street conditions rendered USELESS major station in San Francisco

[@Penske_Logistics_Roseburg-Ore]

I'm a Truck Driver with a 45-foot trailer and I hate going to San Francisco, but the pay is really great for the pick-up there about 3 times more money in a day, but it is tough to go there and then have to deal with the insane zombies there and those who are there only to try to steal from you. That is why the pay is three times the average pay. Also have to deal with the walking public, as they walk, they block us truckers from making right turns and we have to wait a few light-cycles to get through the intersection because the very stupid and selfish people on Foot will not allow us only 5 seconds to get through the intersection, I know they all hate truckers but at the same time they want their shittt at stores.

[@jonsaircond8520]

These are the same people that don't need farmers you just get your food at the store

[@dustinthewind3925]

Not a trucker, but my commuter is a manual. I've always felt so bad watching you guys going in and out of that hellhole. I hope I never have to get on any jobs in that city again. The pedestrians there are the worst, and their attitudes seem to rub off on so many other drivers. It's slow motion chaos, and everyone just wants to go home. Screw that city.

[@formica.]

San Franciscans are entitled snobs. They think their city is so superior. They feel superior for living there. They are blind to the ugliness. I lived on Fell St, and later Marin, San Mateo.

[@mikiandfriends1820]

Every day people play chicken at two lane into one close to where i work, just to get stuck in traffic 10sec later. Are the people super entitled, suicidal, do not care anymore, have no respect...?

[@mikiandfriends1820]

*play chicken with trucks and buses

[@ChrisWhalenCPA]

Thank you so much for not having loud and crazy music or excessive jump cuts or cartoon clips in your videos! Everyone should follow your bare minimum model. Your videos are some of the most satisfying on KZbin.

[@ayg2199]

agree. every second of video doesn’t need to be filled with music or talking

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you very much for your support. I know how annoying music can be. That’s why I don’t use it and the natural ambience of the place really tells a story as part of the video , sometimes less is more and it sure applies to real life videos

[@regperatrovich9406]

Agreed

[@knockknock1246]

Same thoughts. It's a much more classy show than others.

[@patlynch6517]

Agreed! 😅

[@littlestar5737]

My wife and I both changed our jobs to move out of San Francisco. The city is inundated with extreme progressives/environmentalists, who believe whatever they are doing is right. Our neighbor called cops on us multiple times because we use charcoal fired grill. Instead of taking our side, cops actually gave us suggestion to not use charcoal. We were stunned.

[@brucevodka]

That is so sad yet I believe it, wow.

[@gridley]

Woke people tend to be a** backwards

[@landondc4739]

I may be mistaken, but I hope you didn’t move to a red town and continue to vote blue…

[@LordRykard9376]

And I bet you vote blue no matter who...

[@yokotapanthers]

It’s usually what they do….move out of a blue state and contaminate a red state

[@wayneparker9331]

I was born and raised in San Francisco in the 1970s and early 1980s. After a thirty year career working overseas and in other American cities, I returned to San Francisco and lived there from 2015 to 2020, when that transit center was being constructed and then completed. Even before the Covid shutdowns, I and more than a few people I knew in the city questioned why the state and county governments paid for this extremely expensive and rather useless transit station. California in general, and San Francisco in particular, are living examples of fiscal malfeasance and incompetence with regard to how the state spends taxpayer dollars. I am so glad that I don’t live in San Francisco anymore.

[@Another_taco.Yes_please]

Same for me moving from NYC.

[@SteelSails]

dig up the receipts. See who is related to those who got contracts. SKIM CITY. they knew it was useless but hosed the taxpayers good.

[@johndormer9297]

Just curious? Did you vote Democrat all that time in Frisco?

[@wayneparker9331]

@@johndormer9297 Not that it's any of your fucking business but no, I never voted Democrat. I've always voted Republican or independent. And not all those who voted Democrat in SF while I lived there supported what the city's progressive government did. The problem is that even those who want to change the city government are outnumbered by the dipshits (overwhelmingly transplants from back East or from other regions that come to SF because of its progressive reputation) that vote in the most Far Left people they can. The Republican Party in SF garners (at most) 5-7 % of the vote in any election.

[@EllsworthJJ]

Move to red states with in comparison crumblinging to non existent infrastructure poor wages mostly poorest states for decades eugenics BioWare experts report in let it spread policies antidotes withheld nationally especially red states for decades germ warfare instead pls lmk when you go to the Deep South(Sweet homies of Alabama no more hospital beds to cut when looking for budget cuts) where with all that add in hot humidity deserving lovely care or mind find lack there of in the stroke belt high sucked belt oh and the education Bush’s abstinence only overseas in emergency pandemic rotten too good a word whatumaycallit pls ps my suggestion to young people leave before the doors shut here slamming doors closed already in many ways especially red states too if not more so data

[@seanodanielsart]

I worked in SF back in 2013 (economic peak.) They were still building this glorified bus station. I couldn’t understand the concept. Most people commuted in by bart, carpool, or ferry. Nobody used the bus. It made no sense to me at the time considering I could see were the city was heading back then. This is a perfect example of what architectural blind hubris looks like.

[@SynthoidSounds]

More like lots of money changing hands for a lucrative project that was completely useless . . . gee, how surprising.

[@JohnWilson-hc5wq]

I disagree. Lots of people used buses in SF when I was last there, in 2016. Many people transferred from BART and ferries (don't forget CalTrain) to the bus.... Life in SF changed unexpectedly. Not the fault of the people who planned and built this.

[@uberman6023]

You forgot the money laundering.... 2 billion provided dues paying union jobs for probably 5 plus years....those dues were then donated to the democratic socialists running California. A perfect crime.

[@kevinking9783]

aye, matey. "blind hubris" defines it very well.

[@j.thomas7128]

Oh bullsnot.... blind hubris had nothing to do with this project. Out of the gate, this project never survived the feasibility study. This was all about creating a money pit where monies could be grifted. This was a scandal to exhort public funds from the start!

[@hurryandleave9680]

You don't need it to get on BART to the East Bay or the airport. You don't need it to get to the ballpark. You can catch a Samtrans bus or a train to go down the peninsula without it. You don't need it to get on Golden Gate Transit or take a ferry to Marin County. You don't need it to access Muni above or below ground (including cable cars) to get to other parts of San Francisco. You don't need it to get a cab, Airporter or limo. It might have made sense before BART, but not now that I can see. Why all the cars? Most likely because the city disabled cameras on BART because too many crimes were being committed by "youths", "juveniles" and "teens" -- and it would be "racist" for people to notice that.

[@SynthoidSounds]

" . . . disabled cameras on BART because too many crimes were being committed by "youths", "juveniles" and "teens" -- and it would be "racist" for people to notice that." Perfectly stated, but of course, the political correctness thought police will be coming for you shortly, providing an extended stay at the reeducation camp.

[@americanedokko2782]

I don’t live in SF’sicko. When your leaders are THIS stupid, THIS ignorant and THIS incompetent, you absolutely put yourself in danger the minute you step out of your house.

[@Errr717]

Well said. 5:15

[@jbartlet827]

Was just there a couple of weeks ago. You saw five people. That's five more than I saw. It's an absolutely beautiful space. The attention to design and detail is truly amazing. But it's empty. I didn't see a single bus or train. There was a lone security guard on the lower level, and a couple on the top/garden level. It was so pretty and so sad. Are people even going back to the Salesforce offices? Great video as usual!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

I think I got to see five people because I was there at the peak of rush-hour but yes there’s typically no one there. There’s no one going to the salesforce tower is totally vacant. Thank you for the support.

[@mikesrandomvideos]

democrats are typically hypocrites they say they want to do something about climate change but sit in their cars idling. Build big buildings that create emissions and talk about how green they are. Call the police on someone using charcoal BBQ. all about control nothing about doing the right thing.

[@Antyvas]

And the building does have to be kept up, light escalators etc running, or it really will fall into disrepair (like the rest of the city).

[@nicojones305]

This is what the people of San Francisco continuously vote for. So happy to see them getting their their just rewards.

[@jwsnotruth7106]

It has to be more than just comunist democrat “ voters “ , Even the Soviet union had more success in their traffic centers

[@staceymichaels9530]

uptheemo

[@jim2431]

What has happened to SF is appalling.

[@billblackstone6040]

Demoncrats are what happened to SF.

[@chi-yangcheng8868]

Not rocket science, it’s totally predictable. California voters deserve it.

[@mikesrandomvideos]

all this talk about climate change and building that sucker must have put enough emissions out for 11 milllion cars. yet they want to stop classic cars from driving in the state. It is not about doing the right thing its about control.

[@luislaplume8261]

​@@billblackstone6040Correct! And also white homosexual liberalism.

[@KayRay424]

It’s also been predictable…why would anyone be surprised? Get the insanity you vote for.

[@johncaldwell-wq1hp]

MY LOCAL CHINESE RESTAURANT,--HAD TO CLOSE DOWN,-BECAUSE HE WASN'T ALLOWED TO USE GAS !!---A GUY FROM "CITY-HALL"--EVEN TOOK AWAY HIS "WOK"--A LOT OF PEOPLE IN "CHINA-TOWN"-ARE SLOWLY BEING THREATENED !!--AND THAT FANCY BUS STATION,-IS--"A MAGICAL RIDE TO "NO-WHERE !!"-COSTING BILLIONS !!

[@norwegianblue2017]

I seriously hope Californians push back on this anti-natural gas obsession the state government has. No way am I retrofitting my home to be all electric. Gas is the only thing that works when the power goes down and it is efficient and relatively clean.

[@Linkwii64]

Then why did he still operating business there?

[@johncaldwell-wq1hp]

I HAVE A GAS FIRE,-& A GAS STOVE--OVER MY DEAD BODY,WILL THOSE "BONE-HEADS" TAKE THEM OFF ME !!@@norwegianblue2017

[@johncaldwell-wq1hp]

HE TURNED IT INTO A DRESS SHOP-BUT STILL WENT BROKE,--BUT NO-BODY WEARS "KIMONOS"-NOW DAYS.--@@Linkwii64

[@mle9852]

I was just wondering what China town looks like these days

[@amarsta]

On the bright side, you don't have to go to the countryside to get peace and quiet anymore 😄

[@Maxine_V]

😂 yes and aside from being a pleasant peaceful oasis, it’s likely climate controlled for year-round comfort!

[@thomasauslander3757]

Surprise the homeless hasn't moved in..😮

[@1233-h1]

Amen and I was actually happy that it was quiet and peaceful for 3 years. Before it was a chaotic mess with thousands of people everywhere, traffic, taxis, tourists, trains, buses- a literal madhouse.

[@San_Francisco_Downtown_Watcher]

I risk my life to work in downtown San Francisco every day. It is not safe. Homeless and mental people are everywhere. Smell bad, street are dirty, robbery happen in corner store and chain store. I am scared every day.

[@willchristie2650]

I used to work on Motgomery. For some reason, they left the lobby open all night. So each morning we would have to step over human feces in the lobby as the homeless slept there and used it as a toilet. This is a major reason that my company moved all operations out of San Francisco to San Ramon in the East Bay, a major revenue loss for SF.

[@Kosmokatgirl]

That was like that 1990s, it’s always been like that it’s always been full of crazy people and homeless people, and it smelt. I moved here during the early 2000s and the first thing I saw was a guy pulled out his penis and took a pee on the side of the road down on new Montgomery. And a woman flash me her butt on post and geary. It’s always been like that. Are you new? It’s been like over 20 years. San Francisco hasn’t changed I think you’re just realizing what it is crappy.

[@my-hv9zg]

@@willchristie2650 : Same thing as New York City ; no different

[@santarosa6676]

Shame on these cities!

[@lanceleavitt7472]

On a positive note, I see that crime is trending downward at the Salesforce Transit Center. Thank you, Leo, for the accurate journalism.

[@jeanettenorman7052]

Well there seems to nothing there for criminals to be attracted to the joint. So of course no crime!

[@oscarmadison8530]

Everyone in city hall are adroit at wasting the taxpayers' money. $30M a year to keep it running and keep the lights on?! I wish I had that kind of money to piss away. Thanks for the heads-up,Leo.

[@tnylum112]

the rich dont care. 30 million is chump change.

[@korenng5553]

Really sad - I visited this 2019 & busier but now it's dead-taxpayer $ wasted!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Right , talk about priorities!

[@homebodyheaven6114]

The politicians build things so they can get huge kickbacks.

[@pederfuglpedersen9091]

Hello from Denmark I visited San Francisco in 1972. Back then the city was a living organism. Something has happened. It's sad to see it now

[@stevenphillips3466]

now its a dead herring

[@NatendoSwitch]

I got to fly drones around their roof, when it was still under construction. It's a shame what poor government decisions can lead to.

[@pc8134]

Stop voting for the wrong people. Why are the blue states so much worse off than the red states? Asking for a friend.

[@josephgaviota]

and the taxpayers get to pay for

[@SteelSails]

wasnt POOR for those who got the enormous kickbacks

[@policedog4030]

The camera shot coming down the escalator to the main floor is stunning for its resolution and field of view.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

I love that shot too. That’s why is the opening shot

[@MrRezillo]

I remember that space a long time ago, before it was refinished and became the Salesforce. Sometimes I took a bus to the East Bay or south down to Palo Alto (this was a good 40 years ago, so I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure it's the same terminal redesigned about a block south of Market. Damn, 30 million a year just to keep the lights on? Good job, Leo.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you for your support. Yes, that’s where greyhound Station used to be.

[@bill4913]

It was called Trans Bay Terminal.

[@cacornhusker2940]

I worked in the City in 98-99. Rode Bart from Walnut Creek and went home to Sacramento on Wed's and Weekends. It was borderline back then...one block would be Million Dollar Condos and the next would be garbage and needles. And We used to spend weekend there and enjoy the food, the people, the ambiance...untiil the turn of the Century and it all turned to shit.

[@suppylarue220]

@@LeoMetalTraveler SP had nearly non-stop commuter trains up and down the peninsula during rush hours. there was plenty of bus and taxi service available to take people throughout the city.

[@ambhatti1538]

​@@cacornhusker2940 My wife and I remember those days too. It used to be a fun place to spend the weekend and get some great food. We stopped going in the early to mid 2000s.

[@Pertusetian]

Metal Leo out here keeping it real. Better journalism than the big MSM. Thanks dude!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you for the support I do my best to bring out what sticks out

[@michaeldubin8220]

I am a San Francisco native. What a nightmare! I'm glad I left CA 11 years ago. It's such a shame because it used to be such a nice city.

[@paullewis2413]

My last visit to S.F. was back in the 90’s when it was a vibrant beautiful city. Glad I saw it then, no way would I consider going back now when there are so many better places that haven’t been trashed by freak politicians.

[@AmyTee12]

I used to take a bus from this center every day in 2019. This was filmed at rush hour? Wish I had the chance to go on the roof before my situation changed. I've not only fled the East Bay, but CA altogether and like seeing your videos that show us the slow-moving train wreck CA is becoming.

[@sfdanceron1]

Ànd gruesome thinks he'll be prez.

[@GregorySloanCLUChFC]

Add on a video on how hard it's to buy a train ticket from the machine in the train station.

[@willchristie2650]

OMG. I actually have dreams where I am trying to buy a ticket from a machine at BART and I've been gone since 2004. I still have those dreams where it won't work and a long line of people behind me are growing aggressive.

[@SSJIndy]

After that was built, Salesforce moved their HQ to Indianapolis, into a pre-existing building. It's not going so well here, either.

[@lisaguineau149]

Indiana is also highly corrupt.

[@philliplee1193]

Those were the days my friend we thought they’d never end we’d sing and dance forever and a day we’d live the life we choose we’d fight and never lose

[@EasternDreamer615]

I visited this transit center once or twice after it was completed. The 4th floor park is nice but of course they have to spend on security personnel who patrol to keep the park safe. Unfortunately, for this transit center to be effective, the city would have to be cleaned up. I went out for a nice dinner in SF about a year ago and a friend asked, "How can you justify spending that kind of money on a single dinner?" I explained, there are plenty of residents of San Francisco that I'm willing to pay money to avoid. Just like how many people are willing to spend on private transportation to avoid having to walk around the SoMa neighborhood in SF.

[@mixedhairless]

As a kid we had a transit hub off of Market and 6th this was the 70’s and 80’s Greyhound, Sam Trans etc, it was major sus but didn’t cost billions of dollars and it severed it’s purpose getting commuters from A-B. This NEW hub is ridiculous, given that there's nothing driving human traffic to utilize this..

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

That should always be the priority to serve its purpose get commuters from A to B. Nothing fancy is a priority.

[@heyaisdabomb]

I think the problem is the city doesn't understand that the rich will never take public transit, period. They are spoiled and think it's below them. And at this point, to buy a house starter house here, you have to make over $350,000 a year. And that's a 1000 sqrt ft tiny home. This is becoming a city for the rich, and the push for public transit is and will continue to backfire, even though it's really the only solution moving forward. Traffic is 3 times worse than it was 10 years ago.

[@JohnWilson-hc5wq]

@@heyaisdabomb Don't forget, however, the environments of the rich are created and maintained by those who don't get so rich doing it. The barista, the janitor, the convenience store clerk, etc. They need to get to the rich areas to do their jobs, and in the Bay Area, they are often coming from *very* far away because they can't afford a place to live closer. There's a KZbin video about a guy who lived in Stockton who got up at 2 AM to take a train to a bus to another bus to work as a janitor at Stanford. Transit is important to the person making $350K even if he/she doesn't personally use it, because his/her lifestyle depends on people who don't even make $35K.

[@Maxine_V]

Thank you for showing this and for all your videos. ❤

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you for your support. I have a few more videos ready to be uploaded.

[@StalkedByLosers]

This is originally for the high speed rail connecting SF to LA. The reason its so slow today and for busses only is because the Highspeed rail project was cancelled by Newson for being too costly.

[@BlakeWilson1]

The highspeed project wasn't cancelled though

[@StalkedByLosers]

@@BlakeWilson1 they did reinvigorate the program this year, but it was indeed halted when Newson was elected and was one of his first actions in office. The rail should be done by now if he didn't stop it. Even Trump condemned the cancelation and threatened California to cut off federal funding because of it.

[@willchristie2650]

@@StalkedByLosers Instead, California is funding a high speed train to Las Vegas, taking wealth from idiot Californians and giving it to Nevada.

[@thebigballer2434]

that vehicle traffic is so bad. I was stuck in it a month ago. literally no movement for two hours. Only way i could get out was to drive along the sidewalk and go the opposite direction. I've decided to never going back

[@pandalover3556]

Imagine driving your EV and ran out of battery power in that traffic jam….is there a charging plug in the middle of the road?

[@rodneyleong3787]

The terminal is built on 1st Street, which is a direct feeder to the Bay Bridge. Whenever people say how SF is a ghost town, I counter with the traffic in the evening fleeing The City before dark (or the zombies that have taken over downtown)

[@coastalhillbilly3419]

Nice hub but can only imagine some of the shat bags you have to deal with on public transportation in a city like SF

[@RydarkVoyager]

Reminds me of that enormous train station in China. You know, the one that is totally empty and got flooded because they don't believe in planning for drainage (same as their largest airport, or a new empty city built near Beijing nobody wants to move into)?

[@donkauer6744]

Sadly this situation is not isolated to just one state or one city within a state. Fiscal debacles like this are getting to be the norm in the USA anymore. The coming correction will just be another step in history repeating itself.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

there wont b a correction; the bk of revelation is unfolding, societal collapse and decay, evil n criminals abound...

[@verenagoh4641]

Out Five ppl if U keep counting can reach 500k Ppl by the end of the Day or Week or Years ,‼️🎉😂😂

[@kencarpenter8967]

Some years ago, Milwaukee received "free" federal transportation money to built a totally useless transit station that was built in a location that nobody went to or worked at. The buses traveled on routes that had bus routes anyways, duplicating the service. A total waste of money, and the building was recently demolished and replaced with a high-rise condo. Nobody misses this place and few even knew it existed.

[@GoFarAway5338]

It's so sad what happened to San Francisco.

[@ouiser1955]

You’ve got a real bunch of geniuses running that City and also at the State level. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Lord up us all if Newsom gets “installed” as POTUS. 😳

[@joeblow1688]

I like it that you show the reality. Keep doing it. Not the BS from main Stream Media sources, which down play or ignore these situations, for obvious political reasons. Yeah, I would agree, passenger count is just "under a 100K" in the terminal, as Main Stream Media would frame it!

[@carlossantiago323]

I remember as a kid going through the old Transit terminal they put this new one up and like you said it's a waste of money

[@Ponchoed]

AC Transit is the main operator in the terminal. They used to run 30+ commuter bus routes from the inner East Bay direct over the Bay Bridge to the terminal. Post COVID, it's only 3 lines full time with maybe 6 other commuter bus routes running only 2 runs a day. If they don't run the bus, it's hard to ride the bus and the riders were mostly the professional class working in the financial district which got comfortable with WFH in their Piedmont $2M house. It's a chicken and the egg... no one goes into the office in Downtown SF so they don't run the commuter buses but because they don't run the commuter buses people don't want to go into the office... its just more convenient to WFH than deal with that traffic, tolls or ride BART which has its issues - the buses actually are convenient, clean, safe and pleasant, and ironically would get people into the office. But the commuter buses are expensive to run since they only make 1 trip into the city, store the bus during the day under the freeway, then pull it out in the evening for the return trip. AC Transit has wanted to drop them due to the high cost to operate but also "equity" since they serve a wealthier white population and its more fashionable to serve "underserved BIPOC communities". Greyhound runs out of the terminal but Greyhound is a fraction of what it was 5 or 10 years ago, they can't have more than 6 trips a day now. The busiest route is Muni's Treasure Island bus shuttle carrying people to former military housing turned public housing on Treasure Island. The plus is the station is very clean and safe, even the restrooms are good.

[@jlamm2223443]

thanks for needed context.

[@ericmowrey6872]

It's rush hour in San Francisco and it looks like a rush to get out of there...forever.

[@avg_ape]

Great videos - both content & production! I'm glad to see someone out in the 'wild' auditing reality. I always look forward to the next video drop. Hopefully, there will be a day when the videos demonstrate the results of a turnaround in these abandoned jurisdictions... maybe someday. May not.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you for the support you and me both hope one day we’d be documenting a turnaround

[@kevinking9783]

@@LeoMetalTraveler Leo: as soon as I see a baseball cap on the head of the presenter, I begin to shut down and stop the video. There are ten million talking heads wanting to see their own face for a 20-minute video. You don't seem to have that kind of ego. Good work.

[@mikeyriley8959]

Reminds me of the Hawaii mass transit that cost 7B dollars. When I see the train go by it typically has 2-3 people on it, doesn’t matter what time of day it is. The federal government was investigating where the 500M federal funding went and their investigation was halted due to the “emergency” pandemic.

[@mle9852]

I used to sit there and drink my fancy wine out of a paper bag after work. I worked at one of the best restaurants in the country. The sommelier would give us the $300-$1000 bottles of wine the elite customers couldnt finish. Ah, those were the good days when it was the trans bay terminal. It was sketchy AF even back then in 2006!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thanks for sharing

[@mikemiller659]

The mayor should be Fired & have charges filed against her. and ANYONE who spoke up spewing........De Fund the police should be made to apologize or be Fired too

[@armoredghost6180]

At least it looks a lot better than certain BART and MUNI stations.

[@rodneyleong3787]

Ah, like ALL of them? 🤣

[@Bobgrapes25]

You explain with evidence and draw excellent conclusions! Keep up the good work, Leo. Give us reports on the other cities. We must know the truth because it bears witness to itself.

[@soflodoug]

There are no words for what the democrats have destroyed. No words. Almost sent from hell these people what they create.

[@luislaplume8261]

Apparently the most used transit terminal is the San Francisco Ferry Terminal where the Market Street trolley line gives and receives passengers to and from the ferry boats to the suburbs by the bay.

[@carbonfibercrypto2919]

Central planning always results in boondoggles like this - we also get sports stadiums this way

[@EndOfThings77]

I've been working in SF since 1983 and retired in 2022. I've passed by that transit terminal everyday since 2017 and its always been dead. During the pandemic that place and the restrooms are frequented by homeless. I am glad I don't have to go to SF anymore.

[@jimmypappas3920]

Man, ive watched a few of your videos and is so sad, apart from people in their cars the city just looks empty and dead silent. I went to SF ten years ago, a few days before the govt shutdown, there was already a homeless problem in downtown around the city hall area if i remember well but other than that the city felt so busy, a lot of people everywhere and I loved it. If i where to go today (and i dont see a reason why i would) I dont think Id recognize the place. Hopefully the city and the whole bay area see a turn around really soon. Cheers bud.

[@kappuru]

@@CoutureThug yeah right? why was andytown coffee not shown, or the beer garden, or those funny free zumba classes... there's a reason he didn't show the park and it's because it wouldn't fit the one sided portrayal. Yes, SF has problem areas. Yes, leadership is pretty out of touch. But the park is not the tenderloin, lol, it looks like sci-fi up there.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you for sharing. Cheers!!!

[@JamesBlue28]

​@@CoutureThugI don't know SF well so I took his SF videos at face value. Then when the Oakland and Berkeley videos went up, cities I know like the back of my hand, I saw how cherry picked the footage is. Oakland has developed neighborhood centric business districts that are doing well and Berkeley (my hometown) is experiencing a level of development that in my 40+ years in the city I've never seen. There are problems areas but it's nowhere near as ubiquitous as he portrays.

[@1233-h1]

San Francisco used to be a chaotic mess BEFORE the pandemic. Downtown was overrun with commuters, taxis, bikes, tourists from everywhere, conventions, sirens, fire trucks, parades, marches, protests. It was CRAZY. There were lots of homeless and mentally ill. This is nothing new for San Francisco but has gotten worse because of more potent drugs and very high rents. It's a physically small area city and the only place to build is up. The pandemic wrecked many many businesses who could not recover and some stores are still closing. But many many cities have had boom and bust cycls so why should folks consistently pick on San Francisco? At one point new York city was filthy, crime ridden, full of homeless, gangs, mafia and drugs. Detroit was completely destroyed by corruption, corporate greed and drugs. It's coming back slowly. Gary Indiana desteoyed-same issues. Phoenix Arizona had lots of homeless and crazies way back in the eighties. There was a park downtown they all went to at night. Los Angeles has had a HUGE skid row for years and years downtown that sprawls for blocks. I first saw it in the eighties. Its,still there and has grown. The,difference is back then no one had cells or cameras everywhere and you didn't see it if you weren't there. Groups like salvation army, goodwill, Catholic charities, travelers aid did lots of work assisting folks falling on hard times. It wasn't publicized either like today. Single men and veterans were particularly vulnerable as many vets had injuries and or mental emotional trauma and had trouble readjusting. I'm betting that proportionately the homeless ratio is close to what it's always been but It is just more visible. Just like many other things now that we're invisible and not talked about or considered taboo years ago. I remember being shushed by my mother for asking about a friend that had cancer. You couldn't say the word. You could whisper c. .a.

[@lisaguineau149]

@@CoutureThugIncluding the park and coffee shop would only add to the realism. That’s a ridiculously expensive social area on top of a massive unsustainable waste. I prefer the video as is no need to beat a dead horse.

[@snort455]

This is good, fantastic, excellent news reporting. I left out important. People need to see this! Thank u. I subscribed!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thanks for the sub!

[@keytothegate68]

I can't blame the engineers and the architects who designed this building everything looks great,very impressive. For this to work however, the city would have to have homogeneous base where people have similar goals and respect for each other and their shared culture. But it doesn't. I fear a good chunk of that 2 Billion dollar budget reportedly spent on this project ended up in the pockets of the elites. Lol on counting 5 people and concluding- that's not hundred thousand. Always look forward to more of your videos. Very informative for me.

[@davidlang1125]

“Elites”. I’ve heard that term used a lot. Just what is an “elite”? Who are they? How do you become one? Isn’t it a good thing to be an elite? If we’re not elites then what are we? So many questions!

[@isartoraplatz]

Trust me somebody’s Got a huge kickback 😂

[@isartoraplatz]

@@davidlang1125 Slaves who they gave you A number that you must use to work even prisoners have one the only difference is you were on the outside you have to pay to poop 💩 do you have to pay to turn on your lights into heat or where you live? Do you have to pay for water you have to pay taxes but why do you get the picture yet? They on you! And how do you get to be one simple you start killing people because that’s what they did in order to take control… 😂😂😂 I can guarantee you they have murdered millions and most of all you can’t have any conscience !

[@lisaguineau149]

@@davidlang1125Here is the definition of elite: A group or class of persons considered to be superior to others because of their intelligence, social standing, or wealth. SF elite = wealth via corruption, resulting established social hierarchy with intelligence deficit.

[@davidlang1125]

@@isartoraplatz trust you? Based on your comment it seems you have no rational understanding of the subject nor possess any factual evidence to support your remark. Given that, you’re untrustworthy.

[@HenHanna]

(Salesforce Transit Center opened Aug. 2018) --- The Embarcadero and Montgomery BART stations are located nearby on Market Street, one block north of the Transit Center. 😆😆😅😅 ( I don't understand why it's so empty!!! )

[@amymalina5073]

Yikes. Shocking and eerie. A modern day version of a ghost town

[@antioch1975]

I used to use AC Transit to go to high school when I lived in Fremont. I never knew it you could take it to SF. Always took BART to SF.

[@CrazyPetez]

I think this structure replaced the old trans bay terminal that served AC Transit, Greyhound, etc. in the 70s when I lived in East Oakland, I rode the N bus to get to my job in San Francisco. Prior to bus service, the terminal served Key System trains on the same decks that now (sometimes) service buses. So the wise San Francisco leaders tore the old structure down, built this modern replacement and everything changed, rendering this new building useless. Mayor London Breed grew up in Hunters Point, probably never needed to use the terminal. Are today’s so-called leaders brain dead?

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

This is a very beautiful space. It is unfortunate that it is not being used and enjoyed. Thanks for the tour, Leo. ❤

[@BeautifulLife000H]

You're right. What a waste. Such poor planning on the part of the city. I'm sure there were major kickbacks to the politicians that approved this. This is much like the ghost cities in China. This project was never built with the benefit to the public in mind. Great videos. If it wasn't for your videos, few people would know about this corruption.

[@tomstoob]

I concur with your comments and opinions Leo - there is a lot of worrisome conditions now in SF. The overall feeling I get from the video shots inside the transit center is LONELINESS - a few people but when I think of loneliness I think of being stuck out in the Mojave desert. The transit center is not quite that lonely but it's very sad to see all this money and high tech installation sort of withering on the vine. 😥😥

[@gunsumwong3948]

There is something seriously wrong about San Francisco when viewing this video. How can people only drive to block up the traffic and not using the public transport? The roads may be jam-packed with stationary cars and a few buses but there is hardy anybody walking on the street?

[@laurie7689]

Where do the people who work in the city live in comparison to where the buses go? If the people live outside of the city or on its edges, do the buses go that far? Are there enough of them? What are their turnaround times? As awful as it may be to commute, frequently for folks that commute, the alternative is worse or nonexistent. I don't live anywhere near there, the largest city in my State has a mere fraction of the population that SF does. However, most of the people who work in my State's largest city commute to work from smaller cities within the metro area and outside the metro area. To work there, I would have to pass through 3 or 4 different cities. The bus line (which is the only mass transit option around here) only runs within that larger city, itself, not out to the smaller cities. Even if it did run out to the smaller cities, then the delays in stopping at each smaller city on the way to my own would make the timing essentially the same as driving my own vehicle. I'd rather be comfortable in my own vehicle. I suspect that may also be the case for many of the workers what commute to SF.

[@Fairred6507]

Looks like the cleanest, safest place in the city.

[@bobocruiser8037]

I live in Los Angeles same problem no one crazy to take the metro ( lite rail ) . Problematic dangerous people .

[@stevenphillips3466]

13% ers

[@Meowface.]

What a beautiful space

[@patriot6285]

Thank you, really enjoy your videos. After watching your videos, I feel I understand better as to what is really going on, you are a better journalist than the MSM. It is a SHAME that this $2B building is not being used. Maybe the homeless should be allowed to use it, at least it could be doing some good.

[@konagirl805]

Keep voting D!!! The world awaits breathlessly to see all the ways you destruct getting exactly what you want.

[@jeffarcher400]

It will make a nice place for the homeless to live. At least it will get used. Is transit really greener? Having fleets of buses,trollys and trains all running day and night just in case someone wants to go somewhere? Often driving around empty for hours. All the drivers must drive to work and back besides driving all day long. For what? So people can do without cars? I can buy and maintain my car and not need government help or depend on the government to get me places. Good luck with a sheet of plywood, refrigerator or a load of bricks using transit. It takes my carless friend four hours of bus rides with transfers and an hour of walking to do an errand that I can do in an hour. He's exhausted when he gets done. I'm ready to do more.

[@Harrison11106]

Kicker is that the station is gorgeous.

[@jasonarmenta9141]

Did you see what we had before this? The old transit center sucked! It was dark and dirty and the surrounding area was sketchy as hell! At least this one is new and bright and has security. I don't feel as if I'm going to be murdered waiting for a bus! Plus, the park upstairs is beautiful.

[@rodneyleong3787]

How did they keep the druggie/homeless out?

[@jimzischka1249]

You don't think it's overkill & a waste of money considering everything else that's wrong with SF?

[@steve1311]

A complete overhaul of the government is needed. Arrest politicians and all the people who benefited.

[@JohnWilson-hc5wq]

Sortition instead of voting would change a lot of things.

[@Mario-by2xc]

I visited in January 2020, months before the pandemic, and just a few months after it had opened. The transit part of the center was still pretty empty but the rooftop park was packed, the station itself is very beautiful as well. This station will be crucial once high-speed rail reaches SF, and it's better they have it now than if they would have built it later in the future. Construction costs aren't getting any lower, and it likely would have cost many billions more if they had built it in the next decade.

[@peteralan5557]

The lowest level (closed to public) is/was for "High Speed Rail" which soon after the project began was told that high speed rail wasn't coming into SF after all. None the less they opted to build it anyhow. Strange.

[@Dreamhelmet]

Looking forward to a rosy future, are we? 🙂

[@stevenphillips3466]

High speed rail that No one will ride...so you will have a fast empty train and a vast empty station ....

[@hangdog7094]

Unicorns 🦄 and Fairies will be there soon also! I can't wait 😅

[@willchristie2650]

The high speed rail project was cancelled. Just so you know.

[@af-np4pg]

So what good are electric vehicles idling in that same traffic when public transit is empty?

[@radiohobbyist13]

The people who haven't moved away are staying home and shopping online. 😮

[@Kimster182]

I used to go here for the few months it was open before Covid. I wanted to see the garden but it was closed due to structural problems

[@ulexite-tv]

What happened? Why do all the people drive wall-to-wall cars and none of them choose public transit?

[@dtrain5171]

The public transit is great if you don’t mind the smell of feces or fentanyl.

[@larryelliott6321]

Because public transport doesn't take you where you need to go, because you have to compete for a seat, because it's too hard to carry anything, because you need to shop on the way home, and more

[@MrLanternland]

@@dtrain5171 Or getting killed by muggers.

[@landondc4739]

Because the bus sits in the same bs traffic.

[@richardpatrick2852]

​@@larryelliott6321leftists can't stand the concept of people freely choosing where they are going and how they are going to get there. Public transportation doesn't accommodate freedom of choice and they are angry people don't really use it unless they're a student or destitute.

[@Charles-d4e3b]

People need to be jailed for dereliction of duty. Seriously

[@sandgroper-ig9nk]

More info on why it's not operating or up to speed would be good cheers

[@dtrain5171]

Lol. Because everyone has left the city and all the businesses are closed due to lockdowns, crime, drugs, etc. etc. Hope that helps!

[@sav7568]

@@dtrain5171 Also the local subway system ( BART ) does not stop there.

[@bigal7561]

With that much traffic there has to be a lot of people still in in the city working and living

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Wow! I was waiting for you to say this was like 6a on a Sunday… but even if it was that time, this is actually a crime in misuse of tax dollars. 😢

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

It was actually RUSH HOUR in the city!!! 🚗🚙

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

@@LeoMetalTraveler yea! I saw the bumper to bumper shot… that’s insane! Dude, you’re putting out some really important vids we all need to see. Thanks!

[@richardpatrick2852]

​@@LeoMetalTravelerleftists know no limits when it comes to their ability to spend other people's money on fantasy "bridges to nowhere" like this. Maybe they could round up the hundreds/ thousands of SF homeless and let them reside in this big empty, useless building. That is,until they destroy it like they do everything. What a mess!

[@tdpc45]

Keeping it real. My wife and I have so many memories from these places you have that are now desolate.

[@virtualselfie6899]

"The End of San Francisco" could be the title. Commuters waste hours and push out so much pollution sitting on First Street waiting to get through. It's a small, big city that has become a wasteland. Lived there when it was quaint, now it's a shell of its former self.

[@heyaisdabomb]

The outside neighbors are still great, like west portal. Vibrant, alive, clean and mostly safe. Strong police and ambassador presence, low homelessness. But downtown is a wasteland. And the problem is the lack of understand that the rich will never take public transit. They are too good for it, and the rich are the only ones that can afford to shop downtown or buy houses. So when they banned cars on market, downtown was doomed.

[@changartguy99]

Thank you. It was like this in March 2020 last time I was in SF. It was the same week shelter in place started but I was able to walk the streets empty. I'm curious with no security walking the Salesforce area and the park, homeless groups didn't start setting up there.

[@calamityjane7808]

I just saw a video that Oakland and other city's has Pirates....stealing goods

[@GlenHavard]

how funny the transposition of the traffic vs the empty "transit" center.

[@gregnery]

I was trying to figure out when this was shot. At 4:06 into the clip, I see the time is 5:57. Based on the light and temperature of 82 (stated on the screen) and the traffic you showed, this was obviously the evening. What an empty terminal for 6 pm! Was that normal traffic or was there some event nearby.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

That’s how crazy traffic gets at the peak of rush-hour on the daily basis

[@soundproofist]

@@LeoMetalTraveler I've heard that dense freeway traffic in the East Bay starts at 1 p.m. going eastward towards the suburbs on routes like Highway 24, and it goes on for hours. They're all driving to work in cars.

[@MrDroidmonkey]

Thank you for your hard work on the videos. Keep 'em coming. Love your commentary too.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thanks, will do!

[@davetuscano5939]

Newsum wants to do this to all of America 😂

[@traditionalgirl5585]

San Francisco use to be my home for over 25 years. I was run out of town. Tons of fine art photographs and art I created there too.

[@questfortruth665]

"I left my poop, in San Francisco"!!! That's a mighty expensive homeless shelter - with no homeless people in it!!!

[@dtrain5171]

And my last clean needle.

[@chaunceywilliams8405]

Good to know you left one. And not took one.

[@questfortruth665]

@@chaunceywilliams8405Yeah, I never take a sh*t, I leave one!! 😁

[@RebelsBestFriend]

People don't want to get knifed on their way to work. Fortunately "work" isn't in town anymore. Thank you Leo!

[@make725daily1]

Your content deeply resonates with viewers! - "Self-belief fuels your inner strength."

[@Letsgowarriors2023]

Tons of traffic. It’s great to see! I love SF!

[@biinkyreed8013]

What are these so called politicians doing to the city?? What a waste of taxpayer money building a transit center that no one uses. People want to get in their car and go home, not wait around for a bus or train. Love your videos!!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you!

[@richarddeleon4786]

IT LOOKS LIKE A NEWER VERSION OF THE PORT AUTHORITY IN NEW YORK CITY 😅😂

[@tyzxcj34]

It's a beautiful structure. I think they thought the high rises next to it were going to be packed but they didn't see what was going to happen after COVID. People working from home and a lot of vacant office spaces.

[@Bmx33606]

I have lived in Florida since 2005 and we have been winning here. Much healthier economy and things will continue to stay this way!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thanks for sharing

[@Bmx33606]

@@LeoMetalTraveler no state income tax here 👏🏽

[@anthonyluisi7096]

This my friend is freaking insane …😮it’s a damn ghost town

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

It is!

[@502Chevy]

That you Metal Leo for confirming what we hear, that’s almost too fantastic to believe, about San Francisco. If a picture is worth a thousand words your videos are worth billions.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you very much for your support and your words of encouragement. They sure are to me. I just pressed record and the video is the real voice behind it

[@richardflaherty2373]

I lived there for 43 years, and after I retired, we left and moved back to America.

[@templebeautifulburgess3245]

Anybody else see all those coronavirus shapes on the floor of the station? I wonder when this place was built.