re: Weekend trip to San Francisco for Wife's birthday

Was there for a conference a few years ago during this event. Was staying at a downtown hotel. The parade was just a block or 2 from hotel. Honestly didn’t affect a thing. Unless you go to the actual parade route you won’t notice a difference. I really thought the homeless talk was exaggerated...it’s not. Was shocked at how widespread it was. Very aggressive panhandling, human waste on the sidewalk, people shooting up...much bigger issue than “the gays”.