every store is CLOSED on market st San Francisco
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2023
- Market Street is a major artery in San Francisco, California. It had all kinds of shops, malls, bars, restaurants, and stores that are now closed, It begins at The Embarcadero in front of the Ferry Building and runs southwest through downtown, passing the Civic Center and the Castro District, to the intersection with Portola Drive in the Twin Peaks
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Congratulations to the voters in California in general and to those in San Francisco in particular. Well done.
They deserve what they voted for.
@@dewetmaartens359And they are getting it!
What voters? The homeless? The looters？
There's more people here in Ca that don't vote for this shyte and we're sick and tired of it. It makes no sense that people would vote for this which makes me think there's some major vote cheating going on.
@@jamesdalton7191 until a few months ago RUclips was suspending channels that even just mentioned the possibility of voter fraud.
Hard to believe the citizens of San Francisco actually voted for this.
I've met a lot of people from San Francisco. They're extremely stupid. I'm not surprised at all.
No, it's not. They are a bunch of idiots there. They deserve nothing less.
Not one of them are chess players 😂 they can”t see the next move coming even when you point it out to them
Ikr... It's a shame the REPUBLICANS did this to San Francisco with their decades of failed policies. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'd like to think the voting system is just corrupt, and the general population understands these problems... But in SF and CA as whole really, really are that stupid.
I used to go to San Francisco years ago. It's frightening! What is happening to our country. The corruption is so deep I don't know if we can recover. Thank you for the tour
and yet people keep voting for corruption.
California voters need to select people who genuinely care about California instead of those who don't care at all.
Thank you so much for showing us what the cities have become. Thanks to our politicians. Most people would deny this is happening, but you’ve brought this to our attention. Keep up the awesome videos. Thank you.
It’s nice to see that crime in this area is down. No people, no stores, no problem. Keep going SF!
now all we have to do is burn the entire city to the ground and all the problems will be solved!
And yet a lot of the locals still believe the fault is corporate greed.
And I'm sure that's how these crooked dems will spin it.
Actually, that is probably exactly how someone is pitching the outcomes of their policies on a spreadsheet. A bar graph showing a massive reduction in crime
Oddly, I still see lots of pedestrians.
Thank you, California, for the shoplifter's protection laws that you've enforced. This is why stores cannot afford your city.
This is so bad to the point it cannot be called unintentional anymore. If I could sum it up in a word, it would be "evil".
Send the bulldozers in, & after buildings are gone, the bums move out? Let the farmers make use of it.
@@chadsimmons6347 if you knew what they are doing to the farmers here!
The real cause is WFH policies causing everyone to move out of San Francisco. No reason to live in a crazy expensive city when you can live elsewhere for cheaper. No customers = no retail. Walgreens themselves admitted the cause of closure wasn't theft. Of course you're free to pander your misguided agenda.
but also people stopped being able to afford the city also- so thank greedy landlords and wealthy developers while you're at it.
I lived in San Fran back in late 80's and early 90's. There where bad spots and the homeless problem was just starting. I used to shop and eat on Market St all off the time. Powell street was always full of people enjoying SF. It's a damn shame to see what has happened to the city now. I fear it will never be a great city anymore. And, I blame the people in charge and the politicians who have let this happen..
I’m from Germany and worked for Apple from 86 to 88 - always loved to be in San Francisco in those days. It was everything you could dream of.
36 years later, this does not seem to be the case anymore.
Terrible!
Did you meet Steve Jobs back then
I live in SF and I can confirm everything he showed is true. This is an accurate portrayal in July 2023.
I’m dumbfounded. From Australia and have visited before.
But why? What happened?
Why is it closed?
Yes what is going on?
Look at all those buildings just waiting to be filled by dreamers. A true Sanctuary if I have ever seen one!
Young people probably don't know that San Francisco was one of the most beautiful cities in the country and world, and not so long ago
Indeed it was
I was there 25 years ago. It really was a very beautiful city. I can still see Lombard Street with its bright red flowers in my mind's eye. Golden Gate Bridge with the clouds of mists was breathtaking. So very sad it's come to the present state of affairs.
It was actually a desireble tourist attraction with interesting things to offer visitors. This country better snap out of whatever the fuck delusion they think is floating the boat. In reality its sinking to the bottom feeders
Sound of San Francisco - Global Deejays ruclips.net/video/8kjpPgmidUM/видео.html
It was and could use a deep cleanings.
Shocked to see a city I visited and fell in love with, in 1994, became this!! Could NEVER imagine this scenario. I live in São Paulo, Brazil. I never though that I would be glad to live here than in San Francisco, a place I sometimes wondered about living in. WOW! I remember walking Market Street with my wife, so many good memories, I used to go to many of the places you just showed and are now closed. Shocked! I don't know what happened but I really hope it can make things happen again e become the city it once was. But, sincerely, I think the San Francisco I felt in love with will stay in my memories only. So sorry...
Gov Newsome such leadership, just what our country needs
I grew up in SF in the '50s and early '60s. Moved to Marin in mid-'60s. This is heartbreaking to me. I have lived in Alaska for over 40 years, and the last few times I visited the Bay Area I was appalled. So sad. I loved what San Francisco used to be. This is tragic.
Thank you for sharing
Agree 100% on all of the above. Thank you.
Well, the people living there don't seem to care too much. They keep voting for the same people and I don't just
Mean party I mean people...
Bro I grew up in the bay in the 90s and 2000s and as recently as 2015-2017ish SF was nowhere close to this bad. The signs were starting to show, sure but not even remotely close to this. They’ve really ran it into the ground the past decade and really past 5 years
I have always loved SF, this is heart breaking, are the culrural events still going on ? Theater, art shows etc?
The same thing is happening in Seattle and Portland. Wherever criminals have more rights than law abiding citizens.
I just came back from Seattle. I drove all around downtown. Went to pikes place and it was bustling with tourism. I didn’t see any dystopia like SF. Its a lovely city (when it’s not raining)😂
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Any city that allowed "Chaz" to happen isn't headed in the right direction.
@@alexchopper7997
That's because it's just at the beginning of stage 4 cancer. SF is in stage 5, dead.
Remember the show Dark Angel in the early 2000s? That's exactly what Seattle will become !
This used to be such a beautiful and sophisticated city in the 80’s.
Thank you so much for your detailed raw videos. I used to live in SF from 1997 to 2004, and Market street was like really an artery of the city, from a cultural and business point of view. It was just beautiful, despite 6th street and part Jones street, it was a beautiful city. This is so sad and an extremely serious issue. Somebody must save this city.
Wow, thank you for sharing 97 to 04 were indeed the good years in the city
who is going to save it, democrats? LOL
I'm a retired flight attendant. In the early 2000's I did many, many layovers in this beautiful city. Streetcars, the Embarcadero, the Presidio, Fisherman's Warf, Chinatown, Drager's, a few favorite restaurants, and the list goes on. I loved my long SFO layovers. So sad to see this blight. It's heartbreaking.
The desired end result of a typical DEM-run(down) city.
Welcome to liberal wokeness.
Yep, I frequented the Bay Area from 2009-2015 and San Fran was a gorgeous place. It is virtually unrecognizable today. So pathetically stupid of its leadership to destroy the flagship city of America
@@TheHaratashiwokeness has nothing to do with this...see past the symptoms..the American economic system is broke.. greed and offshoring jobs for a couple of generations did this...
@@TheHaratashi do your research right my friend.
So absolutely sad. I went to SF for a work convention and was really shocked how dirty it was. A homeless man walked into the place i was eating, yelled some things i couldn't understand went around asking for money then got angry at everyone. Outside, i saw someone urinating and then some lady yelled at me cause i picked up my suitcase crossing the road. She said " i aint gonna steal yo sh*t , quit fc*ing acting!!! " to my face. This was all within 2 hours. I was truly saddened. There were some beautiful places without this problem.
Dang.. Me and my family visited San Fran and the Bay Area ahead of pandemic.. It was beautiful. I am reading the comments and its just saddening to hear this.
I've worked in SF since 1996 and saw its continued demise. This is a blessing in disguise, glad to see the monopolies close. This is our time to bring back small businesses and end Chinese junk sales.
@@cookielapaz8927 Lol you're out of your mind, once these big businesses close, it's not going to be replaced by small businesses. California will simply go the way of Detroit and Chicago and become another lawless haven for crime.
The drug issue in America is out of control. This is all caused by fentanyl, heroin, and meth. We could easily fix this problem by locking away the drug dealers for life for selling this shit.
and now ALL the people from California are coming for TEXAS & OKLAHOMA!!! 🤨The plan is working!!!
This breaks my heart, I have been to SF several times and it is a beautiful city.
I hope the city will do something, to see SF in this state is truly devastating. 😢
I was active duty Navy in the late 80's to early 90's. Mt view is where I lived. I used to love to go to SF on the weekends. I can't believe this is the same place. So very sad this has happened. It will never be the same, and will probably get worse.
With all the high priced network reporting that rarely shows the accurate picture, Leo's videos are relentless and devastating. He is a true reporter, letting what is before him tell the story. Extraordinary channel.
Thank you I will be posting more videos in a few days!
I truly agree!
yup the liberal Media.....One thing I gotta say is Trump was right about fake news.
These videos are misleading. I was just in SF and it took me two hours to go 2 miles. There are tons of people in SF
And what is the positive outcome of this reporting?
I'm actually shocked. I didn't realize things were THIS bad.
Me too. Wow
@@ShadyBooty media hides everything to protect their liberal in charge. This is happening all over the country.
Most of the tourist that show up are also shocked and soon realize they wasted their money and time.
They aren't, this is a right wing funded channel that tries to get people to vote right wing with lies and scaring you. There is a transformation going on to replace brick and mortar businesses because online business is wrecking them. A huge number of SF employees moved to remote home work as it's better and cheaper. It's also extremely expensive to live and operate in SF because people love to live there. A tent in SF would rent for more than an apartment in most of America.
same
Well done, California! Not a single plastic straw in sight!
At least they’ll be able to say that retail crime is on the low. No shops. No thefts.
What a shame. It looks like a ghost town now and businesses are closing at a rapid pace. This is what happens when people are allowed to steal and rob with no repercussions
SF is the liberal paradise. Look at it carefully and remember.
It's a lot more than that which can not discussed here on RUclips
You don't see what they're doing, they're destroying the private sector & real estate markets. So there won't be no choice but for government to come in and fill the void. This is intentional. They know exactly what they're doing.
4:47 this is just down the street from the city's Tenderloin Center for Drug Addicts. It has a "come as you are policy". Basically vagrants wait in line, hang out, and do drugs
This is what happens to every city when democrat loony lib policies are implemented.
The democrats have so much to be proud of with what they have done to San Francisco. Truly a model city.
Same folks that fixed up Detroit
They’re for the criminals not the people
Stop it now, Nancy is on this. Look how many times she has been voted in, .............
no, this is what happens when Google and Facebook and Apple take over people's minds, their livelihoods, their economic life, their family life. These massive corporate entities sucked brick and mortar businesses right out of their offices and storefronts. And the Covid lockdowns were the last straw. Can people connect the dots? In SF, predatory capitalism has consumed all the available prey. San Francisco's problems result NOT from an excess of socialism, but from an excess of CAPITALISM. Perhaps, in the long run, this "correction" is necessary and healthy. San Francisco's long period of euphoria is over. Maybe in the future, people will be able to afford to live there again.
they want this for the whole country
I used to live in the SF Bay Area and took BART into SF every day for work back in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I worked in the Embarcadero area (California St.). The farther down Market you went, the worse it got. By the time you got to Civic Center, the stench of garbage and urine was overpowering and that was back then. SF has been on a slow decline for years. I'm so glad I got out of CA.
Thanks for sharing. I used to walk the same route to office everyday before the pandemic. I can’t believe things have changed so much. Sad!
Just beyond crazy……that’s what happens when criminals run free & can steal with no prosecution.
That’s what my new video is about!
@@daking-dumb You're comparing a police state to our country. You want 24 hour surveillance, or anti terrorism units constantly patrolling the streets? That's not a free society.
This is what happens when officials run free with their heads buried far too deep to see reality
this is what happens when criminals run the city and state
No, this is what happens when Democrats run anything.
Just an FYI for anyone watching, this incredible collapse mostly happened in the last FOUR YEARS. I lived in and around SF from 97 through 2018 before I moved to South Florida. While the downturn began years ago the acceleration of the demise astonishes even me as a former resident that watched it slowly crumble over the years. At least I have my memories of the years I spent and people I met there.
I know you're loving Florida it might be humid there but it's beautiful and their beaches are so beautiful😊
Once it reaches a tipping point there's no stopping it.....belated "Welcome to Florida" btw
When is the last time San Francisco, or the state, wasn't under democratic control?
Don't ruin Florida. You're a refugee, not a missionary.
Lockdowns effects will continue for another decade atleast. U shut the planit down and get this result.
@@fuzzywzhe Quiet down, fool. If you're at all interested it's the conservatives that bailed on California (and New York and Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and New Jersey), not the loons on the left, so all the worries about people transporting that disease to another state are overblown.
Wow, I don't recognize this area at all anymore, nor the people on the streets. We used to walk everywhere and go into the stores. So sad what the city has allowed. Hope you guys get your city back.
I've been there back in 1995 when it was everybody's dream city. Then I visited again in 2007, when it slowly started declining - but still, Market St. was bustling. Can't believe my eyes seeing what it finally has turned into. Btw. every single bus shelter seems to have its glass panes smacked or removed.
What’s worse is that the politicians that made this happen couldn’t care less and will try to advocate for similar policies to be implemented in other cities
GOAL IS TO PUSH FOR TOTAL CONTROL, THEY ARE CREATING THE PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTION. ARE YOU REALLY THAT BRAIN DEAD?
They're evil
Politician alone can't "make this happen" - the voters enable it
It’s not the politicians, but rather the voters that put them in the office, something for nothing is the democrat’s creed
As well as the people that fled from it and moved to other states.
I was raised across the bay in the 60s and 70s. To me, San Francisco was the most beautiful city in America. I spent a lot of time there, taking my family there to experience everything SF had to offer. Well, I wouldn't step foot there anymore. The politicians destroyed that city.😢
My first trip as an adult was to San Francisco. It was such an accomplishment at that time. I was so happy....it is so different now.
I have been there a couple dozen times in the 70s, 80s, 90s, last time 2006... never ever again. Even then the decline was accelerating.
Sad
This is being caused by climate change. Many supply lines have been closed due to extreme weather events across the world. More needs to be done.
You actually Blame the Politicians, Instead of Everyone who Put them in those Must Win Election seats, again & Again, For DECADES?!? Wooooow. It’s a shame we can’t build a wall, to keep the Ignorance grown in Commifornia, In Commifornia’s Shytholes, so they casptead their disease anywhere else!!! If you even attempt to be mad or offended about a Wall-it means you actually Know they work.
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Raised in Orinda, lived in Piedmont, San Francisco was such a delight. Spent many hours with my mother shopping and having lunch. It was so fun and uplifting. I worked at the Embarcadero for a while, got to watch the fog come in under the Golden Gate. I'm so glad I have those memories. RIP San Francisco.
I remember driving thru there as a child in the 60's. It was amazing. The traffic was thick. The air was electric. The city positively buzzed. We had our faces glued to the car windows staring up at the tall buildings and all the sites 😢
San Francisco in the 60’s sounds like a beautiful era, I missed it ,but I can imagine it from what you wrote here today how amazing it was. Thank you for sharing!
Hey thanks for posting this! I used to be a street performer out there. It's a far cry from what it used to be. Yet, it still looks like "some" foot traffic out there. I'm going to get out there and light it up soon. It's just too damn quiet.
The voters voted for this disastrous result. Voters got exactly what they wanted. That often doesn’t happen.
I for one do not feel bad for San Francisco ... they got what they voted for.
Then they move because it sucks and vote dem there too. It's a mental disease.
Yet conservatives have no issues with the 1% hoarding all the wealth so stfu!
Democrats want our society to collapse. And it is.
@@mrbill2600 What did they vote for?
I went to college in SF and worked for a short time near Union Square at an art gallery around 2006 - 2007. I can look at those vacant spots and recall what stores they used to be. Its just a shock to see how desolate it has become.
Why are high crime rates always associated with the black race... and it's a global phenomenon. You can't logically attribute their behavior to systemic racism. It's utter nonsense. The truth is just too harsh for people to accept
recall the image of KLANOCRAT PELOSI kneeling for BLM / KKK
Welcome to the utopia dreamland dems want the peasants to live in 😂😂😂 also I’m glad there’s no smellovision as the streets are covered in human urine and feces... wait for diseases we haven’t seen in a century plus come back
Cool, what do you do now?
I used to live in SF in 2006, it has changed so much, so sad
Good report. Very good. Thank you! 👍👍
Thank you for your support, new video out in a couple of days!!!
Appreciate Your Videos
I was taking pictures of closed down theaters in SF about 5 years ago. I was told the Alexandria was going to be torn down and turned in Condos or Apartments. I guess that fell through. Maybe that developer was lucky.
My wife and i were both born in San Francisco in 1960. In 2006 we moved to Elk Grove so we could afford a home.
We never dreamed that.........
1. We would never be able to afford to move back.
2. Not even sure that we would want to move back if we could afford it.
It was such a great city for us. We both had good jobs. When we met, i was taking the N Judah to work and she was on the J Church.
She was in commercial real estate and i was in The Painters Union.
All those building i worked in are 50% empty now.....maybe more 😕😕
That is crazy, San Fran revenues have to be down at least 60-70%. There is basically almost no reason to go to that city. Congratulations progressive democrats keep it up
I think Newsom is allocating dollars from cities that are collecting a lot tax revenues and putting in San Francisco because how can these activists liberals in city hall can afford drugs for the zombies in the streets.
@@49ers_Leaks415 Which means the retailers on Market St are walking away from a gold mine (I'm being both serious & sarcastic)
Vote for democrats and this is what always happens. Why is it the voters are so dense? Is the media blowing smoke and hiding the truth of what democrats are doing in Portland, Detroit, Chicago and the rest of California? Do yourself a favor and wake up the liberal idiots who keep believing the lies of democrats help them smell the coffee or leave them in a group of beggars and drug addicts one of their cities and figure out what is going on!
I hate how people blame progressive politics on the issues in sf. Of course the city has been mismanaged but the core issue is nimbyism which is an apolitical topic. Not building enough housing got sf into this mess and the high cost living that resulted from low housing supply caused cost of living to surge. Tech workers became the main demographic the city tried to attract pushing out everyday people. When COVID hit and wfh happened they left because of said high cost of living. This is literally because they didn’t build enough housing and that’s not conservative or liberal that’s just bad governance.
Way to take care of your district Nancy Pelosi.
I was born and raised in San Francisco and this isn’t 10% of how bad it really is. I moved 30 miles south in 2012 and went there recently and got sick to my stomach, and Oakland is far worse
👏👏👏👏😻😹😸we love democrats 😊
@@josezapata1878tell Ashli whateverhernamewas “hi” when you get where you’re going, pussykitten
Like I say if you want your town to go to shit vote Democrat
Have a friend who lives in mountain viw. Mountain view/sunnyvale are INFINITELY better. Although san jose is starting to show signs of going the SF way.
USA is going to SH@Tand we need to get it togeather real fast or its over.And NEVER VOTE FOR A FKN LIBERAL OR REBUBLICAN AGAIN!
Thanks for this video bro!! Its an eye opener for me.
Glad to hear it! Thank you for the support. I am currently working on a new video that should be out in a few days.
Arrived in the Bay Area 1974. As we noticed the subtle changes we made plans. It was a beautiful place and we were blessed to have that experience. Several of my family and I left 2003.
The entire city has cratered. It's amazing any businesses are left at all.
Give it time 🤣
The whole 49 square miles ? Funny .
This city was doomed. They never bothered addressing the issues of the homeless and drug problems which were festering way back when I lived there in the 90s. Then the pandemic hit and their policies did not help. Boston is a democrat city and isn’t dystopian like SF.
@@plumeria66 SF is subject to a tremendous Boom then Bust cycle . Attracting so much Tech to the City blew up the balloon again and along with its highly paid employees further gentrified the city . When The Pandemic hit Work from Home hit SF harder and has persisted longer than any other city and what we see is a City hollowed out of long term residents and cleared out of its Boom workers . Who will support downtown businesses when no one lives there and the office workers work from home ?
Just waiting out those leases…
My wife and I got married in October of 1984. We spent our honeymoon in San Francisco. A once vibrant and beautiful city is now an urban cesspool. For us this is a personal tragedy. It is also a national disgrace. Thanks again Leo for showing us the ugly truth. To fix a problem, first of all it has to be understood there is a problem. Video evidence such as your work may be a first step in saving San Francisco. "Whatever you do, don't get off the bus!" Roger that...
Thank you too I will be posting more videos
Who willingly goes to SF for a honeymoon? 😂
@@LeoMetalTraveler Could you continue to walk all the way down to Ferry Plaza or go the other way and to Castro? Man, I am also curious what Union Square and Fisherman Wharf look like now! Thx for doing this!
"Burger King- have it your way"...LOL, think about it, when voting...You get the representatives you deserve.
This serves as a warning when progressivism takes power.
I was a child in the 70s. Market St. Was a treat. To go shopping with my parents. And a Saturday matinee. With the Movie Theaters that cost 50 cents. Or a $1 for double features. I worked at One Embarcadero Security Pacific Bank. At 19 years old. This happened to cities over and over in the Bible when they chose not to follow God.
Its all about that delivery bro. Amazon is loving this.
My parents went to San Francisco on their honeymoon in early 1963. They described it as a beautiful, vibrant. colorful, affordable, clean city full of lovely department stores, restaurants, exciting nightclubs, interesting shops of all kinds and wonderful city life! Folk music was all the rage and they saw many groups of clean-cut college age singers and musicians singing positive songs on the streets about making a better world. SF couldn't be more completely opposite today. What a terrible tragedy.
Do you know what changed?
Do you know what happened?
Democrats.
Liberals.
Progressives.
This, is the Desert of the Woke.
This is the result of those "clean-cut college age singers and musicians singing positive songs on the streets about making a better world" views and voting record.
What happened is Silicon Valley and Wall St. took over the country. In 1963, SV didn't exist yet and Wall st was mainly in NY.
SF, the new Detroit. But don’t worry Ukraine will get more money.
Well ANTIFA wasn't around in 1963.
It's amazing how rapidly anti-law enforcement/prosecution and anti-business policies set in place by just a handful of people, some of them not even elected, can turn a city from a world leader into a standard-issue inner city area.
Yes has absolutely nothing to do with ever growing wealth gaps, heavy investment in private instead of public. Nothing to do with inflation.
@@olorin1710 Blame the liberal policies of the Democrats. Free tents, free needles, and no arrest for criminals breaking into stores.
We have to accept there's a transnational unnameable mega-corporation of Psychopathic demon worshippers hell bent on global anstract enslavement---if we do, maybe Humanity can start to find its footing and have any kind of hope of getting free from them
@@olorin1710what a crappy day it will be when you start researching and realize you where wrong all this time and you were their useful idiot.
@@olorin1710This is 1000% the result of woke Marxist policies. The most braindead though process ever devised by man.
I am gutted, I visited 3 years ago, it was lively, vibrant, an amazing place. I love America, it has so much to like about it.
I was in SF 10 years ago seemed pretty good back then..
Whoa! That was an eye-opener! I lived in San Francisco in the early 1970's, when they built the BART system and laid the cobblestone sidewalks. It was a beautiful, thriving cultural center then. It is shocking to see how far it has fallen. The political, social and environmental degradation is mind-boggling. Every local and state politician for the past 50 years should be held accountable.
Also: Why haven't I seen videos of San Francisco like this until now? I watch the news all the time. I'm a news junkie. I've seen short clips of the Tenderloin, but nothing like this. Our news media is failing us, as well as every other institution. We live in a very weird time. A social apocalypse.
Thats because you can turn the city out with all the fluff.that was before and this is after that was the goal from the beginning.
No news, just slanted propaganda. FAKE NEWS.
Beacuse corporate news is the propaganda wing of the Left. They are absolutely opposed to showing what this toxic tolerance policies really do to civilization...
As if BART wasn't an overly costly Socialist means of lining the pockets of the elites by taxing productive folks and making crime easier to spread out over the whole of the region.
I also worked in The City in the 70's for Bechtel at 50 Beale and 50 California. I remember the BART bricklayers laying their union-limited bricks by lunch, going home, and getting paid for an 8 hour day. Weekdays the sidewalks were side-to-side with people. Even weekends there were 10x this many pedestrians.
I was in Tennessee two weeks ago and my friend engaged in a conversation with a guy while in line for coffee who reported that he just got back from SF and couldn’t believe what a dump it was. The guy said he didn’t feel safe at night and stayed in the hotel. The guy was from Canada and said SF is being reported as a beautiful city to visit. The guy said he would never go back.
Another guy who chose to visit the worst parts of a beautiful city . Why do folks do that on vacation ?
@@user-er1on9yi9e what part of SF is beautiful?
@@rw4022 North Beach , Russian Hill , Nob Hill , The Presidio , Crissy Field . Golden Gate Park , Ocean Beach , Palace of Fine Arts area ....and the views of The Bay and surrounding area from any of 43 hills
@@rw4022 PS That's a very Partial list
so MOST . Everyone is focused on the exceptions - It gets views and comments and that's the name of the game
Heard that from a friend of mine 7 years ago .....can only imagine what it is now.
Thank u for the tour
In my city Malls have closed stores and Stan almost empty. The effect of on line buying has hit stand alone retail hard and many well known Mall stores have online outlets. My wife and I do not visit Malls as we used to and prefer the smaller businesses that operate in the city. Outside in the suburbs, new Malls are doing well.
Crime and degradation certainly ply’s a part in downgrading city centers but in my city, business folks have turned one time blighted areas into pleasant places with multiple restaurants and other leisure activities.
From the UK, we toured the US in 2005 and spent a lot of time in San Francisco, we love it. So busy, people everywhere, so friendly, so many shops and attractions. We always said we would go back one day but seeing the streets we used to walk down looking like this breaks my heart. I don't recognise the city we used to love. :-(
Just go to London instead fella. A very vibrant and enriched city of England 🏴. 👍🏼🏴🍻
I live in the States and was putting off traveling to all of our cities and National Parks until retirement.
I didn't see my own Country and now it's all, but gone. Half of my Nation asked for this and abused those warning against these progressives. That's what breaks my heart the most. They don't even express remorse, but they'll raise the rafters when these
🤬🤬🤬 illegals get take priority over them.
Makes Oxford Street look amazing 😂
Same here. Visited SF a few times but not any more. Very sad.
I grew up in the east bay, SF was a beautiful vibrant little city, my sisters and I would go for the day on our bikes as kids. I live in the UK now, when I go back home I never go in SF. It’s amazing how quickly it happened.
San Francisco needs all new leadership
Keep dreaming dude. I’m a San Francisco resident and we absolutely love our politicians. They’re doing an amazing job. Shame on you. I know you’re Republican, but Democrats are awesome in this city. You have no idea Texas boy.
Ya think.
@@walterwhite1 not sure if trolling?
@@machupikachu1085 If he isn't trolling, he's very stupid.
@@machupikachu1085 Yes he's a troll, lying for the enemy.
Pretty soon I'll be able to afford housing on or near Market. Can't wait. This is my chance to live in SF before things get better and i'm priced out again.
I feel fortunate that I was able to experience this city back in the 70’s and 80’s as a kid/teen. I have great memories and was hoping to share that experience with my kids but I guess that won’t happen.
Anytime you start seeing fast food restaurants and grocery stores closing you know the area is in deep trouble. To me this looks like a city in decline, and a place to stay away from.
Duh you must be rill smurt
stay in your red state....jethro !
@@peterl2820 stay in san franshithole then
Truth hurts
@@peterl2820😂 ok. Keep your sour grapes.
I grew up in the Bay Area. My Grandparents live in SF. In the late 60s and early 70s, a trip into the City was fantastic. Great shopping. Great restaurants. City of Paris. You could walk around pretty much anywhere and it was safe, even the Tenderloin. I have long since moved out of CA, gladly, but it is heart breaking to see the decline of such a great city. I am glad my grandmother cannot see what has happened.
My dad worked with Pan Am and we had travel benefits and started traveling the world at 5 yrs old....BUT> somehow we would end up in SFO at least once a year...living in NYC this place was heavenly...yes Haight Ashbury 😁😁Mmmm good🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿++ I too am glad for for Grandma💚💙🙋🏻♀
Yea man i used to walk around as a kid in the 90s and it was still pretty vibrant. Shops and people everywhere talking, interacting.... SF and Oakland too actually. Seems like quite a decline.
My father grew up in SF.
He lived right on El Camino Del Mar, within a single block of where the Presidio starts. From his bedroom window, he looked down the shoreline of Baker Beach and could see the Golden Gate Bridge clearly. He attended the language school at the Presidio and could have walked home for lunch if that was allowed. He left for the military and then worked his whole life in the intelligence field.
He went back to visit friends and relatives in SF, many times since he graduated high school in the mid 1950s (from George Washington HS).
He said he started to notice major changes as far back as the 80s, but it wasn't until the late 2000s that the city really went to hell in a handbasket.
These days he wouldn't visit if you gave him free airfare.
It's too painful to see what the city has become.
@@MrVvulf This is normal. Most large American cities lost people to the suburbs.
@@bobbykiefer4306 Did you watch the video?
This isn't a matter of losing a small measure of vibrancy...the downtown area of SF is a dystopian ghost town.
Just google "downtown san francisco is abandoned" and read a selection of the myriad articles your inquiry will elicit.
That’s crazy! Thanks for sharing. So sad.
Tell me about it
Thanks so much for this video, so sad I grew up in SF....
Thank you for your support, new video drops tonight!
I used to repair Automatic doors at half those places. Crazy to see this. I left CA 3 years ago. Last 2 times I worked in the city they smashed my windows and stole stuff. Between the organized crime rings stealing everything and the drugged out homeless laying in every doorway with a stream of piss going across the sidewalk to the gutter from their little camp, to the crazies just yelling and barking at people.. the cops waiting to ticket or tow anyone good person doing actual productive stuff. Eff that place.
Some have replaced the automatic doors with wooden boards jk thank you for sharing
I can't believe the current situation # SF . Changed my mind of visiting the beautiful places of California or America . Also b'cos of Covid lock down , I lost ( 3 years ) the opportunity to travel . It was my retired plan ( dream visit places ) A big miss & regret for me .
Once the decline of cities begins, it will only accelerate.
do you still vote blue?
@@NiaArifah-br6cr can't say I ever did.
My heart is so broken. I was born and raised in what was a beautiful San Francisco and now I’m in tears. It’s ruined; I can’t even see a comeback. Thanks voters-you destroyed a vibrant city turning it into a cesspool. Way to go 😢
Remember who did this: democrats.
did you voted biden in ? nuff shit then
AMAZING -- a few naive fantasy prone souls still believe that votes have any effect on how things are managed. BTW, since I do NOT have the heart to burst all your bubbles at once; I suggest you check with your parents about Santa Claus and the Tooth-Fairy. SHEESH where do these fools come from???!
They just moved somewhere else to vote for the same policies.
@@JonnyBeoulveBullshit!
Thank you diversity and inclusion being more important than competent and effective populations
The people are in denial. San Francisco is really bad 😞 The people think it's going to bounce back. I'm not seeing that. Politicians waste money and nobody can think we can spend our way out of this!
History has not been kind to towns and cities that have lost their ability to generate wealth. Be it coal towns in the Appalachians, port towns on the Mississippi River or Detroit, once the potential to realize income dries up, it's a long way down from there.
San Francisco has hope due to the weather, the bay and as a gateway to the Pacific, but it's only hope. Time will tell.
SF is beautiful with an incredible history. It will bounce back, after the current stupid voters and corrupt “leaders” have been expunged. Boston was in the same predicament in the 40s-60s; it took many years but by the late 90s the idiots were gone. I would not write off SF just yet
Keep voting Democrat!🤡😂🤣😅👍
@@scotthouston6621 Yep! They ruin everything!!
@@scotthouston6621 Sad thing is, there are more dumb people than smart people. It's like the movie "Idiocracy" coming true. Mike Judge is a genius.
Used to live in SF in 2011. Back in Ireland now. Seeing this is SCARY. It's changed into a dystopian nightmare!
They keep electing DemonCrates ...Good Luck!
Liberalism is a mental disorder
No, this is the nice part of SF. You haven't seen the dystopian parts yet.
@@Rascal77s wow
You mean a democrat dream 🎉
I kinda wish you'd stopped and talked to the tourists waiting for the tram. I'm super curious about what their thoughts were about all the closed stores, or if they found pockets of some sort of value in that area. Or if they were mainly there to do the tram.
I grew up in SF in the 60s & 70s. It was such a groovy place then.
Sometimes, a littlee liberalism can be like a seasoning, making society better....like the 40 hour work week, ending the draft,ect.
But as the decades have rolled by, its gone WAY too far. Just like dumping the entire salt shaker on a steak ruins it, too much liberalism destroys a society...or in this case, a city.
This is insane. And heartbreaking. Heartbreakingly insane.
In '94, on a dare from friends, I shoplifted about $25-30 worth of shampoo and other small items from a grocery store. I was caught and arrested, then later had to go to court to pay ~$500 (~5 times the value of the stolen goods, plus court costs). I was 12. *Twelve* and society expected more from me than *GROWN MEN AND WOMEN* in SF, who can rob stores (and individuals) of up to *$1,000* and face absolutely no consequences. This isn't to say I want a greater presence of gov't police in everyone's business in San Francisco. But someone (preferably the people) needs to stand up and say "enough!" This video is what happens when no one expects anything more from people. There *has* to be a middle ground between too much of a police presence and complete apathy that foments lawlessness and the doom spiral of once-great cities.
There is a possibility that all of this is happening by design.
@@goldenfleece777confirmed...orchestrated by soros n Obama....their solution....take your 🔫 🔫 🔫 🔫 🔫.
You don’t want more police so you will get this lawless chaos. You are the problem.
@@goldenfleece777 It is a product of Democrat policy to be soft on crime. They have ruined many great cities doing this.
@@goldenfleece777it’s a small possibility. Allot of this is people thinking they are doing the right thing by creating these laws when in fact they are not. For them, this is not the conclusion they sought.
But for the radical they teamed up with. The radical socialists and communists who want to fundamentally transform society and the nation, yes for them they knew this is the conclusion of their ideas. They want suffering so that they can come up with a even better “solution” as people cry out for one.
I used to live in SF and had proudly taken visiting friends for a city tour. To see this is beyond sad. I hope San Franciscans watch this as wake up call and vote for those who care more about the city than their own ideologies.
Vote blue no matter who baby = This.
Exactly you get what you vote for.. quit voting for them people if they haven’t kept their promises.. don’t vote for them again if they didn’t do what they said they were the first time around.. when they gonna learn
Problem is most of them probably don't understand why. They likely think it is Putin's war with Ukraine, or something.
(Lived there 2001-07. Used to work just off Market St, and was regularly around that area. Kind of unreal to see this video.)
Its hard to have any sympathy for San Francisco. As long as they keep this crap there and don't bring it to my community
I hope San Francisco doesn't wake up. I want my lip friends in Florida to move there
I hope Gavin Newsom, all parties, SF mayor, and all Californians learn from this. Many of us made mistakes by voting for the wrong people and wrong propositions. Now is better than never to take action. I love to see crowds and stores back in the city.
We should change all laws protecting criminals.
We should support local businesses and stop buying online as much as possible.
We need laws that brings more safety to Bay Area. We need laws that help the police put these criminals in jail.
Please take action before it is too late. San Francisco is the starting point. If we continue accepting this life style and don’t act now, after SF we see other cities become dead soon.
I am hopeful ❤
Gop..run by a convicted sex molester out on bail in 4 jurisdictions on 91 indictments. voting for that is like joining a satanic cult.
Great job San Fran, you guys are really ahead out there.
Hey Leo, thank you for shining a light on S.F. with this great video!
I'm a born, bred, and raised California OG. I have lived in S.F. three separate times in my life. This city USED to be vibrant and fun...full of creative, compassionate, amazing people, venues, and artists. The entire city had a friendly community vibe. Sadly, the city was transformed by vagrant corporate employees and entrepreneurs (from elsewhere) who didn't have any connection (other than a paycheck) to this once thriving city.
The housing demand created by the influx of employees working in tech, made the city feel disjointed. Locals got evicted from their homes, rents skyrocketed, the homeless population increased off the charts, government policies that make mo sense were enforced, and crime increased at least 10 fold.
It's a shame.
The 'starving artists' could no longer afford to live there. People who lived peacefully in S.F. could no longer afford to stay in the city.
The extremely unfriendly business taxes make running a small biz a pipe dream.
S.F. is currently a cesspool of filth and crime.
It's sad.
Corporate employees, entrepreneurs and housing demand did not ruin San Francisco. The far left socialist ideology did it. It is hardwired into the city government and the residents. They turned it into a progressive utopia and now we are seeing the devastation.
And I bet you are still voting for the same people who created this mess. This is what decades of liberal policy results in. Good luck digging yourself out of that hole.
I hear ya. It’s really sad what they’ve done to the CA.
Thx for sharing
IMHO...The BIGGEST problem was that SF depended on technology-related businesses way too much, and that made its business model fragile.
When Covid came in; many corporations and their employees canceled their leases and moved out
When the rent is too high; it increases homelessness, crime plus less tax revenues.
The key is to diversify
Sf has always been a cess pool you just didn’t notice, will be chiraq in a week
San Francisco is a disaster. Thanks to the city leaders and politicians. Depressing seeing these places now.
KTVU did a report on how tourists see San Francisco as the most unsafe city to visit in America and interviewed 3 tourists that were victimized. The next day, KTVU interviewed people on Pier 39 to see how they felt and everyone said it was safe. One of the people they interviewed had their car broken into while being questioned.
QUESTION for people who grew up in San Francisco prior 2000. I was in SF in early 2000 and living there for few years. People were so easy going and friendly especially at my apt. Were SF people always like this or because it was a happy time for everyone in America?
good question but i dont know
Still had an actual community in the city prior to the dotcom BS.
Spooky. What took decades to build is gone.
Only took 2 years for it all to go away.
Absolutely disgusting!! It actually is criminal... The "politicians" need prison time..
also grafting "homeless advocates"
And all the democrats that voted them in
You do know that people voted for this, right? Or do you not understand reality.
@@kinjunranger140 for myself I understand the reality of shit on the streets and vagrants who should be behind bars
Well Trump is on his way right now. 👍🏻
Man I remember visiting that chase bank when I first moved to SF 5 years ago.
I'm glad I got to see it 20 years ago. I loved it then. So sad now.
This is how our leaders want it.
This is what happens when you don’t punish criminals
Really? Is that all? 😂
This is what happens when you elect criminals.
and follow liberal DEM policies.
His (self appointed) “Royal Excellency” Newsolini has expressed for over 20 years this is the goal of the California Democrats - no middle class and the population totally dependent upon the state for everything.
That's a state law, the part about how much someone can steal - something like $950? That's wrong.
My San Francisco is gone. Graduation 1976. Beautiful back in the day. So sorry you missed it. I’m long gone to Wyoming. Hope that my grandchild will one day will see a new/revitalized Frisco !
It's horrible. I live here and it's very nostalgic. San Francisco won't recover from the pandemic soon. It will take more than 2 more years to be far away from what it was. I always thought that the lock down was the worst decision made by the country. Bad for the country and good for other industries.There was no more options than paying debts.
I too was born in San Francisco and I am sorry to see that it has deteriorated so much. I walked these streets when it was bustling with people and cars. Thank you for showing the true picture of what is happening because the mainstream media does not.
Thanks for sharing and for your support more videos on the works
I blame the Governator.
@@LeoMetalTraveler New york is looking like this. I have been to new york many times before covid now new york looks like a dead cat
Liberalism eliminates everything from boy scouts to saturday morning cartoons to once great cities. If you voted for high taxes, defunding the police, woke policies, this is what you get. This is what they voted for. This is what they want. No tragedy here, this is what San Fran is supposed to be like.
It's not the Democrats, the Governor, or 'California policies that did this. This is very clearly the end of the middle class & a death spiral for the common working man. It is the work of the 'Haves' against the 'Have Nots'. You can either afford to live in luxury, or you sleep on the street. Those are your options. It's not R v D or Black v White. It's Rich v Poor & Americans in every major cities on both coasts have already lost the battle. Because they won't throw these wealthy money grubbing criminals out of office. The people & talking heads on TV are too busy arguing about Hunter Biden's laptop.
Wow! My husband and I visited San Francisco about twenty years ago and had the best time! We saw all the sights, road the trolleys, watched the seals, visited Alcatraz, and so much more. It was a dream trip for us and I’m so glad we saw it before it crumbled. This is just so sad to see. Thank for the video.😢
Thanks for sharing!!
The most beautiful city in the world
I visited from England a couple of months ago. Never, ever again. I saw exactly what is on show on this video. There are some nicer parts but the city is an absolute dump.
I lived in Oakland , at the Naval base, for a year and a half until 1980 when I was in the 8th grade. SF was such a cool place, almost like a foreign city. Oakland was rough, but not terrible in most places. It is such a shame what DEM policies and compassionate liberalism has turned both cities into.
@@MrLangDog Definitely malevolent compassion. So ignorant and messed up. Makes me sad.
You shall reap what you sow. Great video!
Yes, remember that 😊
There is a corner on Market street where Polk St. and Fell St. meet. A running joke with us was 1Poke, 2 Fell.
4 years ago I walked down this street every day. The change between then and now is astonishing.
What infuriates me is that the elitist politicians/rich people are not affected. They still can do whatever they want, go whereever they want, and have their kids go to private schools. They live behind close gated communities where there are no addicts, homeless, and criminals.
What they can't do is walk down Market St. and without feeling depressed.
I disagree most are addict and criminals.........the elite buy the drugs and run the corruption and have the sex parties ...the whole town is based on hedonism!
True very true
@@huckleberryfinn338they never will they don’t hang around lowlifes
Well at least they can’t go downtown and shop now.
Good day Mr. Leo! This is heartbreaking to see, I lived in SF for 4 years before I left to live out of state. I am here flr vacation and I thought things were gonna be the way they were but i guess not. Thank you for the raw video and taking us viewers around the street to see what has been going on. Have an awesome one
Thanks for sharing
Sad. I used to love crossing the bridge to Market Street.
You get who you vote for. Thanks for showing the truth. Mainstream news won't touch this.
I used to work on market and also on Pine. The mall was open with full occupancy, Carl’s Jr. was still there, that donut shop was there, multiple coffee shops, chocolate shops, multiple nutrition stores, the workwear store was there, the army navy was still there, Quiznos, Walgreens, the gap, all within a couple blocks of one another. From what I understand they are almost all gone if not all gone. People should know that even 20 years ago most of these retail stores had a policy of not stopping shoplifters. But when the city Council and mayors decided to just stop prosecuting all crime, including drug, dealing, drug use, car, break-ins, and then anyone who was arrested gets let out immediately, things went completely to hell. Also, they will not arrest the drug dealers because all the drug dealers are illegal immigrants now and if they arrest them they have to deal with the problem of arresting an illegal immigrant which we know they don’t want to deal with. The last thing they will ever do is deport somebody or turn them over to immigration. All this scares all the tourists off that would patronize those businesses. Then the governor shuts the entire state down and tells everybody to stay home for two years and not work. People never return to that area for work so there goes another 50% of the foot traffic for those businesses. This was 100% caused by leftist policy and nothing else.
Also, it should be noted that within five or six blocks on the same side of market Street there was often two of the same store! There was two Carl’s Jr.. There was two GNC on the same side of market, and then another one a couple blocks away on Pine Street! Corporations were able to operate multiple store, fronts all in the same neighborhood and turn a profit. There would be a Benetton in the mall and then across the street from the mall there would be a Sisley, which was a Benetton owned brand. The world flagship gap location was right there on market. I believe where the cable car turnaround was. If you can’t get foot traffic in your store where the cable car turnaround is then there is no way a business can survive there.
Market street has been going down long before the pandemic. The city has reconfigured the street many times and basically eliminating all foot traffic and vehicles. They made room for empty electric buses and bicycle riders who are mostly nutcases.
Don't feel bad, the voters love the way things are. I'll bet they run to vote Democrat..
Left and right are the same people. They are all poll-iticians. Only for the polls. You vote for them and they tax you as well. A lot of them live right there in San Francisco too. Keep voting sheep.
The DA really screwed us - he’s in LA now - screwing them .
First thing I said when I got to San Francisco was, “Why’re there so many homeless people on the streets”? That was 20 years ago!! Can’t imagine how bad it is now!
Good video, PEOPLE VOTE TO CHANGE COURSE NOW YOU CAN DO IT
Thank you for taking the time to show us what's happening.
Just to qualify, this is a fairly emptied downtown. But the rest of the neighborhoods are populated with businesses and people who live there.