San Francisco stores LOOTED to EXTINCTION embarcadero

[@m.f.m.67]

Rental Income: GONE NOW! Sales tax income: GONE NOW! Property tax payments: GONE NOW! San Francisco's future: GONE NOW!

[@digbysirchickentf2315]

Why do the landlords still ask for high rents in the current situation? Why do they prefer no money over some money? I am confused.

[@Mountainrock70]

As long as sone dummy pays it they keep asking.​@@digbysirchickentf2315

[@soavemusica]

Run, Elon, run.

[@m.f.m.67]

@@digbysirchickentf2315 As a business, they can write off losses on their taxes. That isn't a solution for them, but it does buy them time. These vacancies are a fairly recent problem. I suspect for many landlords, reality just hasn't sunk in yet. It may take another year or two.

[@digbysirchickentf2315]

@@m.f.m.67 Thanks, makes a bit more sense. But the area would recover quicker if they offered very low rent rent for a few years to get new businesses in... and if the Gov prosecuted shoplifters ofcourse.

[@edwardramirez8550]

Well when your Gov says you can shop lift $975.00 daily, what could go wrong!

[@VS-CZ1991]

👍👏

[@Sir_Godz]

who woulda thunk it

[@thearch1tect249]

Commifornia - GONE NOOOOW!!! Your channel has a more honest and realistic coverage of what's happening than any news outlet!!

[@shyviking]

Nothing to do with communism. In fact, you could say that many of the ills in USA comes from the exact opposite of communism. (Not that communism doesn't has its own set of ills. It has. But it is just not what seems to be plaguing USA and California right now).

[@soavemusica]

Now, now, all the empty space is a leasing possibility. In SF you`ll get all the space you need. With outdoor toilets.

[@BajatheChickenMan]

If it's one thing that's consistent among Californian's it's that they love to live with their heads buried in the sand. Most of these people think everything is fine!

[@willysnowman]

@@soavemusica Diaper Don has Bonezpuz AGAIN 💩💩❄️🦴🦴❄️

[@markbrisko8720]

No restaurant or business is going to stay open when their entrance is covered with human waste like that. So disgusting and pathetic!

[@jeffreybaier5312]

The excrement is an entrée 😂.

[@johnniemayhem]

Governor Nusiance signed an order to oust the homeless from state property....hopefully it will give cities some balls and they do the same....no one wants to open a business with human waste at the door, people camping in front, and certainly no tourists will come.

[@henryzelman33]

DemocRAT policies at work.

[@BuckieBoy-l2r]

@@markbrisko8720 they call is culture

[@anon-tlv3399]

sad but true. but learn whats behind creating all this.

[@ItaloDiscoFreak77]

The worst part is that no one seems to care, the decline just continues!

[@cataclysmicconverter]

It's hard to care when your vote does nothing and there is nothing you can do about it.

[@henryzelman33]

A society that lowers its standards is a society that declines. DemocRAT policies at work.

[@62cripple]

Too busy trying to survive.....😢

[@kevinmach730]

The decline itself happened because no one cared. When your selfworth or concern for other is so low that you will squat down a take a shit in public and then the people who live there defend you because of your rough childhood, mental health, or lack of a place to live- you're arguing against any sort of standards for human behavior in public. At that point, the rest of this tragic tale writes itself.

[@1972Ray]

It could be made right, and turned into a revenue machine, but hard choices would have to be made.

[@SBE1]

When I watch CNBC, they say the only reason retail shops closed is the work from home movement. The solution is to encourage firms to require employees to come into the office. They never mention crime.

[@Multisportamateur]

Hong Kong has a similar problem with commercial space; lots of multibillion dollar space unoccupied since there is a movement for a 4 day workweek. But the last nail in the coffin is COVID lockdowns ordered by CCP . Singapore has picked up all of our business and that place is now booming. Singapore is also very pro crypto, so they are getting lots of money (laundering) into the region.

[@cherylevans23]

Even the most famous guitar store on the west coast is closed 4 days a week

[@jngx80]

Thats because work from home is the major factor for businesses closing. The business from people going to work was the main reason retail and restaurants are in this part of town. The restaurants on kearny, etc used to be packed before the pandemic. Most restaurants are only open during weekdays and some were for specific times to cater to people who worked in the area eg they closed when people went home for the day. High rent, less people in downtown/financial district, businesses leaving are the major factors. This part is relatively safe (although there was a lot of homeless around the area during the pandemic, its better now).

[@Orcinus1967]

With a $20 minimum wage, the restaurants cannot afford to stay open. Of course crime drove away the customers as well. No worries. The city spends $300 million a year on homeless junkies.

[@giannidcenzo]

​@well said jngx80

[@hkt48man57]

A quote from some good guy was heard earlier today regarding the Olympics in Paris. He said something like, instead of being the opening ceremony of the Olympics it's more like the closing ceremony of humanity. And then... your video here is watched. There's some kind of correlation here. Anyway, thanks again for another informative and illustrative video presentation.

[@chachenaki_kichenancha]

He said it right

[@JohnsJohnson-ns5xm]

Truly, a bizarre opening ceremony couldn’t decide if it was paganism or devil worship or what. That’s a great way to say it. It’s like the ending of the western world. It’ll be fun to watch who replaces us. I hope they do a better job..

[@calitalia2000]

The correlation is that Marxists run Paris and San Francisco. Leftists/ socialists/Democrats/communists destroy everything by putting criminals, druggies and homeless before hardworking citizens. They tax and regulate law-abiding citizens and businesses into oblivion.

[@grigoroff]

Kim Dotcom was the guy, he had a X post about "closing ceremony of Western civilization".

[@johanndork5364]

It's like the settlers and cavalry coming into Indian lands gradually squeezing the previous residents into ghettoes​@@JohnsJohnson-ns5xm

[@marcbjorg4823]

Luckily we have independent journalism like what Metal Leo does!

[@staringinawe3936]

imagine you are a empty store and you see someone approaching hoping you will be rented and leased only to find out it's Metal Leo peaking through your window and saying "GONE NOW!"

[@mikesheffer3690]

They can't govern the city, but they can tell you down to the penny how much they are owed in reparations.

[@davidpaulk785]

Great point!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

and force you to take the safe and effective vax to keep your job

[@Trash_Cat21]

They can. This is malicious destruction like they did when they used BLM to destroy many communities.

[@maverickbull1909]

Who is owed reparations? The government? Huh? What are you saying?

[@BuckieBoy-l2r]

This is what Harris /gavin brings to the table. If red states looked like this , we would never hear the end of it .

[@andrewkolb6309]

Look at Arizona Idiot same problems with homeless people aren't you guys a Republican state you're the problem!

[@hardbottomshoes]

But red states take more money from the Feds than blue states. Better schools and higher incomes.😅

[@BajatheChickenMan]

She brags about making San Francisco what it is today lmao.

[@monsterpig3270]

LOL, have you been to Texas or Florida? Both states are a dumpster fire.

[@bobmalack481]

Whats wrong with Texas? outside of Austin (which Californian's ruined) and Housto​n (which New Orlean's hurricane Katrina transplants ruined) Great govenor Abbot @@monsterpig3270

[@elfulano5884]

Leo, can't wait to hear you say Newsom is "GONE NOW".

[@Antyvas]

As long as it isn't because he became Commander-in-Chief.

[@tomlavelle8340]

Too much of America is GONE NOW

[@ottothorpe9927]

Thank you mayor London Breed and your demoncrat party. You have done incalculable damage to us. Vote out Breed and vote Trump for president on November 5th if you want things to improve.

[@SSNESS]

Gov. Newsom is getting rid of the homeless now.

[@SSNESS]

Governor is cleaning up the homeless now.

[@Carlos-im3hn]

@@SSNESS toooo little toooo late. The California government wrecked their economy on purpose _legally_ !

[@BuckieBoy-l2r]

Wrong . This is only happening in democrat controlled states. Texas and Florida are fine . Dallas is booming .little to nothing closed . Shopping cents and restaurants being built everywhere

[@tommcdonald3204]

The citizens that live there will still vote for the same people over and over so its nice to see them get what they voted for. Gone now

[@davidpaulk785]

MSM hypnotized people

[@krickerd]

Most of the state not living in these big cities doesn't want this. Easy to see why there is a movement to form their own state, taking their money with them, and leave these cities to the jackals with the old crumbling state.

[@canuckflxnfly]

SF, once o beautiful, thriving, city. Today, it has devolved into urban decay. Great content with excellent commentary.

[@rachelhudson4370]

I cry at every one of your videos. My beautiful city is destroyed. I'm glad that I left before all of this happened. I still have my memories from when it was an amazing place.

[@crazyelf1]

What's astonishing about this whole situation is the complete lack of self-reflection among the political elite, along with those who supported these policies. They claimed to be progressive urbanists and managed to destroy what they claimed to be trying to improve.

[@phantomf4747]

You have to remember; they hate us and don't care what we have to endure as pawns.

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

Whose idea was it to put an outdoor shelter on Embarcadero across from the Ferry Building? This has to be deliberate self-destruction.

[@BuckieBoy-l2r]

The mayor has never had a job in her life. The entire city council is no better. They have never solved any problems, they get elected to solve problems. They are all in over their heads that is why the city is getting worse . They keep making bad decisions and digging the hole deeper.

[@MooseBme]

Because... They get paid to lie! Buuuut... "!FACTS! !!DON'T!! !!!MATTER!!! !!!!OBEY!!!! !?IT'S GOOD HUH?! !!JUST A FEW MORE YEAR$$$!! !!!YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY!!! !!!!LIFE'S TOO SHORT!!!!"

[@phantomf4747]

@@MooseBme moose bro you forgot “SCIENCE” 👍🏻🤣

[@DoctorInsomnia-qw7us]

Keep the BORDER CZAR out of the White House!! DON'T CALIFORNIA MY AMERICA!!

[@BajatheChickenMan]

We need to wall off California.

[@wooster2452]

I can’t explain it but watching Leo show an endless array of empty storefronts is fascinating.

[@SSNESS]

No kids are coming from me

[@jeffross2181]

Actually business is booming in the Embarcadero area. He just finds the few that are for lease or that went out of business.

[@Paula-b5l]

​@@jeffross2181 Dear Jeff, It's not "a few", whole areas of beautiful SF AND other areas ARE wastelands, taken over by criminals/mental illness, and even though tourists still come, it's a shame and a sorrow😢

[@policedog4030]

Me too, it's a mixture or morbid fascination and cognitive dissonance. America's finest city and one of the most beautiful.

[@jasondoane9829]

A few ay? Lmao

[@starventure]

"What a beautiful city! So unburdened by what has been!" - Kamala Harris

[@m.f.m.67]

Almost as unburdened as her brain.

[@steverturnsk6190]

"What can be, unburdened by what has been". This describes synthesis, which is the idea of destroying concrete things in the past and present then make a synthetic man made replacement. It is also known as alchemy as well as the dialectic. It is the basis for socialism, as per books written by Hegel, Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, and in 1970 Shulamith Firestone (The Dialectic of Sex), one of the cofounders of the Womens Liberation Movement. Socialism is a self destructive ideology. It's goal is to destroy everything.

[@dcwebb1]

@@steverturnsk6190 So VERY well said!

[@soyyo143]

star venture-Yep! She's so f pathetic !!!!!!

[@dtna]

WAS a beautiful city. 😢

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

Worked out at that gym At Hills Plaza 24 years(1996-2020). Good times. Gone now!!!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Really wow , it’s sad to see it empty

[@paulwooton4390]

It's the Gavin & Kamala Show!

[@janey0513]

All the urination and trash. It must smell horrible. I would not go there. Used to be a vibrant thriving community. Gone now! Thank you Leo for bringing this sad situation to light.

[@DreamQueenScream]

It smells even worse than you could imagine when it rains!

[@DoomWar1]

​@@DreamQueenScream Seriously?

[@DreamQueenScream]

@@DoomWar1 yes, seriously! I went to school in SF in 2010/11, it’s always been a scummy city, you can just fully see it now that the money has fled… Whole city smells like pee /garbage when it rains, especially in the downtown areas.

[@nonamec8271]

Was at the Civic Center two days ago, drove around and walking...no restaurants open near the Federal Bldgs. or CA. Supreme Court. Drug activity everywhere for blocks. And no tourists were evident. Only Macys and the St. Francis Hotel are sill open at Union Square. A Community policing Urban Renewal group patrols for safety but they have no way to keep anyone safe. This is a zombie apocalypse. I worked downtown years ago and it is sad to see the decay. Metal Leo is evidencing reality of the destruction of what was a beautiful city.

[@thamnosma]

Macy’s is closing that flagship store

[@zumbamamma1675]

@@thamnosma True. A testament to urban decay.

[@cyndiholland5704]

This was done intentionally by the gov. Such a bummer

[@mikesrandomvideos]

2:12 he says Stinks.....you can hear the flies.....Wonderful

[@williamlidster5850]

I have been to San Francisco when it was probably the most beautiful city in the country! I don’t think it’s ever going to return to its grandeur until the people of California stop voting for Democrats!

[@sciagurrato1831]

Too late too late. The Repugs are in completely agreement with the Dems. Did you see the applause for their leader this week?

[@johnniemayhem]

i was there in the early 90's and then in 2021..... staggering....hard to believe it was the same place. I ate in the restaurants on Fishermans Wharf which are also all gone. Democrat policies, inept corrupt politicians.

[@MrLanternland]

Too much "celebrating diversity" in CA now to not vote Democrat. It doesn't matter how u vote anyway. They have devised so many ways to cheat on the vote counting.

[@lukewarmwater5320]

Yeah the whole situation will magically reverse itself if people vote republican, you bonehead it has nothing to do with party affiliation...

[@ForCedar777]

Stay positive. Draining the swamp currently. You have to show the people before they can change their programmed minds. I was born in the Bay Area. I love SF. New York, SF, Santa Monica, and America will be BEAUTIFUL again.

[@charlesc.6767]

THE END RESULT OF KAMALA AND NEWSOMES WORK.

[@shadowbanned6358]

Palomino’s was great! Sad to see it gone. I used to work over in that little plaza, during the golden age of San Francisco when I’d see Lamborghinis and Ferraris driving down those streets and I’d constantly find money on the ground.

[@MarcPagan]

yep..knew the area well Had a dream commute - Short walk from Belvedere to the Tiburon ferry ..then a nice walk up Market. No mas thanks to Democratic Party voters 100% on them.

[@dancalestini5698]

I worked at palominos in the early 2000s decent place to eat horrible place to work right next to bierden gorsh I’m sure their gone too

[@sfrealestatedealmaker6001]

@@dancalestini5698* Gordon Beirsch

[@soundproofist]

Palomino's had really good happy hour food. Small plates (tapas). Was surprisingly good and affordably priced. I miss it!

[@dancalestini5698]

@@MarcPagan everything we knew back in the 80s has disappeared I worked at Scott’s seafood 3 embarcadero center 1978- 1987 we had the holding company la Fuentes Mexican restaurant the upper level on Friday and Saturday nights it was a meet market it was awesome I was 21- 25 I met a girl and we got married had two kids the 80s were awesome best time of my life now the embarcadero is a ghost town a Barron waste land of nothing sure this was 40 years ago my kids born in the 90s DONT have the same memories as me I also worked at fisherman’s wharf Tarantino’s the foot traffic on the weekends was insane I’m talking 1988 many moons ago all these beautiful restaurants and bars like Harringtons on front street GONE the best of the best is gone in SF

[@DrivingPhilippines]

We drove down to San Fran from Vancouver many times, last one on Jan 1 2020 before the borders closed. Each time we visited, it progressively worsened - more street people, homelessness, closed stores. We now live in a municipality in northern Philippines which is thriving - new stores, buildings, no homeless, no open-use. Even Manila is thriving with new construction. San Francisco used to be a world-class city, its a real shame what has happened.

[@agostinodibella9939]

Keep up the great job informing us about the job the Democrats have done in California!

[@robertlyman9789]

Homeless shelters

[@jakefox3677]

I will say one thing SF has going for it is raves if you like that shit it’s fun but other than that living 50 mins away from SF I see no other reason to go there. A great movie to watch is Pursuit of Happiness shows how SF looked like 30 years ago crazy place heck even 15 years ago they released the first few iPhones in downtown SF

[@StephenDavis-vh4oc]

San Franciscan's voted for this, there is only one party in charge of everything.

[@joevarga5982]

The Party of failure.

[@anon-tlv3399]

=programmed to accept theft from stores as legitimate or hoards of migrant gangs infiltrating the country: 3 centuries of brainwashing "lefties" - see the "Interview with ex-KGB Yuri Bezmenov: The Four Stages of Ideological Subversion (1984)"

[@henryzelman33]

Californians keep voting BLUE and think things will improve. Foolish boneheads.

[@StephenDavis-vh4oc]

@@joevarga5982 One would think that they would adjust their approach when they have failure, but no they just double down on death and destruction of lives.

[@joevarga5982]

@@StephenDavis-vh4oc When things go sideways, they think they can just elect a different Democrat to fix it. The idiocy.

[@riley5329]

America is in trouble.

[@joevarga5982]

We have a stupidity epidemic.

[@henryzelman33]

DemocRAT policies at work.

[@davidcaro8217]

The liberals are now in control as they have been able to acquire the highest seats of power, authority, and social influence in our country, and all of us conservatives have nobody to blame for it but ourselves. This is a war between left and right, and they are winning.

[@1960fusion]

@@henryzelman33 They never work, all they do is destroy everything that they touch!

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Blue America is in trouble.

[@warddc]

Commiefornia had a chance to recall Newsom but decided they liked this better and let him stay. LOLOLOL

[@thomasruppenthal7192]

Gavin also counted the votes.

[@Antyvas]

FORTIFIED GOODNESS

[@TheSaturnV]

Isn't it fascinating how democrats ALWAYS win close elections.

[@Studio731]

Gavin and his union goons and antifa supporters counted those votes.

[@Orcinus1967]

Some of us former democrats voted to get rid of Newsome. Woke idiots with no idea what it takes to maintain an economy, voted to keep him in power. The rich and their tax dollars have already fled. Now the woke middle class can foot the bill for free healthcare for illegals.

[@riley5329]

California is running out of money. When the wealthy taxpayers all leave all that is left are the poor.

[@ironhell813]

Nah, Cali will get closed when the San Andreas fault finally does her work….

[@Pushyhog]

really bad in 16 months.

[@chrisv.4071]

That's the plan

[@carsten4594]

@@riley5329 And the middle class property owners...

[@MrPGC137]

Well, that's the problem with Socialism in any form: Sooner or later, you run out of other people's money.

[@Maybe1Someday]

10:41 The robot taxi blocking the road and then epitomy of California walking by. Classic.

[@MarkRVillano]

It's hard to wrap your mind around the idea that people living in paradise, with good paying jobs, thriving businesses, and out of this world property values would actually vote time and time again in favor of politicians who openly profess their desire to destroy every last bit of it.

[@firestick4991]

No one voted for it. These people are installed like toilets 🚽

[@firestick4991]

Take Kamala Harris. Did anyone vote for her? I rest my case.

[@ironhell813]

Ever seen canada?

[@duanescot]

It's a feature of being to highly "college educated", too prideful to ever admit they are wrong, and are forced to double down on their own destruction...Seen it first hand...

[@earlwheelock7844]

I WONDER IF THE PEOPLE REALY DID VOTE FOR THIS OR DID THE DEMONRATS JUST MADE IT LOOK THAT WAY!!!??

[@hm-lu4ok]

when you govern like Detroit you get Detroitlike results

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Newsom owns this!

[@NormanStansfield1]

Others who may know better than I do, but I think this *was* among the most prime commercial real estate in San Fran like Fisherman's Wharf. Possibly among the most prime real estate in the United States. Staggering.

[@firestick4991]

They probably still want an enormous sum of rent for that smelly area, too.

[@daffodil9075]

This is south of Market just off the Embarcadero--the top prime area was north of Market--but no workers, np businesses1

[@duanescot]

I used to work around the corner from here, 1 Market street, went to many of these restaurants, its a real trip, but not a surprise, seeing them all closed now, you can thank SF's political ideas and leaders for it all, everything they touch turns to s**t

[@intsccents]

Yep i am in the furniture business and we used to have a buiding on Market street and even 15 years ago when it was leaving the city of SF for Las Vegas i knew its not a good thing to have trade shows and large events going eleswhere in part to the homeless problems that were allowed to take over the streets of SF but i believe it will be brought back to life with the new Supreme court dicision allowing the cities to get cleaned up and its happened in other places and urban renewal is nothing new but Landloards in these areas will be taking a haircut for the 1st business willing to come back at the same time enforcement must be a priorty to make business and there customers feel safe or the hole plan goes in the shitter...

[@beauzer36]

Don't tell me they can't keep a restaurant open when everyone uses the front entrance as a toilet.

[@Orcinus1967]

$20 minimum wage makes all restaurants unsustainable. The free needles littering the ground is just a bonus. The shit and piss in the streets? That is your aperitif!

[@mrabrasive51]

Just imagine the lost revenue from tourism, hotels,restaurants, shops etc..

[@MarcPagan]

Had a dream commute - Short walk from Belvedere to the Tiburon ferry, then a nice walk up Market. Stress free 1 hour door-to door commute, with the benefit of some exercise too :) No mas thanks to Democratic Party voters 100% on them. Glad I took myself and my tax payments to Florida in 2010. But, heartbroken over the demise of San Fran.

[@firestick4991]

There’s not enough actual voters to get them in. They make it seem like there’s a lot of them. But they really are not the majority. It’s the elite minority that has a stranglehold on politics. These people destroying things are installed like toilets 🚽 Take Kamala Harris. Did anyone vote her in directly? I rest my case. That’s how mafia works.

[@SAMSON12321]

Florida is now having more problems than California/San Fransisco especially regarding real estate, home ownership, taxes/fees/costs. Lots of people escaped to Florida during the shutdown and now regret it.

[@newbirth35]

I moved in 2014 to Texas. California is a lost cause thanks to Democrats.

[@duanescot]

Yup, you and I probably unknowingly crossed paths around EMB a few times, I got out in 2007, we all knew this is where progressive SF was headed, its a shame, was such a beautiful city with great cycling....

[@robertbarth4723]

Born and raised in Belvedere. Back then it was an island paradise. We didn’t know what we had and it contained the seeds of its own destruction. Now it’s practically a gated community for white collar criminals and monied up tech bros. Been to SF a few times since Covid. I’ll never go back to the Bay Area - it’s just too sad.

[@CeeTee-12345]

I'm happy for Democrats. They're living the dream. I hope they're blessed and one day soon CA will look like Nicaragua or Venezuela... #WINNING

[@davidpaulk785]

Most of the people now look lime that. If you prefer hearing foreign languages especially Spanish this place is for you. Yes I'm racist.

[@frederickdominguez4829]

Already worse than nice or Venezuela. Looks more like district 9

[@cliftontorrence839]

Aside from the obvious info from your walking tours and the clear information they provide, the part I like the best is watching you share and observe your personal growth and your acquisition of English and the changes to your accent. It has been very enjoyable. Thank you.

[@jhughes5285]

I left my heart in San Francisco. So sad it's no where to be found, now.

[@mutantryeff]

"Embarcadero Safe" - "You will own nothing and be happy"

[@videoasis]

😆

[@SSNESS]

@@videoasis🐿️

[@shyviking]

Could be worse. You could own everything and be unhappy. Or worse yet; own nothing and be unhappy,.

[@mutantryeff]

@@shyviking Even worse, live in CACAfornia

[@roberts.3712]

The U.S. today is in a downward spiral except for a few conservative states.

[@BajatheChickenMan]

They aren't doing great either. Literally everywhere is in decay. Don't fall for the right or left bs. It's been class warfare since the beginning and they don't want the rest of us uniting under that fact.

[@phantomf4747]

The mystique of San Francisco....GONE NOW.

[@bobmalack481]

It was great up through the 80's..after that the slide started..Robert at 69 in Arizona where nothing is 'gone now'

[@phantomf4747]

@@bobmalack481 the wife and I are looking at property in the high desert of Az. Be safe amigo!

[@bobmalack481]

​@@phantomf4747Not sure what 'high desert' means, if your looking at northern part of state be prepared for snow and cold weather that californians are not assosiated with. I'm in Apache Junction where here in early Oct. it was 103 temp which I'm fine with. The 3 best small city/big town places to live quality living wise is here in Apache/Gold Canyon, Bisbee, Oricle, Oro valley, Sierra Vista. Choose carefully...

[@bobmalack481]

Not sure what you mean by 'high desert' if that means the top half of the state be prepared for 4 season weather I.E. cold and snow. 3 best rated small cities/town in Az. is Oracle, Florence & Bisbee, possibly Sierra Vista. All without cold winter weather.​@@phantomf4747

[@bobmalack481]

Don't know what you mean by 'high desert' if that means the top part of the state your going to deal with cold 4 season weather and snow. The best rated small cities/large towns are Oracle, Florence, Bisbee, and possibly Sierra Vista, all without snow.

[@stephensulzer1384]

Harris Unburdened by her past

[@user-wm3vo9uw3n]

Thanks for the truth! The Prophet of TRUTH has spoken. Keep up the good work.❤

[@DAVID-io9nj]

I notice all the posters who used to claim that Leo was lying are GONE NOW.

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

Nomad Capitalist said living in the USA is akin to being in an abusive relationship. Get out of it and stay where you’re appreciated. I agree.

[@BuckieBoy-l2r]

My city and state doesn’t look like that. I live in the USA

[@chineseforextraderjay5352]

If your preference is a vibrant affordable city life, yeah that's going to be pretty hard to find in US cities. Otherwise just pick any suburb in your favorite part of the country.

[@JohnRBatchelder]

The business climate in urban CA is very difficult. Thank you for taking time to share this information with all of us youtube followers.

[@irishsox1]

It’s unbelievable how horrible San Francisco is in Leo’s videos compared to when I visited there in 2005. All I can say is that in 2005 it was like this at all.

[@goodoakpress]

I lived in San Francisco in the late 1980s and left in 1990. At the time I left, The Embarcadero Freeway was still standing, but it was no longer in use. It had nearly collapsed in the earthquake in 1989. (Boy was that a fun day--not!) The last time I saw the freeway it was shored up with so much lumber that you could have built a small subdivision. That said, I gather the area you were walking around was developed after the freeway was demolished, because I don't recognize any of the buildings. All I can say is I was lucky to live in the city at the time I did, because it was a thriving, bustling city, and back then the Embarcadero was a clean, upscale part of town. There was also a Hyatt Regency Hotel at the Embarcadero. I stayed there one time before I moved to San Francisco. Parts of the movie, The Towering Infernal, was filmed in the hotel lobby, Wonder it the hotel is still there.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thanks for sharing all the insights from the city. I can only imagine from your story and the few pictures I have seen what it was like back then And yes the Hyatt is still there.

[@lilcricket4379]

We love you, Leo! The heartbreak continues as the construct crumbles before us. Take care 🌟

[@TheEleBianchi]

Thank you for these videos, Leo.

[@jbdragon3295]

Look how many businesses are closed! It’s not only that, but how many jobs lost? How many people per business? Thousands to millions of jobs gone. Most all of it is because of Democrat policies.😢

[@daffodil9075]

They are not working downtown now in anything close to pre-pandemic numbers--hence the sky-high vacancy rates. However, more companies are asking their employees to return to the office from three to five days a week so we shall see.

[@louklein7143]

F’in Dems .. they are trying so hard to kill NYC .. but the economy here is too diversified and there’s way too much money

[@BajatheChickenMan]

A lot of the people at those jobs voted for the policies that directly resulted in this. I have no sympathy for any of them.

[@craiglind261]

Used to work on Commercial Street right near Embarcadero in the late 80’s before the quake. It was absolutely jumping back then. Embarcadero was prime real estate. Makes me think of an ancient civilization now gone 😢 Thanks for documenting Leo

[@lengxiong3061]

Leo... we love to watch your shows!!! Keep it up... ❤👍👍

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you, I will

[@TheModbeats]

When DEI and nepotism meet, you get today's San Francisco.

[@monsterpig3270]

Why don't trump supporters think for themselves.? You are quoting Donald Trump.

[@davidpaulk785]

​@@monsterpig3270truth is truth regardless of who speaks it. You California's are corrupt people and are reaping what you sowed.

[@whatsboredom9133]

Gavin’s narcissism doesn’t help the people, either 😩

[@duckman5274]

@@monsterpig3270 How does the city look to you, better or worse?

[@mjb0183]

@@monsterpig3270Why don’t liberals like yourself ever take responsibility for these dumb social policies. Stop deflecting to Trump….Trump didn’t create this shit hole in SF. PEOPLE LIKE YOU DID. And stop upvoting your own silly comment.

[@ChadPrestonOfficialThree]

Wow! GONE NOW. SF is in horrible shape. It's like an abandoned city.

[@jeffross2181]

That whole Embarcadero area is booming. It was very crowded this weekend. This guy just cherry picks things to make it look a certain way.

[@bonnieboy190]

@@jeffross2181 Just like saying it leo hates this city so much, why hasn't he fooked off elsewhere

[@bobmalack481]

​@@jeffross2181your full of it

[@CanSam-q1l]

I’ve just been through several nice neighborhoods in SF like the Marina & Fillmore where every store front was occupied with restaurants, retail & and other businesses. This & other Leo’s videos ONLY highlight the vacant abandoned places.

[@jeffross2181]

@@bobmalack481 You must get all your data from KZbin lmao

[@myrna4195]

Some other podcasts show the Marina District and Noe Valley District which have some activity in those local areas. What they don’t understand is that downtown used to be the tourist areas and those places are now empty.

[@deltakid0]

TV news say every major tech company is leaving San Francisco, it would be nice to see where their offices were or are if they are still there

[@ottothorpe9927]

Elon Musk just reported he is taking X (formerly Twitter) out of SF and moving it to Texas. He says it's because of Governor Gavin Nuisance's policies.

[@Orcinus1967]

They have moved to states where they are not taxed to death. My girlfriends brother made $2.2 million, and took home $800k. He now lives in Utah. B-bye tax revenue. We give away about $3 BILLION in free helthcare to illegals here in CA. The budget deficits are increasing. With a $20 minimum wage, most businesses cannot afford to stay here. I hope everyone left can afford to move, because someone has to pay for all this, and the rich who paid the lions share of taxes in the state Now GONE. Inevitably someone will say 800K! That's enough to live on. Wait until YOUR money is spent on thus woke nonsense.

[@deltakid0]

@@Orcinus1967 with all those $800k you can live like a king in South America, I can tell you that, I live in Bogotá

[@Orcinus1967]

@@deltakid0 I don't make that kind of money. But I would enjoy visiting Columbia. Cheers.

[@joejohnson2478]

Kudos to Gavin Newsom!

[@eugeniaskelley5194]

I think one of our local news stations should hire you to do a show about the city and how bad it is and do weekly or monthly updates like you do. You get so used to walking by all that you don't notice it so much anymore. This really brings is into perspective.

[@monymony68]

So many businesses closed, but no shortage of cars in San Fran!!

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

I remember a fantastic restaurant experience used to be down there in a old railroad car. Victoria station. What a nice place. Kamila ruined our city and the country 😂

[@dorfschmidt4833]

Finally a new video from Leo, thank you.

[@billcereske7211]

Lived there for 65 years, but it declined beyond anyone's ability to save it. When crime, theft, violence and filth re tolerated and encouraged, normal people just go away or stay away. What did one THINK was going to happen?

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

What's crazy is they actually could do something about it and almost overnight. They proved that when the Chinese Communist Party's president Xi came to visit. Leo actually has a video on it. Things are clean, orderly. It's fascinating because they did it almost overnight. So this is a choice

[@bobbyjones2112]

Hard to believe that city can even function at all anymore!

[@alexkeleman3099]

so sad! I used to love this place when it was bustling!

[@BEEFTEEF4]

The thing that strikes fear into the heart of any LEASE sign: Metal Leo pointing at you and laughing and saying “good luck with that” 😂

[@loriflarson4236]

What a shame. I never got to see SF. Too late now

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

It’s gone now!😢

[@cmonman3639]

It's become the utopia the Democrats wanted it to be. If Kamala or Gavin Newsom gets into the Oval Office this will the entire USA.

[@darnellmartinwimmer7716]

It was a special place. 😢 🌉

[@CarsandCats]

"Mayor, Sir, there is a man out front taking a dump on the sidewalk. What should be do?" "Get him to the free needle dispensary, stat!"

[@slidetek]

So sad. I was one of the first customers of Gordon Biersch when they first opened in Palo Alto. Dan Gordon was going to give me and some employees mug lockers, but Silicon Graphics gave him like $100k for spots, so they won. Still have my engraved mug. They used to have 2 liter boots, but stopped as they were always stolen. Sucks to see their flagship mega brewery gone, but I suppose it’s been decades. This was such a bustling part of the city, so glad I left.

[@bobmalack481]

East Palo Alto was and is a hell hole.

[@Dan.50]

A lot of the stores supported the policies that brought them to extinction.

[@ubroberts5541]

They are social neophytes, not able to understand reality.

[@zx4w]

Who remembers Gordon Biersch on that corner? Gone now. 😢

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

We have one here in Louisville. I can’t afford to eat there, though.😅😅

[@duanescot]

Spent plenty of time in those places, Gordon Biersch, Palomino, The Slanted Door, most of the small shops, all of it GONE NOW!!!!

[@janews1246]

SF in ‘90s-2000s, drinks after work, it was a scene. Good times… gone now!

[@roberttaylor9628]

I worked at Charles Schwab downtown for Twelve years. Palominos and Gordon Biersch was always our after work spot for dinner and drinks.

[@sfrealestatedealmaker6001]

Palomino had great pizza and rigatoni bolognese 😋

[@jimmyday9536]

Leo, when looking into these vacant places, put your camera directly on the window, you get a perfect view. Keep up the excellent reporting!

[@Oscarphone]

Embarcadero coming back? It's in a Doom Loop. As more shopping and food leaves it causes more remainders to leave which in turn... You may get a small business to come in and setup shop because rents are cheap but they can't survive and eventually leave too. It is real tough to reverse a doom loop without radical change and, frankly, if San Francisco voters, the ones that are left, decided to correct the problem it would be years in the fixing. It is simply easier and quicker to leave which accelerates the Doom Loop making it harder to fix.

[@m.f.m.67]

Well, I suppose if you want to look at the bright side, if SFO ever does have "The Big One," at least the casualty count will be lower now. 🤣

[@Antyvas]

Are you sure rents are cheap?

[@johnmorrison8942]

Thanks!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

@johnmorrison8942 thank you very much!

[@nannerl6243]

We are re-watching the old Streets Of San Fransisco TV show, just to see what it used to look like. It is all so sad.

[@BaronSaturday66]

None of this horribleness would be happening if Mike Stone and Steve Keller were still on the job...

[@nannerl6243]

@@BaronSaturday66 Damn right. LOL

[@TheGor54]

Make America Great Again! Because right now, it really sucks.

[@andrewmattson3299]

Born at Franklin hospital 1956.The utter destruction of SF is sad as it will never be what it was.The qualifier being yeah,progress not third word conditions that are past the point of no return.

[@tremblence]

You can thank liberals for policies that support criminals

[@songbird6362]

Land of the Walking Dead ......... Newsom and Kamala did a great job 👍👍👍👍..........

[@erikhaack4123]

And they expect us to vote for them.🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@mikesrandomvideos]

@@erikhaack4123 yea and some people are so far in denial they will vote for them.

[@songbird6362]

Willy's Woman, lol .... Hmmmmmmm

[@mikesrandomvideos]

@@songbird6362 its like the whole party rejected her on the primary back in the day. Now all these people say .....she is great. OMG....They must not read or listen to her. just blindly follow the party. Never researching the other side.... just listen to the media. ha ha.

[@Appalling68]

Thanks for those idiotic words of wisdom, Trumper.

[@richarddixon550]

If you people keep on voting for the same people that is what you all get

[@MorningGlory62]

SF it's heartbreaking, pitiful Where did all the street people go that were moved, for Xi's visit!? 😮

[@hamsterman2008]

They Swept the homeless into luxury hotels and office buildings . Look it up , this happened !

[@jasontimothywells9895]

Soilent GREEN for everyone 😂

[@Paula-b5l]

Unending shuffling in of street people, criminal gangs, and illegal aliens who are coming unabated to the promised land...

[@robertbergstrom9287]

Went to the promised land of Texas.

[@m.f.m.67]

@@robertbergstrom9287 "Good Luck With That..."

[@pepelemoko9130]

Thank you so much for your videos, my company tried to lure me to their San Francisco office but I've been able to resist so far ! 😎😎😎

[@LaraFabans]

Voting does have consequences.

[@firestick4991]

These people are installed like toilets 🚽

[@MinuteMan76]

It's not "who" votes but "who" counts the votes that matters. Dominion voting machines have the dominion over the voters.

[@LaraFabans]

@@MinuteMan76 I know. I agree that our votes haven't counted for decades (remember the ballot boxes found in SF Bay...early 90s, I think). But the votes that led up to that have caused the problems.

[@protectthetruth]

No it really doesn't, secret societies make all the decisions and voting is just an illusion to make you think you have any say as to what happens, you're a fed or incredibly stupid if you think otherwise, proof, Mark Twain was a member of a secret society and said himself, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it".

[@Robert-is7du]

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[@rongreen4231]

Don't care much for the cities in general, but very sad to see them fall into ruin. I admire your optimism, Leo, but I don't think things will ever be as they were.

[@SkyNet-ty1tm]

Looks like they got what they voted for 😅

[@whendutycalls_]

no one voted to iliminate small busineeses in sf ..this is bening forced on us...at least your enjoying our destruction. before this we were the best city in the country to make money. I was making close to 1k a day driving people on some days

[@kylegross1081]

@@whendutycalls_key word “was.” And yes this is exactly what liberalism brings from an economic standpoint so people did vote for this. I’d move somewhere better if I was you, this place is a cesspool now.

[@thearch1tect249]

@@whendutycalls_ Yes they did. They maybe not have realized it but when you vote BLUE its a vote for destruction and guess what my friend. Look what is happening. Its real tangible evidence of voting the wrong party has consequences so close your gum flapper!!

[@firestick4991]

These people are installed like toilets 🚽

[@tandemrudy2014]

There are great jobs in San Francisco what are you guys talking about? 1. Power washing Shit off the Streets. 2. Putting Planter boxes in front of homes to prevent homeless sleeping. 3. Boarding up businesses (boards, boards, boards. 4. Installing FOR LEASEEEE signs. 5. Fixing broken windows. 6. Sanfran-shitco land of opportunity.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kelliparra2483]

This is what happens when greed and selfishness run out the middle class your left with rich and poor and the poor will do what they have to do to survive. The middle class moved out to outer lying area's or into the valley and the rich are left to fend off the poor. This should be a message to people who dont support the middle class if you make it not affordable for the working class your left with the people who dont work. The middle class is the barrier between rich and poor, once the middle class is gone so is the barrier.

[@louisetraxler3188]

all those cars where are they going since all shops restaurants etc. are closed?

[@ettaplace6716]

Good question!!😮

[@Larimerst]

If San Francisco is so stricken by urban blight, decay and vacancy, why does it remain among the most expensive places to live in the US? Shouldn't an abundant supply of empty space should drive down costs?

[@bobmalack481]

Good question. Eventially rental space will fall some

[@erikrichardgregory]

The term “GONE NOW!!!…” is part American folklore

[@Retaile23]

City officials must be so proud.

[@Bruno.1027]

The chickens came home to roost for the city. I've lived around the US and there have never seen more self involved, rude, greedy selfish people as there are in Northern CA. It was bound to get to this point.

[@lilcricket4379]

Programming by the programmers.. the $ickos

[@HiDesert004]

I lived in Berkeley for a few years and never seen so many close minded rude people.

[@jaybartlett8106]

I refuse to feel sorry for business owners and consumers that have voted Democrat their whole lives. They richly deserve the dystopian nightmare they helped create by voting for politicians that made no secret of the policies they would implement if elected.

[@kimrice394]

Sad AF! If this was Kansas City, EVERY metallic object would have been stolen by now. Outdoor heaters be the first to go. Literally rip the water pipes outta the walls.