Well at least the people aren't being sent to prison for small crimes. Look at the processing costs the state is saving on all those prosecutions.😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😅😅😅😅
SF was once a beautiful, clean, sophisticated, cosmopolitan city. Liberals destroyed it, just like they've destroyed most large American cities. Not all people in SF are liberal, but in large cities the great majority of people are liberal, so it's nearly impossible to elect competent leaders who will turn the cities around.
Nobody really shoplifts books, except maybe the occasional elderly on a fixed income, lol. There's no value there... People only steal what they can resell on eBay, etc, preferably new with tags
When I moved out of Brooklyn. I couldn't even give my books away at the Brooklyn Public Library in my neighborhood. They were reference books, biographies, history books,and how to books. The librarian told me they were switching to online and nobody wants to read bound books anymore. : /
@@johntiger5 I love real books because nobody can turn them off if they don't like my politics. Where are all your references when Kindle shuts down...
I used to live in Richmond district back in mid 80s beginning of 90s, for 10 years. I know a lot of ppl love SF, I never liked it, always gave me negative vibes, but it was still ok. But, I don’t feel badly for the city, you get what you vote for. I guess sf residents love all the homelessness, crime, poop and needles on the streets. So enjoy.
Thanks Leo for showing us the real deal. The devastation is horrific. I lived in SF in the '80's while at UCSF. It was an amazing city back then. Now the pits. Keep voting D.
I mean if we take that route imagine what was this area before europeans arrive looking for gold and they started destroying this areas to make concrete jungles which are now slowly falling apart. But to be honest this area have already been foretold that a massive quake could hit any time and mother nature will again govern.
Perhaps my ancestors that had to walk the "Trail of Tears" back at the tail end of the Civil War would have been able to testify to that.. but they only made it as far as Southern Missouri where there is park down there in their honor. Why don't you leave and go back where you came from if you are that guilt ridden.. nobody is holding you back.@@RM360CR
Lived there in 91-93 again in 96-98. Enjoyed the last of her heydays end of 90s, that's when rents started skyrocketing and the first waves of GTF-outers began bailing from Cali. Last rent I paid there was $770 mo 700sqft all bills paid-same place now? $2500+/ mo!
Fiscally speaking, the loss of all those businesses translates into the loss of a sales tax base that ultimately erodes government's ability to provide services. These businesses are not offset by online sales taxes, they are plain fundamental losses equivalent to the destroying of the bottom of a food chain and you know that leads to economic death. This situation is irrecoverable.
Their PLAN is being executed perfectly. Soon, the Elites will buy up all this property for next to nothing - PENNIES on the dollar. They'll be taxed very little so they're not scared away. It's a WIN/WIN (for the Elites). THEY get richer and WE will eat bugs, have nothing and like it.
"Malcolm Forever" -- First Republic Bank closes and Malcolm's name stands triumphant on a pile of trash. You are so right about folks not needing travel agencies or banks these days. Aaron Brothers, the Ross Plaza, and all those restaurants ... GONE! The zombies crashed out in the doorways and the ugly tags on every surface show that the Geary Street neighborhood, unlike Union Square, where the tags are painted over, has been completely abandoned by city government and the real estate owners. The thriving pigeon coop in the Alexandria Theater was a touch of life. And kudos to the lone book store, hanging on. Thank you, Metal Leo, for walking the streets and documenting this sad new world.
Hi Leo, I live not too far from Fisherman’s Wharf. You should hit up that area. I’m not sure if you have. I have seen most of your videos. Anyway you can start at the Northpoint Shopping Center where the Safeway use to be. Man it’s been over a year since that Safeway closed and I still miss it. You can walk around that Center and see everything closed almost. The exit out and walk down Bay st. Towards Taylor. You will see that Ross is gone, World Market is gone and what use to be Orchard Supply Hardware. That was a cool store. Then after that just walk anywhere around Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s like the end of the world down here.
Ironically, my taxi customer here in Bangor Maine today was a person flying in from San Francisco. We got to chatting and I referenced your videos and my experiences back in the 1980's and 1990's compared to how it looks now and started to rant a little. Typical of Millennials, he denied that anything was wrong.
That dude taking a nap 11:06 is there every day. He wakes up and pisses in the doorway of Five Happiness then goes back to sleep. I wait at that bus stop 5 days a week to get to work further down on Geary. I know this area extremely well.
Great content Leo, at least you are showing us the real news, that’s why we flow you, not only as a subscriber, but wherever you go, through your videos, keep it up 👍
I used to work at Alexandria early 90s, it was like a 2nd high school with coworkers. I know it was closed forever but All those nearby businesses still closed...crazy. Thanks fk'n progressives
I just came back from south of Germany… it is a tourist area…and you can see the same erosion as in the US.. not as bad as in the US, still in a near future it will be the same… everything is collapsing… we have to be prepared for a very difficult future
The China Observer has videos showing that many malls and streets in Chinese towns that used to have food services and retail stores are closed now. Completely shut down. The economic downturn is very evident and many streets that were once filled with people are now empty.
I love it when you say: "gawn naow" thanks for the updates too ! so sad, I love taking my kids years ago on Geary to the C&C comic book store near the old Alexandria theatre.
Two Bay Area landmark chains: C&C -- Comics & Comix -- founded in 1972 by Bud Plant, Robert Beerbohm, and John Barrett, and BoTW -- Best of Two World comics -- founded in 1976 by Robert Beerbohm ... GONE NOW! Cherish your memories. Those were fun times.
Leo, FYI, the fire to this building at the corner of Geary Boulevard and Parker Avenue happened well before the pandemic, on Wednesday afternoon February 6, 2019. A clueless crew working for Verizon were digging beneath the Geary Blvd. street and accidentally struck a PG&E natural gas line, triggering the blast. The resulting fire consumed the building, including The Straits Chinese-Singaporean restaurant. The blast was so strong that it blew out the windows in the building across Parker Ave. Gas fueled the fire for an hour, because the PG&E crew, instead of using machinery, had to hand-dig the asphalt to safely locate the gas valves to be shut off. The trashed building has been derelict since that day. Presumably, Verizon (and PG&E?) put up a drawn-out legal fight, and apparently the landlord and business owners gave up. This closure is no fault of the merchant or of the local economy. This restaurant, former site of The Iron Platter, a much loved family-owned restaurant in the 1970s and 1980s, was doing fine before this tragedy. It's Big Business that is to blame for this particular, 5 year old blight in the Richmond District. BOYCOTT VERIZON.
Another great street report Leo. These entire closed areas are simply no longer for business risk or investment. Businesses who lost big are certainly not coming back to bad memories. It's clear when so many business side by side close, it is not good business environment. Burnt out property is condemned to no occupancy for long time. Why fix it and for who ? City council is so out of touch....good luck with that.
Yes! Apparently, it began in 2000. Many people mistakenly believed that Brandon meant America. Silly people. He meant Communism would be built back better. It's going extremely well, I think.
The Round Table Pizza lost a lot of business since they closed the Coronet Theater many years ago and coverted it to an old folks home. It only closed back in April this year. Growing up I watched the Star Wars movies from the 70's to Episode 2 (2002) and got pizza from there.
Recently, I went to an event in the inner Richmond, and I took the bus home. It was about 8 p.m. and Geary Blvd from 9th-12th Avenue was like a ghost town. It felt very ominous. And I remember when this neighborhood was thriving: it used to be full of restaurants, Dim Sum, Russian bakeries, etc. Very depressing. The 38 Geary bus was also unexpected: I saw several addicts slumped over in their seats.
That first Chinese restaurant was the Hong Kong Lounge, it blew up thanks to PGE like 2 years year before the pandemic. It was a popular spot! The lines would wrapped around the block!
Out in the suburbs: KFC - CLOSENOW Rubio’s - CLOSENOW Sizzler - CLOSENOW Fondue place - CLOSENOW Strip mall - 6 of 8 storefronts empty HA GOOD LUCK WITH THAT
"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater." -F. Zappa
I have been watching these videos for several months now. Not even a native Californian and have never been to the Golden State, but what I've seen of these major cities so far is so depressing! But at the same time, I'm happy to know what's really going on in these places. With all of these businesses closing up shop, I really wonder where people are working? Getting their groceries? Doing for fun? Hoping things will turn around sooner than later. Love from Missouri ❤
A lot has changed since my young days when San Francisco was an iconic symbol. If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you're going to San Francisco You're gonna meet some gentle people there For those who come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there In the streets of San Francisco Gentle people with flowers in their hair
That restaurant building at the start of the video, was destroyed by a gas-main explosion, back in 2019. A ruptured gas line under the street, shot a flame 40 to 50 feet into the air. The intense heat from that gas flame set the restaurant building on fire.
Doesn't the lack of businesses to pay taxes, eventually cause the city government to have money problems? It is a growing cascade of closed businesses that ruin the people's chances to choose the products and services they want and need. How much farther do people have to travel to find "essential businesses"??
it's a downward spiral with no solution--rust belt cities already went through it... but even in cities that got destroyed 30+ years ago, the old crummy infrastructure is still rotting away. the people stuck living in the ruins just end up in little enclaves with the bare minimum businesses to supply what they want and need. Think about all those roads supporting those blocks of totally empty commercial buildings. millions of dollars per year to maintain just that infrastructure.
I’m so happy California looks like this!!!! This makes me SOOOOOO HAPPY!!!! 😃 Now dont you dare come to FLORIDA! Lucky for me California is sooooo far away! Sucks for Arizona that flipped to blue for life!
I cannot believe what SF is now. Same in Canada. Poor voting choices are the result of what we see today. I would be too concerned for my safety to visit SF now. Thanks for the video Leo. Good camera work.
The last time I visited SF with my family was in 2005. We stayed at the Bayshore hotel overlooking the SF International airport runways and the bay. It was beautiful with a confident feeling of safety. Not anymore these days. Too bad The citizens there chose to let the city decay like this. Shame and pity.
Seeing all these small businesses that people and families put their park and soul serving the community with being wiped out is absolutely heartbreaking. I can't help but be angry at the utter mismanagement of the pandemic that contributed so heavily to all of this. Shut down all the small businesses and keep the mega stores open, how did people not realize what being done?
People that think votes actually count are slow. Wake up. Political figures are puppets that are selected NOT elected. They are ALL blood related or part of secret societies.
The Richmond used to have so many great restaurants. It's sad It's been awhile since you've been to the East Bay. Maybe a revisit is in order. The closings are creeping out further and further into the suburbs. I'm seeing more and more small shops closing up here in San Rafael. No one's immune. It's the domino effect... Thanks, Leo! 👍👍
Once nobody needs/wants the urban infrastructure, it turns into a mega liability for a city really quickly... Not long until San Fran is Detroit west. There's neighborhoods/areas in Cleveland and other rust belt cities that are urban ruins decades after their destruction. The urbanist people who always want to build more expensive infrastructure need to explain plans for returning it all back to nature once it's used up and "gone now".
I remember going to SF for medical conventions in the 1990s and 2000s and the fun I used to have. Noted some incidents I had with street people. Now the conventions have bypassed SF, no hotels or shopping centers.
Omg that's my old neighborhood! The Russian Orthodox Church is beautiful. I shopped regularly at many of the places there including the Walgreens. Used to eat at the KFC and Five Happiness. I bought tires at that Firestone. So sad.
@8:08 I saw a prophetic historical picture of the Alexandria Theatre.The film on the marquee : 'Fall of the Roman Empire'. They should put a big 'Jesus Is' over the 'Coming Soon 'sign. Thank you, Metal Leo.
13:18 I changed the hours on that B of A a few times. There is an elevator to the right and a roof parking lot. Know it well.....They closed hundreds of branches in the last few years. Good bye Jobs. Great job......Most of the branches they closed were in CA.
Wrong . Not in Texas. I live in north Dallas and every piece of dirt has a shopping center or they are building a shopping center . You get what you vote for .
Back when those stores and neighborhoods were thriving, Democrats told the public that things were terrible and that they needed to vote more Democrats into power to somehow improve things. I wonder how many people would like to return to those 'good old days' and start over.
I got to enjoy the last 2 decades of the SF Golden Era. It ended sometime around 1994. All the tech bro money that came next has made things worse for regular people.
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My desire to visit SF is.....gone now!
It’s like the Wild West of Meth here. Stay away!
GONE NOW!!!
„Gooonee noowwww!“
"May`s Cleaners"...more like the Mayor got taken to the cleaner`s.
Gaawwwwnnnnnn
A once thriving city that has been run into the ground;even the banks have run away.
Exactly @oscarmadison8530 Banks GONE!
ALL of the First Republic Banks are CLOSENOW. They were too busy sending out cooking recipes to take care of banking.
When interest rates go up … there’s less return for banks to profit from loans +
0utstanding loans don’t get paid off
Well at least the people aren't being sent to prison for small crimes. Look at the processing costs the state is saving on all those prosecutions.😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😅😅😅😅
@@LeoMetalTraveler Gone Nowww !!
me driving around looking at vacant buldings:
"gone now"
"closed now"
"for leeese"
This dude changed my entire vocabulary.
😂😂😂 That's me too! Thanks Leo!
So true
"good luck with that!"
lol yep he did
Gonnnnn...noooooowwww
Born and raised in SF. Now I grieve for what has been destroyed on purpose. So depressing!
On purpose to rid American citizens and American owned businesses to goive to the CCP...
Just keep voting Democrat.
@@NikkiRowCoxx Are you just ignorant or what? Not everyone living here is liberal. Jeez
SF was once a beautiful, clean, sophisticated, cosmopolitan city. Liberals destroyed it, just like they've destroyed most large American cities. Not all people in SF are liberal, but in large cities the great majority of people are liberal, so it's nearly impossible to elect competent leaders who will turn the cities around.
13:16 Putting books out for sale is probably 100% free of shoplifting concerns.
Nobody really shoplifts books, except maybe the occasional elderly on a fixed income, lol. There's no value there...
People only steal what they can resell on eBay, etc, preferably new with tags
@@hamsterdiving7593 The people who shoplift have no use for books. Thanks to our great education system, they can't read anyway.
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When I moved out of Brooklyn. I couldn't even give my books away at the Brooklyn Public Library in my neighborhood. They were reference books, biographies, history books,and how to books. The librarian told me they were switching to online and nobody wants to read bound books anymore. : /
@@johntiger5 I love real books because nobody can turn them off if they don't like my politics.
Where are all your references when Kindle shuts down...
THANKS Leo for getting the truth out there. You cant argue with actual on the ground footage. People need to know what is really happening.
Leo for mayor!
Tagging is very important, because it shows who the actual rulers of the city are.
The California we used to know is gone now
Which sucks cus I grew up in the LA area. I live in the Bay Area now. It is 3rd world in SF, Oakland, Stockton, Richmond, Merced, etc….
@@cladinshadow baker, Bakersfield, Barstow, Victorville, fontana, Hesperia, Long Beach, apple valley etc.
I used to live in Richmond district back in mid 80s beginning of 90s, for 10 years. I know a lot of ppl love SF, I never liked it, always gave me negative vibes, but it was still ok. But, I don’t feel badly for the city, you get what you vote for. I guess sf residents love all the homelessness, crime, poop and needles on the streets. So enjoy.
Thanks Leo for showing us the real deal. The devastation is horrific. I lived in SF in the '80's while at UCSF. It was an amazing city back then. Now the pits. Keep voting D.
A quarter century ago, I spent 4 years in SF as a college student....SF occupies a special place in my heart...I'm almost crying now...
Shuttup👺
Been there several times through the 90's and into the early 2000's.. beautiful place.. once was actually.
You couldn't pay me to go there now.
I mean if we take that route imagine what was this area before europeans arrive looking for gold and they started destroying this areas to make concrete jungles which are now slowly falling apart. But to be honest this area have already been foretold that a massive quake could hit any time and mother nature will again govern.
Perhaps my ancestors that had to walk the "Trail of Tears" back at the tail end of the Civil War would have been able to testify to that.. but they only made it as far as Southern Missouri where there is park down there in their honor.
Why don't you leave and go back where you came from if you are that guilt ridden.. nobody is holding you back.@@RM360CR
Lived there in 91-93 again in 96-98. Enjoyed the last of her heydays end of 90s, that's when rents started skyrocketing and the first waves of GTF-outers began bailing from Cali.
Last rent I paid there was $770 mo 700sqft all bills paid-same place now? $2500+/ mo!
Fiscally speaking, the loss of all those businesses translates into the loss of a sales tax base that ultimately erodes government's ability to provide services. These businesses are not offset by online sales taxes, they are plain fundamental losses equivalent to the destroying of the bottom of a food chain and you know that leads to economic death. This situation is irrecoverable.
not only no tax revenue for the city---ongoing costs for infrastructure and no way to demolish it or clean things up.
Their PLAN is being executed perfectly. Soon, the Elites will buy up all this property for next to nothing - PENNIES on the dollar. They'll be taxed very little so they're not scared away.
It's a WIN/WIN (for the Elites).
THEY get richer and WE will eat bugs, have nothing and like it.
"Malcolm Forever" -- First Republic Bank closes and Malcolm's name stands triumphant on a pile of trash. You are so right about folks not needing travel agencies or banks these days. Aaron Brothers, the Ross Plaza, and all those restaurants ... GONE! The zombies crashed out in the doorways and the ugly tags on every surface show that the Geary Street neighborhood, unlike Union Square, where the tags are painted over, has been completely abandoned by city government and the real estate owners. The thriving pigeon coop in the Alexandria Theater was a touch of life. And kudos to the lone book store, hanging on. Thank you, Metal Leo, for walking the streets and documenting this sad new world.
Any city that has a poop map is not worth living in or visiting
Of course, _sabotage_ is the new trending word, but it's not only for San Francisco, it is for _the entire world_
Actually, it is the theft of BILLIONS ❗️
All an effort to force us into CBDC , money they can shut off when you don’t comply
This, exactly.
The Western countries only
Everywhere, the WEF gets their hands on.....
I needed a Gone Now fix. Good to see you. MM
Good to see you too!
real estate agents always say SF has beautiful weather
The globalists also needed a Gone Now fix.
Hi Leo, I live not too far from Fisherman’s Wharf. You should hit up that area. I’m not sure if you have. I have seen most of your videos. Anyway you can start at the Northpoint Shopping Center where the Safeway use to be. Man it’s been over a year since that Safeway closed and I still miss it. You can walk around that Center and see everything closed almost. The exit out and walk down Bay st. Towards Taylor. You will see that Ross is gone, World Market is gone and what use to be Orchard Supply Hardware. That was a cool store. Then after that just walk anywhere around Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s like the end of the world down here.
Good suggestion
@@nahawi1479 No , Sorry everything is all full.
@anthonygermano9363 thank you for the info I will definitely swing by
@@LeoMetalTraveler Great, looking forward to that video. 👍🏻👍🏻
Ironically, my taxi customer here in Bangor Maine today was a person flying in from San Francisco. We got to chatting and I referenced your videos and my experiences back in the 1980's and 1990's compared to how it looks now and started to rant a little. Typical of Millennials, he denied that anything was wrong.
Keep your videos coming they are great. Forr leasseee andd gone nowww!
Hi from 🇬🇧
Remember, 44 said he was going to transform America. It took him 3 terms.
Those words echo in my mind.... Fundamental Change
Joan Rivers called it out, his 'Michael' as he said many times.. is next runner
Biden is toxic
nothing lasts forever
Fundamentally F*cked for now
I love the way you say, "GONE NOW!!"
The whole city is...for lease...
The city has been sold…sold out.
That dude taking a nap 11:06 is there every day. He wakes up and pisses in the doorway of Five Happiness then goes back to sleep. I wait at that bus stop 5 days a week to get to work further down on Geary. I know this area extremely well.
I think that’s the mayor.
the tagging is the same as what animals do. they pee on things to mark their territory.
Ants just use the scents to follow
@@robertely686 at least it is not visible.
The most lively thing in that area was the pigeons
Great content Leo, at least you are showing us the real news, that’s why we flow you, not only as a subscriber, but wherever you go, through your videos, keep it up 👍
I used to work at Alexandria early 90s, it was like a 2nd high school with coworkers. I know it was closed forever but All those nearby businesses still closed...crazy.
Thanks fk'n progressives
On the bright side, spray paint sales are way up!
you mean stolen 😂
I just came back from south of Germany… it is a tourist area…and you can see the same erosion as in the US.. not as bad as in the US, still in a near future it will be the same… everything is collapsing… we have to be prepared for a very difficult future
@@hyperadapted what do you mean with bs?
The China Observer has videos showing that many malls and streets in Chinese towns that used to have food services and retail stores are closed now. Completely shut down. The economic downturn is very evident and many streets that were once filled with people are now empty.
Хотели развалить Россию,развалились сами.
Leo, imagine all the tax revenue the City is losing daily because of all these closing up businesses, etc. Just sad.
I love it when you say: "gawn naow" thanks for the updates too ! so sad, I love taking my kids years ago on Geary to the C&C comic book store near the old Alexandria theatre.
Two Bay Area landmark chains: C&C -- Comics & Comix -- founded in 1972 by Bud Plant, Robert Beerbohm, and John Barrett, and BoTW -- Best of Two World comics -- founded in 1976 by Robert Beerbohm ... GONE NOW! Cherish your memories. Those were fun times.
If I were a business owner in SF, my business would "burn" down as well. Collect that check and bounce!
That sounds great, except I still owe money on the loan I got to buy the business
Leo,
FYI, the fire to this building at the corner of Geary Boulevard and Parker Avenue happened well before the pandemic, on Wednesday afternoon February 6, 2019. A clueless crew working for Verizon were digging beneath the Geary Blvd. street and accidentally struck a PG&E natural gas line, triggering the blast. The resulting fire consumed the building, including The Straits Chinese-Singaporean restaurant. The blast was so strong that it blew out the windows in the building across Parker Ave. Gas fueled the fire for an hour, because the PG&E crew, instead of using machinery, had to hand-dig the asphalt to safely locate the gas valves to be shut off.
The trashed building has been derelict since that day. Presumably, Verizon (and PG&E?) put up a drawn-out legal fight, and apparently the landlord and business owners gave up. This closure is no fault of the merchant or of the local economy. This restaurant, former site of The Iron Platter, a much loved family-owned restaurant in the 1970s and 1980s, was doing fine before this tragedy. It's Big Business that is to blame for this particular, 5 year old blight in the Richmond District. BOYCOTT VERIZON.
Another great street report Leo. These entire closed areas are simply no longer for business risk or investment. Businesses who lost big are certainly not coming back to bad memories. It's clear when so many business side by side close, it is not good business environment. Burnt out property is condemned to no occupancy for long time. Why fix it and for who ? City council is so out of touch....good luck with that.
I wonder who's gonna buy these buildings? And why? Damn, this is Dystopia! Cheers, Leo. Love wathing from Denmark.
No one, until the Democrats are shunned.
Do you think this is accidental?
Why do you think Warren Buffett is positioned in CASH?
Do you think he might know something?
Visited SF in 2017, what a drastic difference, so fast.
Thanks!
@mcleanblades9234 thank you very much!
Would the last person to leave SF, please turn out the lights! 🙄
Lol for real
That actually turned out to be a good time to buy in Seattle when Boeing was leaving the area in the 70s. Different politics back then tho…
"Mister, you know where the bus stop is?"
"Gone now"
That red building caught fire before 2018 and there was never a second floor.
Breaks my heart to see what theyve done to SF.. when i grew up i always wanted to live there.. SF needs new leadership..
At last,..Leo is back 😊
he was gone....but back nooooowwww!!! 😂
@@IAMBENNYBLANCO.😆
the homeless almost blew up the block by lighting a fire right next to the gas meter. UNREAL
More Gone Now!😂
Bro every time you say gone now is so emotional.
This is how civilizations die..
The Streets of San Francisco, a Quinn Martin production. Gone Now! Damn, they're even tagging chain link fence!
Does anyone know when the Build back better starts? ANYONE!
Yes! Apparently, it began in 2000. Many people mistakenly believed that Brandon meant America. Silly people. He meant Communism would be built back better. It's going extremely well, I think.
😂😂😂😂
The Round Table Pizza lost a lot of business since they closed the Coronet Theater many years ago and coverted it to an old folks home. It only closed back in April this year. Growing up I watched the Star Wars movies from the 70's to Episode 2 (2002) and got pizza from there.
I find it amusing that the theater put up bird netting to keep the birds from roosting. Obviously it’s not working 😂 🐦🐦🐦
exactly 😁🕊️
GONE NOW! What a useful term! Thanks Leo! I say it all the time!
You got it!
Crave ice cream when you do bad things. best quote of 2024 .
To paraphrase Albert Einstein.
“The definition of insanity is electing the same liberal politicians over and over and expecting different results.“
Yea they keep blindly voting for the "good" guys and deny what is right in front of their eyes.
You think a republican can fix this? 😂
@@darkest-hero this fiasco is deeper than party affiliation. moral and social decay runs deep.
liberal + progressive + woke + paid by George Soros
Leftist not liberal.
Recently, I went to an event in the inner Richmond, and I took the bus home. It was about 8 p.m. and Geary Blvd from 9th-12th Avenue was like a ghost town. It felt very ominous. And I remember when this neighborhood was thriving: it used to be full of restaurants, Dim Sum, Russian bakeries, etc. Very depressing. The 38 Geary bus was also unexpected: I saw several addicts slumped over in their seats.
That was my neighborhood and my bus. I left in Oct. 2018 for opportunities elsewhere. Looks like I dodged a huge bullet.
That first Chinese restaurant was the Hong Kong Lounge, it blew up thanks to PGE like 2 years year before the pandemic. It was a popular spot! The lines would wrapped around the block!
I'm waiting for city hall to close because of no revenue.
it's a matter of time
Boards boards boards 😂
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Out in the suburbs:
KFC - CLOSENOW
Rubio’s - CLOSENOW
Sizzler - CLOSENOW
Fondue place - CLOSENOW
Strip mall - 6 of 8 storefronts empty HA GOOD LUCK WITH THAT
I noticed the restaurants are shutting down in CA suddenly.
higher minimum wage is part or at least an excuse.
ROUNDTABLE PIZZA....GONE NOW! lol
@@LeeTheVet Rubio's GONE NOW. Who will stop the bleeding?
You forgot Red Lobster...
Gone now! Boards boards boards! I love the way you say that 😂
Can you do chinatown please. For leease. Thanks
2nd that
"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater." -F. Zappa
Like Mission Impossible?
I have been watching these videos for several months now. Not even a native Californian and have never been to the Golden State, but what I've seen of these major cities so far is so depressing! But at the same time, I'm happy to know what's really going on in these places. With all of these businesses closing up shop, I really wonder where people are working? Getting their groceries? Doing for fun? Hoping things will turn around sooner than later. Love from Missouri ❤
“Gone Nowwww”. Classic.
“Hehe ... I guess people crave ice cream when they're doing bad things ... hehe.”
😂🤣😅
A lot has changed since my young days when San Francisco was an iconic symbol.
If you're going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there
For those who come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
In the streets of San Francisco
Gentle people with flowers in their hair
The Alexandria Theater is scheduled for affordable housing a month from never.
Sure great place to house the illegals.
How do you even convert a theater into housing? Slanted floors, giant open space, no windows. Sheesh
Oh yeah. That’s right after I pay back that money you loaned me.
That restaurant building at the start of the video, was destroyed by a gas-main explosion, back in 2019. A ruptured gas line under the street, shot a flame 40 to 50 feet into the air. The intense heat from that gas flame set the restaurant building on fire.
Doesn't the lack of businesses to pay taxes, eventually cause the city government to have money problems? It is a growing cascade of closed businesses that ruin the people's chances to choose the products and services they want and need. How much farther do people have to travel to find "essential businesses"??
Believe me those in charge have a plan, and I guarantee we the people won't like it very much.
When someone goes to sell their property,
they will be hit with higher taxes!
Or, have it taken by defaulting.
- They get paid and we get SOLD!
City makes most revenue from property taxes which don't go down right away. They also sell muni bonds to plug up their defecits
First step, stop voting Democrat. the proof is before your eyes.
it's a downward spiral with no solution--rust belt cities already went through it... but even in cities that got destroyed 30+ years ago, the old crummy infrastructure is still rotting away. the people stuck living in the ruins just end up in little enclaves with the bare minimum businesses to supply what they want and need. Think about all those roads supporting those blocks of totally empty commercial buildings. millions of dollars per year to maintain just that infrastructure.
I really like you and your videos. I look forward to them.
I appreciate that!
This used to be the Richmond district, Gone NOW!!!!! 😪
Let's go Brandon! You have done a great job!!
I’m so happy California looks like this!!!! This makes me SOOOOOO HAPPY!!!! 😃 Now dont you dare come to FLORIDA! Lucky for me California is sooooo far away! Sucks for Arizona that flipped to blue for life!
No way Arizona was red always what you mean blue now?
@@AlisaPowerDashaREDVVVBriga-e4v it’s a democrat state for life it’s never changing back to red
Now there’s a city for Palosi to be proud of.
I cannot believe what SF is now. Same in Canada. Poor voting choices are the result of what we see today. I would be too concerned for my safety to visit SF now. Thanks for the video Leo. Good camera work.
I some how believe it isn't the voters, more likely the vote counters.
FJB FJT!!!
The last time I visited SF with my family was in 2005. We stayed at the Bayshore hotel overlooking the SF International airport runways and the bay. It was beautiful with a confident feeling of safety. Not anymore these days. Too bad The citizens there chose to let the city decay like this. Shame and pity.
Seeing all these small businesses that people and families put their park and soul serving the community with being wiped out is absolutely heartbreaking. I can't help but be angry at the utter mismanagement of the pandemic that contributed so heavily to all of this. Shut down all the small businesses and keep the mega stores open, how did people not realize what being done?
This is what people want. If they didn’t then they wouldn’t vote the way they do. You get the government you deserve.
People that think votes actually count are slow. Wake up. Political figures are puppets that are selected NOT elected. They are ALL blood related or part of secret societies.
I enjoyed watching the pigeons in your movie because I love them... 😅
Me too. Their cooing is so soothing. I am not being ironic. I salute their love of life.
Now I know why newson has a budget problem. Business gone no taxes paid.
You crack me up man . Thanks for the walk about.
Any time!
You’re in the Richmond neighborhood. Loved that Burma Superstar restaurant. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to.
Me too. And the Shanghai Restaurant. Their Singapore noodles were the best
Looks like the last movie at that theatre was “Back to the Future II”. Playing now all over San Francisco. Gone Now!
Even poor ole Michael J Fox is gone now.
I love the suggestion to see Fisherman’s Wharf. We visited many years ago when SF was still a vibrant city. So sad to see this.
The Richmond used to have so many great restaurants. It's sad
It's been awhile since you've been to the East Bay. Maybe a revisit is in order. The closings are creeping out further and further into the suburbs. I'm seeing more and more small shops closing up here in San Rafael. No one's immune. It's the domino effect...
Thanks, Leo! 👍👍
I definitely want to go back to the East Bay and now that you mentioned San Rafael I’m going to swing by eventually ,thanks for the info.
@@LeoMetalTraveler San Rafael is in the North Bay Metal Leo.
Once nobody needs/wants the urban infrastructure, it turns into a mega liability for a city really quickly... Not long until San Fran is Detroit west. There's neighborhoods/areas in Cleveland and other rust belt cities that are urban ruins decades after their destruction. The urbanist people who always want to build more expensive infrastructure need to explain plans for returning it all back to nature once it's used up and "gone now".
Thriving business in plywood, security gates, iron window bars and NGO social services.
NARCAN sales are lucrative
Paint also
Drugs as well and weed shops are everywhere in San Francisco
Protect this man at all costs.
Perhaps making ready for those 15 min cities? Somebody will buy it up. They probably already have.
Nice job Nancy piglosi. She's a multimillionaire
I agree ..my late Dad said there should be term limits..and he served this country...drafted in 1955 same time as our beloved Elvis Presley 😺☘️😇💚
She is a US congressperson- not in the SF city government
Yeah too geedy to retire ...like normal people 🌻💚
Take your misogynistic comments elsewhere, bud.
Planned obsolescence of country. These images remind me of the movie Excape from New York.
they voted for it.....the shitty of no return......
Its not "crime" that these stores are closed.
@@tofuyam7361 but here’s the story of the day. No one really cares.
Yea crime is down because there is nothing left to steal from
@@bobdicker3118 you care
@@MsErin-du5eg yep....the shitty of no return....
I remember going to SF for medical conventions in the 1990s and 2000s and the fun I used to have. Noted some incidents I had with street people. Now the conventions have bypassed SF, no hotels or shopping centers.
Omg that's my old neighborhood! The Russian Orthodox Church is beautiful. I shopped regularly at many of the places there including the Walgreens. Used to eat at the KFC and Five Happiness. I bought tires at that Firestone. So sad.
@8:08 I saw a prophetic historical picture of the Alexandria Theatre.The film on the marquee : 'Fall of the Roman Empire'. They should put a big 'Jesus Is' over the 'Coming Soon 'sign. Thank you, Metal Leo.
In the 90's San Francisco was the place to be. So sad. I want to cry.
13:18 I changed the hours on that B of A a few times. There is an elevator to the right and a roof parking lot. Know it well.....They closed hundreds of branches in the last few years. Good bye Jobs. Great job......Most of the branches they closed were in CA.
Ex-26 yr resident of Portland, Oregon. Also lived previously in Richmond, CA. Got lots of stories to tell.
All across the country, "Gone Now" !
Wrong .
Not in Texas. I live in north Dallas and every piece of dirt has a shopping center or they are building a shopping center .
You get what you vote for .
Back when those stores and neighborhoods were thriving, Democrats told the public that things were terrible and that they needed to vote more Democrats into power to somehow improve things. I wonder how many people would like to return to those 'good old days' and start over.
…and bring back the California State GOP ASAP!!!
I got to enjoy the last 2 decades of the SF Golden Era. It ended sometime around 1994. All the tech bro money that came next has made things worse for regular people.
Here's your sign. GONE!
Thanks governor