avoid some areas and be careful after dusk. Staggeringly downward spiral to today is almost impossible to fully describe as to the levels of badness from the really sketch to outright filth in large areas in 2017 too. It was not safe outside certain isolated purely residential single family areas then, and public transit was highly ill advised. Now? Now makes the 90s seem like glory days of wonderful. Yup that bad

[@plumeria66]

@@seaneendelong8065 Sounds totally hopeless and dystopian. Then I am so glad I enjoyed it while I could. My 80s visits were heavenly then!

[@albertoribeiro8907]

It's not about taxes, the fact of the matter is that it's alot cheaper to buy online because you have more variety of colors, prices, sizes, discounts.

[@wam7484]

Some of those futuristic movies where cities are abandoned to the criminals don't seem so unrealistic now.

[@silvermine2033]

What can be done? Stop voting Democrat!

[@jimcrackorn]

right i only watch fox news too

[@hazelandava]

These libs vote democrats until they die. 😅

[@mhaas281]

​@@jimcrackorn SF got what it voted for. Has absolutely nothing to do with fox news.

[@rainbow1021]

Stupid people will never understand

[@DingDong2-iy7vb]

@@jimcrackorn I watch CNN from my basement!!

[@kennethtennysfan6101]

San Franciscans voted for this. Enjoy!

[@davids9520]

Businesses, come to Detroit. Real estate is cheaper here in Michigan New buildings are popping up everywhere in the city. Solving the homeless problem by just letting them to leave town. Population in the city is down. They mostly moved to the suburbs. Taking crime with them!

[@ryshask]

This has been coming for years.. One day about 10 years ago I was going to go to a safeway while I was waiting for the caltrain to get something to eat... the safeway was closed at 8:30 pm.. Pathetic. These problems have been evident for over a decade... Due to inaction it's festered to the point where there is no returning from it... Even if the city provided HUGE incentives... You still hvae state level issues to contend with... No sane or even insane business will touch s.f.