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re: This is what downtown San Francisco looks like right now
Posted on 11/29/21 at 9:15 pm to NoMercy
Posted on 11/29/21 at 9:15 pm to NoMercy
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Still blows my mind that the great defense against looters in plywood
They would put up those fancy ones but the gate materials are all on containers in Long Beach.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 10:47 pm to rickgrimes
This may just be a coincidence but
For several weeks now I’ve noticed more California plates all over New Orleans than ever before.
For several weeks now I’ve noticed more California plates all over New Orleans than ever before.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 10:50 pm to rickgrimes
Sensationalism. Just like a California lib would.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:01 pm to rickgrimes
This is what the Democrats want. Create a feeling of helplessness to where the populace will accept any governmental action.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:10 pm to rickgrimes
Don’t feel sorry for them one bit. This is what they voted for
And the sad thing, when some of them leave for Texas, Florida etc they will still vote for the exact same policies that led to this.
And the sad thing, when some of them leave for Texas, Florida etc they will still vote for the exact same policies that led to this.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:11 pm to Winston Cup
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You can either
A) Stop voting Democrat
B) Move to Austin
And in a decade this will be Austin
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:13 pm to rickgrimes
Democrats turn everything to shite.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:13 pm to rickgrimes
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My hands are trembling I am so angry at our leaders.
What a puss
Obviously not trembling too hard to type the message
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:17 pm to Lee Beauregard
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This may just be a coincidence but For several weeks now I’ve noticed more California plates all over New Orleans than ever before.
We had one that recently showed up parked next to us in our parking garage reserved spots that left a note on our vehicle telling us to stop parking in their spot. Moron had the wrong spot.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:57 pm to rickgrimes
Looks like Mogadishu. I used to go there often on business and enjoyed SF. It’s bad when Jackson, MS I has a better quality of life than SF.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:34 am to rickgrimes
I’ll begin by saying that I find the interest in this city from people who don’t live in San Francisco extremely fascinating.
As someone who has lived in San Francisco for 16 years now I can say that much of what is happening currently in Downtown SF is related to the series of smash mob style robberies that has been occurring in the Bay Area recently, although some buildings were partially boarded up dating back to the lockdown of 2020.
Things that are somewhat worse over the last 2 years:
homelessness has definitely increased but its not all that shocking to me given the economic downturn associated with the pandemic.
some crime #s, but if you look at comparisons to prior year this isn’t as large as what’s been made of it.
Overall downtown was hit hard by the pandemic and the fact that people left the area to work remotely. I biked to downtown to work at our office—as I’ve done once a week for the last 3 months or so—and its clear that things are picking back up with more people going into the office. With that said, most workplaces here are hybrid or full time remote so I’m not sure the Financial District will be what it was for some time.
I can say that crime isn’t something that I worry about and isn’t something that my friends and I discuss when we hang out. It’s not something I consider when making plans and isn’t something that impacts my day to day life or the life of my family of 4.
As with most things, there is some truth to these type of stories but also some hyperbole. People have spoke of California’s (and San Francisco’s) demise for years, but the world’s 5th largest economy (and the center of the tech world) continues to chug along and is set to have a $31 billion surplus at the state level and a $150+million surplus at the state level.
State and local officials have allocated surplus funds and federal funds to address homelessness and that is definitely something that needs to done and done properly. Beyond that, housing costs need to be addressed but I can say that the pandemic caused—at least temporarily—rental and mortgage prices to drop. However, rents are still high AF and houses are still being bought with cash above asking price so this place can’t be all bad, right? The weather, the parks, the surrounding areas (wine country, Tahoe, Yosemite, etch), the food, the beer, the herb, the diversity, and many other things will continue to draw people to live here.
As someone who has lived in San Francisco for 16 years now I can say that much of what is happening currently in Downtown SF is related to the series of smash mob style robberies that has been occurring in the Bay Area recently, although some buildings were partially boarded up dating back to the lockdown of 2020.
Things that are somewhat worse over the last 2 years:
homelessness has definitely increased but its not all that shocking to me given the economic downturn associated with the pandemic.
some crime #s, but if you look at comparisons to prior year this isn’t as large as what’s been made of it.
Overall downtown was hit hard by the pandemic and the fact that people left the area to work remotely. I biked to downtown to work at our office—as I’ve done once a week for the last 3 months or so—and its clear that things are picking back up with more people going into the office. With that said, most workplaces here are hybrid or full time remote so I’m not sure the Financial District will be what it was for some time.
I can say that crime isn’t something that I worry about and isn’t something that my friends and I discuss when we hang out. It’s not something I consider when making plans and isn’t something that impacts my day to day life or the life of my family of 4.
As with most things, there is some truth to these type of stories but also some hyperbole. People have spoke of California’s (and San Francisco’s) demise for years, but the world’s 5th largest economy (and the center of the tech world) continues to chug along and is set to have a $31 billion surplus at the state level and a $150+million surplus at the state level.
State and local officials have allocated surplus funds and federal funds to address homelessness and that is definitely something that needs to done and done properly. Beyond that, housing costs need to be addressed but I can say that the pandemic caused—at least temporarily—rental and mortgage prices to drop. However, rents are still high AF and houses are still being bought with cash above asking price so this place can’t be all bad, right? The weather, the parks, the surrounding areas (wine country, Tahoe, Yosemite, etch), the food, the beer, the herb, the diversity, and many other things will continue to draw people to live here.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 2:10 am to DEANintheYAY
California was given almost 50 billion dollars by the federal government back in March to bailout its unfunded liabilities.
Its surplus is massive because of Nancy Pelosi, not because of fiduciary policy.
And San Francisco is a disgusting city in every sense of the word, but mostly because of the people who live there.
I used to travel there for work all the time from 1994-2008. It was becoming a shthole already back then.
Now it is putrid, dirty, lawless, and massively overpriced. It is a socialist wet dream. It's only going to get worse...much worse.
Its surplus is massive because of Nancy Pelosi, not because of fiduciary policy.
And San Francisco is a disgusting city in every sense of the word, but mostly because of the people who live there.
I used to travel there for work all the time from 1994-2008. It was becoming a shthole already back then.
Now it is putrid, dirty, lawless, and massively overpriced. It is a socialist wet dream. It's only going to get worse...much worse.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 2:13 am to rickgrimes
I went to San Francisco as a student 15 years ago for a convention and was shocked at their terrible vagrancy situation. There were panhandlers and “street residents “ all over the city and the locals looked at them the way we look at nutria rats. I can’t imagine it being worse than then. Eww.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 3:13 am to DEANintheYAY
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DEANintheYAY
Wrong place for facts brother. Let them circle jerk thinking San Francisco will become the new Detroit.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 3:19 am to Vandergriff
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Now it is putrid, dirty, lawless, and massively overpriced
New Orleans or San Fran?
Posted on 11/30/21 at 6:50 am to rickgrimes
I searched but couldn't find a frick to give about SF
Posted on 11/30/21 at 7:10 am to DEANintheYAY
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State and local officials have allocated surplus funds and federal funds to address homelessness and that is definitely something that needs to done and done properly
Won't happen. The homeless racket is one of the bigger money making scams in this state
Posted on 11/30/21 at 7:23 am to memphis tiger
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And the sad thing, when some of them leave for Texas, Florida etc they will still vote for the exact same policies that led to this.
Most of the Cali transports relocating to TN are voting red. I'm not sure about TX or FL.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 7:23 am to DEANintheYAY
quote:Nah, you simply lack the imagination to figure out where the looters are going next. Now that they see there’s little to no consequences from it and they’re getting organized.
I can say that crime isn’t something that I worry about and isn’t something that my friends and I discuss when we hang out. It’s not something I consider when making plans and isn’t something that impacts my day to day life or the life of my family of 4.
As for “doing something about homelessness properly” it would help if you had some vague clue what that was.
Hint: Subsidizing it and excusing it aren’t it. If you subsidize something you get more of it, if you excuse it they keep doing it.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 7:25 am to DEANintheYAY
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The weather, the parks, the surrounding areas (wine country, Tahoe, Yosemite, etch), the food, the beer, the herb, the diversity, and many other things will continue to draw people to live here.
And California will continue to be the state where only the uber rich and poor can afford to live in.
I guess brown people aren't all that bad as long as they stay out of the lily white parts of the state and continue to do your menial tasks for cheap.
ETA: Diversity?
There is no diversity in San Francisco. There is only the hive mind.
This post was edited on 11/30/21 at 7:27 am
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