San Francisco 1 Year Later (Still As Bad?) 🇺🇸
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- Опубликовано: 16 апр 2022
- One year ago San Francisco was in terrible shape with serious homelessness and crime problems. I revisited the city to see if it's gotten better or worse over the last year. Join me as we canvas the streets and talk to the locals to get a feel of what's currently going on in this legendary city.
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I you want to see what San Francisco felt like one year ago here's my video I shot then. ruclips.net/video/HmOIQv0yu-U/видео.html
That is the editors url peter man.. also many comments are being sent to spam for no reason.. i have 2 normal comments hidden on my phone 🤷♂
I lived in TL in late 90's. It's always been a shithole. But its worse now for sure.
nice fencing needed to keep everyone out....
Can someone tell me what happened to petty with a prior? It used to be if you got caught stealing in California your first offense was called petty theft and if you got caught a second time they called it petty with a prior and it was an automatic 15 months in prison.
Depending on when you lived in the Inner Richmond, we may have been neighbors... I lived on California st @10thAv. in the 90's ..loved walking up and down Clement..shout out to Giorgios Pizza, Shuberts, Toy Boat, Blue Danube etc. I remember the Walgreens there. Even in the 90's there was an issue with homeless but no where as bad currently. Love your in-depth, human centric videos. Keep up the great work!
The most important statement I heard was that the criminals can steal $950.00 without being arrested. The city will never survive with this mentality. Society can not survive without order.
The problem is, democrats think people only steal bread to feed their families. They are delusional on crime. Some people steal for easy money or because they don’t wanna work. They aren’t eating those $1,000 hand bags 💼
They can steal up to $950….per establishment. So you could go from store to store….rinse and repeat. Revolving door and on the streets within hrs.
Yes that blew my mind,how can businesses survive that. So people can just walk in and help themselves to hard working people's livelihoods 🤯
@@alicewatt416 The powers that be want to take down America. There is no good reason to defund law enforcement and encourage people with no moral compass to steal from hardworking people. I can't imagine what it must feel like for shop owners to see their inventory walk out the door like that. And what about the pitiful souls who take advantage of them? Humanity is at it's lowest right now. But I believe we are living in the last days, so this is what is expected. It's still hard to witness and see our leaders plot our demise.
It's crazy when you see it in person, they just load up carts and leave like nothing
SF Native. Still live and work here. While the COVID restrictions have loosened, very little has changed. To improve its optics, SF has thrown a *lot* of $$$ into its more touristy areas, but that has only pushed crime and homelessness into other regions. Maybe that’s a good thing. Adversely impacted residents will start to rethink the people that they had been voting for.
They wont. They will vote blue no matter who. They voted for Newsome over Larry Elder because they believed a black man was a white supremacist, you couldn't make it up. They may be wealthy in SF and LA, but they are not socially intelligent enough to see the levels of liberal indoctrination that starts in the college system and then controls 99% of the media they consume. I worked with some of the best attorneys in the US in California, when they spoke politics they just rehashed CNN and MSNBC talking points backed up with no evidence, when I dived deeper into debates with follow ups and statistics, they looked horrified that someone would have a differing opinion and challenge them to critically think. I knew then the difference between academic and social intelligence. There are things wrong with some conservative policies, I don't deny that, but California would not be in the mess its in if it had voted Republican to balance it out. California is doomed until they drain the swamp, and it could take decades to fix.
Actually most voters dont think retrospectively
@@MEGAsporg12 Exactly. They will vote London Breed to stay on. Moron voters.
If you have a district attorney that actually put people in jail for stealing, crime will go down. The severity of punishment is not a crime deterent, the prospect of getting caught is a crime deterrant. The problem is not so much as in where the city puts the money. If you put money in a poor area where crime is high and nobody is punished for doing a crime. Whats the point? You just giving money to an area, and people destroy the stuff you invest in. Sounds like a horrible idea to me.
SF will always be a shit hole , look at all these videos on this channel
my wife and I spent 3 weeks touring the west coast back in 2003. We started off in San Francisco and loved every moment of it. We actually had a hotel right on Union square and explored the city on foot and by cable car and never had a dodgy moment. It was such a vibrant city centre with tons to see as well as great bars and restaurants. Spooky to see how 20 years can fundamentally change a city.
I went in 2005 and just went again 6 months ago. It's just as amazing of a city as it was then. I've got friends living there still enjoying it from tha time.
@@codey1391joke, right?
@@Ritzcrackers99 no joke
Not 20 years. I was there in 2012, and it was just fine then. No problems parking the rental without any smash and grabs, and I felt safe everywhere I went.
20 years of Joe Biden democrats is what has destroyed the city.
The closing of independent businesses contrasted with continued tech advances and wealthy folks and their private school growth-- all are evidence of the demise of the middle class in the States.
Unless you lived or visited SF in the 90s or earlier, you don’t know how special SF truly was in the entire world
Oh man i lived in san francisco for 2 years back in the late 90s.. i miss the sunset when everything turns to gold rolling down the hill emphasized by some fog with a backdrop of victorian houses.. it felt like a movie. Magical!!
@@banjoacosta You just made me homesick man. Damn I'm sad. Sutro Baths was my escape from the whole world, back when the Museum De Mechanique was behind the Cliff House at the end of Ocean Beach
San Francisco was a HUGE military town, along with the rest of the Bay Area when I was growing up prior to 1995. You had the Army Presidio, China Basin and Hunter’s Point naval shipyard, Oakland Army Base, Fort Baker in Marin, Alameda Naval Air Station home of the 7th fleet and USS Enterprise, Treasure Island mostly Navy housing, Mare Island in Vallejo was a major nuclear submarine base and repair dry dock, Moffett Field for the Navy in Mountain View, Army in Fort Ord in Monterey was a Tradoc post (for basic training). You couldn’t throw a rock in downtown San Francisco without hitting somebody involved with the military. San Francisco really started going down hill when the military pulled out in 1995. I witnessed it with my own eyes.
the key word being was
Aussie, had a 2 week holiday in S.F. in 1990. I loved it so much, used to have dreams about it for years. This is beyond tragic, watching Bret & Heather on Dark horse, it sounds like Portland is the same...
After living in SF for 11 years I’ve fully realized the problems in the city are based on heavy drug addiction. It’s a drug problem not a homeless problem
Long term Homelessness more often than not leads to addiction. Now that all street drugs are laced with Fentanyl it’s like Russian roulette - get addicted to opioids or die right away. Terrible. But I agree - zero tolerance on selling, lock up dealers and suppliers and end it.
Exactly, Same with Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, etc..
Agreed. We see it here in SoCal as well. Unlimited supply of drugs from the border and ... people die. Is that what 'they' want?
It's a mask problem. Look at how many people still don face coverings
It's a corrupt politician problem there are drug addicts all over the world and you don't see this insanity
I’m an LA native and SF was one of my favorite places to visit while growing up. I’ve heard nothing but awful things about the current conditions of the city but I’m glad to see it’s not as bad as they make it seem. Thanks to this video I went from “I’ll never go back to SF” to maybe I’ll check it out one of these days.
You like it because your greedy and fake.
We just went in April, and toured a good bit of the city, and never came across anything crazy. I was surprised how nice it was based on what I’d been hearing. There were a few homeless, but no more than any other city, and we never passed any tents.
@@khaavi Just like Detroit, really not that bad to visit. As a visitor you don't have a lot of skin in the game. Same with foreign countries really, I would visit Afghanistan too but I wouldn't want to move there or try to run a business there.
Was just there in December and while places like Tenderloin looked horrendous, 95% of the city was fine and honestly I fell in love with it.
You cannot leave your car parked for even 5 minutes without someone shattering the windows to steal whatever is inside. In fact, here lately, they will shatter your back window while you are sitting at a light. It's like living in a grand theft auto video game. Too light on crime got us here.
We moved out of SF during the pandemic. In some ways it was like leaving an abusive relationship. Our car window would get broken but then the city would say "I'm sorry, here, have a 70 degree day in February" and things would be better for awhile, then my bike got stolen and the city would say "but look at this beautiful park!" Haven't seen a homeless person or pile of garbage on the street in a year since moving and it's really improved my mental state.
So....DC, the same, minus the good weather or beautiful park.
Where does one have to move to avoid that? The whole west coast? I’m from Seattle 😢 so really tired of that. I probably will move to Malibu or Pacific Palisades but I’m really concerned about the homeless still. I’m just tired of our society acting like drug addicts are victims. Society is the victim at this point
Do you have burnt down homes for sell at $700k
did you leave somehing in plain view in your car? its common sense not to leave anything in the car in any city!
@port nut sad desert town
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area from the 1970's to the 2000's. SF was a pretty city, but had issues, but it never was as bad as this. So sad to see. This is the end result of well intentioned, but ultimately stupid/infantile policy decisions by people who cannot govern with a firm hand and have no respect for the honest/working people in the city.
"The road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions" These are the results of "feel good" Ivy league polices that never worked.
And decades of policies that have increased wealth inequality, a lack of mental health services, etc., And that's largely at the federal level.
Liberals in charge way too long cause this. Good example of what the entire country would look like.
@@SinAlameda Not federal level, it's local democrats and the ACLU will sue anytime you try to deal with mental issues in California. Seen it many times. You can only put them on a drug program and let them out on the street and drug them again if they become violent. Don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about, I used to work in a nonprofit dealing with druggies, prostitutes, criminals in San Francisco and Palo Alto.
@@bearmerica6668 You are absolutely correct on that. See it here in Los Angeles, studied it for many years. ACLU and liberal judges caused this mess.
FYI- Nordstroms in SF just closed down yesterday.
Hey Peter, i just wanna say thank you for making these videos to show the world whats up in these places.. just stay safe out there, buddy!
It just came out that SFPD is short somewhere around 575 officers of what they’re supposed to be. They fired all non vax’d officers and a lot quit because of the turmoil. And they can’t backfill them because who would want to do that job right now.
They should hire those guys back. Honestly what are they waiting for?
@@vancity613 It's no use. The Liberals who vote for them and the leadership in City Hall will always blame the officers for their own demise.
@@vancity613 the guys that left already went to higher paying agencies in San Mateo county and san jose, BTW SFPD pays the least in bay area, even less than oakland.
@@vancity613 Because they were never fired in the 1st place.
Not to mention the cops are hands off to all petty crime.
Peter , I like how you’re optimistic about the city but the people in charge are on a mission to destroy the middle class of it and it’s not looking like they’re gonna stop so I have to seriously wonder about the future , and this goes for the whole country.
I wonder too
3rd Gen SF native
Left in the 80’s
It was starting to sink back then.
I was there in 2018 for a one day visit
It was a nightmare
Exactly.
If you voted democrat than you need to take a look in the mirror Ben. They've been doing this for over a decade. They have destroyed that state and indoctrinated a population into thinking mean tweets and transgender rights should be the top of the agenda to run a state instead of sensible economic and safety policies.
Absolutely correct.. its like some crazy ass 80s movie
AMEN !
I visited about 6 years ago and thought it was one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever visited. It’s sad to watch it go through these things.
SF is one of the best cities in the world without all of this stuff. Unfortunately the government cares more about criminals than regular citizens
When cities get serious about handling mental illness then we can start to see a change in all our communities.
Totally agree, but I think one of the big problems in California is that it now house like 25 % of all homeless in America. People are coming in from all over the country. I read LA will use $ 800 millions of taxpayers dollars on buying hotels and apartments for the homeless, so they are off the streets. That sounds like a crazy plan to me because these people need real help, but you can't take care of the whole countries problems. It's a sad mess.
Peter and soft white underbelly touched upon it in their video together, but my friend who is a social worker and managed a building for many years in New York has a lot to say about California. Namely that we phone it in and without integrated solutions including mental health, nothing really changes
@@larsstougaard7097 These are expensive short term solutions that just relocate instead of putting $$$ towards the root causes of homelessness. We know what the factors that lead towards this mess are but there are not enough people to care about it. The volunteers and social workers, etc. on the street need serious help along with actual meaningful programs. Every city in the US needs to step up!
@@larsstougaard7097It would be cheaper for the city to give them grey hound tickets to send them back to there cities, especially if they have family and appoint court order power over them for health decisions.
@@williampulley yes true, it should be a big collective national coordinated program that took this on. It's on a massive and complex scale that no city can handle alone because it would cost billions to give the right help.
The problem is when you fix the problem, you stop the flow of money, so there's no incentive to fix the problem (from the government's perspective).
Facts! Thanks for honing in on the actual issue.
"Peace, I love peace. I'd be out of a job with peace." -Tony Stark
It's the same with most charities as well. Think about all the people who make six figures working for charities this is why their missions are never complete they will always find something new.
@Mikeusa is crime considered crime if it's legal?
I last visited SF in 1979 as a young back packer. I still cherish those memories of a beautiful city and lovely lovely Americans…..today the place looks like hell on earth…..a shame….🇬🇧
SF used to be a favorite destination for us. I've lost count of all the times we've been there. But things began to get worse quite awhile ago. Poop in the street, prostitutes everywhere, strangers accosting us verbally as we walked around, and more.... After awhile, we just stopped going because we are walkers (and SF is a great walking city), but we began to feel not only disgusted but unsafe. I miss the SF we used to know.
HAHAHAR... 😆
I went to San Francisco back in the late 80"s and it was one of my best experiences of my life. San Francisco was not just a city it was an experience.
Sadly those days are passed. I lived here 20+ years and we just moved.
@@billybob1620 I bet it hurt.
I grew up there being able to run all around the city as a child safely live there as an adult married there child born there ..now I wouldn't be safe walking the streets or driving there full of violent criminals and maniacs, like living in an asylum
Yeah, not anymore, it's dead, a real bore.
The operative word is “WAS”… SF is a shell of its former self.
I grew up in SF and my office is near the ferry building, I can tell you with 100% certainty that it's getting way worse. Elders in Chinatown are literally shaking in fear when they go out to run errands. A city I used to be proud to live in, it's sad to see it in such bad condition.
I'm an ex-San Franciscan myself and was so proud to be so. Years ago it was getting to be unliveable and too much insane reasoning. When I boarded my flight to fly to my new residence I looked down at the city I once loved and said, "Good riddance!" All my friends have gone.I never looked back. When people ask where I'm from I am embarrassed to say San Francisco.
democrats policy's are so destructive every city and state they run turns into a shithole, sad thing is people are not even voting for them but with all the voter fraud they just rig the vote anyway.
@@edwinholcombe2741 I don't blame you, we are moving down to SoCal in August...gonna miss all the good memories
That is so awful! 😢 😡
@@justme6655 I'm here in San Francisco, every time there's a house for sale it's gone in no time,lots and lots of people moving in!
I got offered a trip to San Fran for my 40th birthday in 2018. Just this few years back only was a whole different world. I was walking the street randomly with ny sister & i never felt unsecured at all. There were homelessness but not all these lost souls wandering around the end of their trips. Pretty sad the road the U.S is taking.
Odd that all major and popular cities are encountering the homelessness problem. What I wonder, is if this problem is due mostly to economic factors creating homelessness, or is it due to some policy which has drawn in and attracted the homeless to migrate to these places, therefor concentrating the existing homelessness?
@@SurpriseMeJTif you haven't to ask, urban part of the problem.
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Great video 👌
I was there over ten years ago and went to a lot of the places you featured.. and I think you summed up the city very much the same way I saw it. I'd travelled alone from England and was quite overwhelmed by SF in all sorts of ways.
After watching this video, I can see why this young man has over a million subs…he made an honest, even handed video portrayal of the city of SF. Not all inclusive but what he did cover was pretty accurate. Also, he was very cool, respectful and at ease with the locals. Seems like a good and decent man. I found this informative and worth my time. Thank you for your solid work!
The same thing in new york city 1988
Which place in SF would you recommend a foreigner to go visit? I love this city and i always wanted to come here but i need few tips
@@puurrrr I lived in SF a while ago. I've not been there for about 5 years. My guess is it's still a very beautiful city for a visitor if you just avoid certain areas like the tenderloin. Beautiful neighborhoods, restaurants, parks, and museums all over the city. Great hikes near the bay and ocean. There are also beautiful spots to hike just north and south of SF. Some say there is a lot of petty crime but I'd be surprised if you would be in any danger in most areas.
Suggested locations in sf proper, mission district, pier 37. Berkeley is and walnut creek are nice if you can head east. Marin County is must to get that golden gate view
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath Well, that's young to me lol
As a farmer/rancher from Oklahoma, I thank you. You give better insight into these places than ANY big media has or ever will give. It would be awesome if you came to visit an Oklahoma (or any midwest) farm/ranch to give people a true perspective of what life is like here and how we've been told to view other parts of the country. Even better if you brought someone from one of these big cities/hoods. I think one of the biggest issues in this country is that we are spread so far apart that we can have no real communication with each other and from that comes lack of understanding which causes division. Keep up this work! It is truly needed in todays society!
Man if you could get with some inner city youth groups that could bring kids to your ranch for a week or 2 to experience that life.
@@kinte1870 that’s an amazing idea. A lot if the youth need that experience
Well in all honesty he is showing you 5% of San Francisco, also i wouldnt be caught dead in the country 🤣🤣🤣 there's plenty of other city's in California, that in all honesty no states can compete with
@@Ecko92 I worked for the city for years. As bad as it is you are free to criticize. Not the case at all in the theocratic middle of the USA and Deep South. Texas. Florida. Ohio. Idaho. Might as well be Saudi Arabia. Some of the replies to your comments prove this point
@@dandylandpuffplaysminecraf8744 lmaooo this what we call naive people 🤣😭 Texas doesn't have a homeless problem? Lol anywho make sure you do your research before speaking
Thanks, Peter, so much for the video! Awesome job capturing both sides of the coin. Even though I left the Bay Area and California years ago for Texas, San Francisco will always be my favorite city. San Francisco is a celebration of it's people, the beautiful scenery, various blend of cultures, and the incredible food one can experience! You brought back a flood of memories. Thanks, brother!
texas is ass. Why would you go there. So many better places.
Like you said "20 steps and your in a different world" I was living in SF back in 92 and remembered it being exactly like it is today.. walk from Union Square to Cinatown then cross into the business district and hit market and tenderloin and you realize how compact and completely different each part is. I recall the homeless gal that hung out with her daughter downtown panhandling and afterwards her husband would pick her up in a BMW while on his way home.
One of government and law enforcement's few absolute responsibilities and purpose is to protect private property rights. Local government has been an absolute failure in this respect. If this doesn't improve, the only residents remaining will be people with nothing to lose and people with large enough salaries to write off the regular thefts and vandalism.
What “write off” covers theft in vandalism? I’d like to take it too!
Remember its racist to enforce the law
WTF?!?!
First of all…our government and law enforcement don’t have only a “few absolute powers”.
They have MANY MANY responsibilities.
And furthermore…”protecting private property rights” is FARRRRRRRR down at the bottom of that list, kiddo.
Providing Public goods
Managing externalities
Government spending
Distribution of income
Federal budget
Taxation
Social security
Infrastructure
Maintenance
Social services
That’s just the government.
Sorry / not sorry kiddo.
YOU think “guarding my property” is their most important function …. However it’s not.
Try to be objective.
Try to look at the big picture.
Try to be UN- refutable.
The government has an obligation to protect our rights, enforce the law and maintain order. SF does it selectively.
Nobody has notified the DA that being a public defender was his old job.
No it isnt. That is a fallacy. YOU are responsible for your safety and protection, be that your own person or your property.
You have been convinced to believe the government and police are here to serve you (ideally it should) but this is not the case and even if it were is an unrealistic expectation and unfeasible in reality. Government and cops cant be there every second to ensure your safety. You would think after the past couple years people would learn this.
The citizens need to be able to hold the politicians accountable
Democrats can put any morons to run for office and they will still win.
It's the "citizens" that keep voting for these politicians that's the reason that things never change. There are no adults in the room.
@@destinyreturns4885 they voted for these nuts…what do they expect.
That's why the government provides easy to get drugs w/ no police repercussions to these people. It's an easy way to sedate them for life vs. risking them rising up and protesting. And homeless people, all they have is time so they could literally protest for years non stop if they weren't drugged.
@@destinyreturns4885 ban weed
Such an excellent job going to the ground level of things - without political opinions or bias - and just letting your viewers draw their own conclusions....excellent work, my friend.
I can see that liberal policies have ruined this town!!!
Baldy scum sides with the greedy and the fake.
If you think there's not bias here then you've got to wake up my friend
@@matt72986 YEARGH, just tellin' it like it is Matt! 😡
The guy with the red hat had some great insight. Good to hear it from someone who has lived there his whole life
I'm glad to see there are people like Martin who understand the problem, and do care about the mental health of people.
I see Martin around sometimes. He always looks like he has something that is amusing him and seems nice
@@dianethulin1700 Nice
Question is, if TL is deteriorating, why continue to live there and raise a family? Makes no sense unless you have Stockholm syndrome.
@itp5x5 West Virginia is also a failed state. Look at their ice expectancy and quality outcomes, and even education - they’re in the toilet. I
I lived in the City for 20 years. I don't visit it anymore. It is simply unlivable for ordinary people, and will remain so as long as the DA refuses to do their job, and property crimes up to $950 are regarded as misdemeanors. That makes the City a lawless place. I won't even visit because I don't want my car windows broken out, parking is insanely expensive, and ticketing is predatory. You can't go to City Hall or the Opera House without sidestepping piles of human waste.
We’re about to toss out the D.A. in a special recall election this spring 🤞
@@jonaskessler326 one official won't change anything
@@terryjp3050 very true. The Mayor and the entire board of supervisors need to be tossed as well if you ask me.
That $950 limit is a state law. Prop 47.
I am from Germany and was in San Francisco for the first time in 2016 during my US road trip. I was shocked how different San Francisco is from what you see in the movies. Everywhere it smelled like urine and the homeless were just all over the place. Then there were all the tourists down at Fishermans Dwarf (reminiscent of a fair by now) and the selfie sticks in the cable cars. I hardly left the car and just fled the city. For showering the local pool wanted 25 USD per person :D
Since San Francisco I appreciate LA even more. Everything is more relaxed, most homeless people concentrate on Skid Row and a shower is available for 2-5 USD in so many recreation pools.
The only thing I remember very positively about SF is the cool breeze that blows even in summer.
I enjoy your videos because you do show both sides. You keep it neutral and let the viewer decide. I love how you get locals to talk. Keep up the great work.
素晴らしい
2:05: 📺 A year after moving back to San Francisco, the video creator explores the city to see if it has improved or worsened.
6:51: 🎶 The video shows the narrator's first impressions of a city and discusses their religious background.
11:22: 😔 The speaker reminisces about how clean and safe San Francisco used to be, but now there is a lot of tents and mental illness.
15:31: 🌳 The video showcases the beauty of San Francisco's green spaces and highlights the absence of homeless people in those areas.
20:19: 🎥 A video tour of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park showcasing its beauty and diverse attractions.
Recap by Tammy AI
Former CA native here and spent a lot of time in SF (The City) in the 80s and 90s. It was always a little sketchy with panhandlers (mostly Dead Heads and winos). But never saw tents on the streets….there was no incentive to live on the streets. This is truly heartbreaking to see this.
Didn't the city cut down or trim back the trees (early 90's) at the park off of Haight? Supposedly it was to run out the homeless from the park.
Dead heads? Bs
@@zburzycki Stinky as*burn outs wearing ponchos…sorry, shouldn’t have insulated a segment of the homeless by referring to some of them as Dead Heads
The tents really popped up when the lock-down started. They had to find a way of housing the people that wanted to live on the street, even the homeless shelters were locked down, no one in and no one out, so that is when they started handing out tents and letting people camp on the sidewalk, though that ended after a few months, at least camping on the sidewalk, as people were moved to designated areas. A lot of people don't realize that quite a few SF homeless are homeless by choice, even when they are given free housing, they rarely use it. My building has about 1/2 of the apartments as free for low income, with the other half being mostly students and interns (weird mix) and most of the low-income units sit empty or get used for storage, or they just keep revolving new tenants. it is actually pretty crazy, because people that WANT a place to live, can't have one. A lot of them would rather have the freedom to whatever they want on the street, than be in an apartment with rules that limits them. MOST of the homeless that are homeless by accident, unforeseen circumstances and etc, are or do get housed rather quickly, within 1-2 years of staying in a shelter.. now this does require the person to consistently go to the same shelter... after 6 month or so of being responsible and staying in a shelter bed nightly, they get put on a list for housing. Most of the ones you see on the sidewalk don;t want to get up and go to a shelter, they can't do drugs there, they can't even bring in drugs or alcohol, they have rules for the night, so they stay outside, and dont get on the list for housing. SO again, I just want to point out the root cause of all of this.. drugs.
@@HicSvntDracones This is exactly right.
It's amazing that law enforcement are forbidden to talk to reporters or journalists about the city. So sad and pathetic the state of affairs in Sam Francisco.
My husband is a border patrol. They can't post anything on social media or talk to any media even a guy with a RUclips chanel about their job. They will get fired. The only thing they can don't refer them to the PR department. "Public relations" the majority of the public has no idea what actually happens.
@@NeiveVeve He sure isn't doing a good job of securing the border. Why doesn't he just apply for a job at Walmart and call it quits? Not as profitable as stealing my tax dollars?
@@NeiveVeve He sure isn't doing a good job of securing the border. Aside from milking tax dollars and eating In-n-Out burgers all day, what does he do?
@@whodoesntlikesurfing aids and abetts child traffickers. They all do. Help bring in criminals and mental health patients that are sent from South America. Ha, so they are busy! No Hamburger eating all day. Diaper duty. They are doing exactly what America has voted for. Trust that.
@@whodoesntlikesurfing they see things that you wouldn't even dream of. How nice is it to watch a liberal chanel on the the RUclips with all of your other liberal friends talking shit about people that are actually out there trying to deal with all this bull. Sh.. mess these Marxist people voted for. Complaining about how the government doesn't give all the homeless safe drug usage and homes.. Bet you have air conditioning, your comfortable, or else you wouldn't have wrote a comment like that. Grow up
Your content is the best man, the way you show all these varied parts, rich or poor, old or new, local or touristic, and how you interact with the people along the way. I just wish you would travel to some more countries like Europe, Canada, China etc and do the same great commentary you've been doing for the US.
I think you have the wrong way of life. Drive in fifth gear, that is not possible. consumerism, where are the nicer little things? Those huge buildings, well that's not something. Where is the life???
I love your videos and appreciate you showing all sides in any given location that you are filming. Keep up the good work!
I noticed that you didn’t talk about the financial aspect of what it takes to survive in SF. It isn’t just the homelessness, lack of law, and or drugs. That city is extremely expensive to live in or to simply even visit.
That will change when people decide they don’t want to visit what is basically become a hellscape. There are too many other places to visit.
@@bluffcitybounty2122 - People will keep coming. Despite everything there simply aren’t that many spectacular historic places in the States with such an awesome seaview.
Nice .....dog
@@Dragon43ish thanks. She is a full bred English black lab. She’s stubborn and smart. But she is a great dog.
Its always been expensive. The reason the city is a mess is because of its politics.
We used to live in SF and moved away because of all the issues there. We're never going back there. Ever.
Good. Don’t come back .
@@californiamade5608 You sound like one of SF's homeless thugs knocked you upside your head.
I would love to have a father figure like you Mr. Peter, you're so inspirational ❤️
My experience as a tourist was they've pushed the homeless people from Union Square and the tourist areas and out to the other streets, it's not hard to stumble upon the poor souls if you walk around enough.
I just visited SF from the UK. It was so sad to see so many homeless people & people queuing up with food stamps. It was so sad. Never seen poverty /drug issues/ mental illness on that scale and not want I expected when visiting USA. I've never seen or smelt anything like it. It made me never want to return to SF.
We also saw the lovely sights too but I just felt sad about the state of the city.
I lived there in the late 80's and then moved to Alaska for the next 3 years. I don't recognize any location. You're right, it's shocking and sad. Perhaps it can change for the better.
you can go to any big city and find the worst part and say that. literally any big city. i went to london and was told of vast areas that were bascially no go zones due to knife crime. i could go there and make a lying vid about it and act like that's the whole city. like you do here.
It's not just SF, go to virtually any city in the US and you'll see hundreds of people camping rough and living out of bins.
It's a truly backward country.
@@jamescaleb9676 that doesn’t make it ok. What kind of mentality is that
@@jamescaleb9676 isn't San Francisco like 1 or so million people? London is 9 million, and it has nowhere near as many homeless problems. I've been to both and the vibe in sf is just off. I've never felt unsafe like that in London. Everywhere needs some fixing but sf really really does. Lol.
Thanks for posting this. Grew up in the City, it was nice to visit the old neighborhoods. So much attention is paid to downtown but growing up there, we never went down there! Heartened to see the other neighborhoods doing well. Green Apple ftw!
I was heading to san francisco early 2021. Thats how i first came across Peter's YT, was searching for videos about the city and came across Peter's recent video of San Fran. at that time. all the negative things aside, the city was a great experience, hoping things get better to go back and visit again
I recently moved from the outer Richmond to Detroit. Have to say this video stirred up a lot of emotion. SF has a certain quality that when it gets in your bones, it will never leave. Like a first love you can't ever really get over
big move but a really cool one. All the luck to u bro
Seems like many people left SF
City slickas! Frisco! Yay areaaaaa!
What a contrast in cities. You may regret that move soon
Exact opposite for us. 3.5 years ago we moved to the Richmond District from metro Detroit. We love it here! The cost of living is tough but the area is just amazing. We enjoyed our time in Michigan as well but after living in the Midwest most of our lives the west coast is a great change
I LOVE that you spotlighted Green Apple Books. That was almost my second home when I lived in the Outer Richmond. So happy it's survived all these decades later. And the Inner Richmond was my old stomping grounds. Nice to see Schubert's Bakery is still there. All in all, the city looks better than it did a year or so ago. Thanks for doing this update! Really nice to see the old familiar places!
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California and Clement
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Me too! - but also feel that Green Apple gets all the attention. Would like to see more book stores get featured as well
Soooo...you moved. I would have also.
@@Mr_Facts I don't understand your comment?? I love it here so why would I move?
Simple math, if 1 person in a thousand for the population is stealing $950 per day from businesses 870 x 950 = $826,500 x 365 days per year = $301,672,500 stolen per year.
I’m sure it’s more than 870 people per day stealing this amount. I would hazard a guess it’s at least 1 billion dollars or more per year.
I walk through the Tenderloin all the time, but only during the day. The neighborhood is gnarly, filthy, and sometimes scary, but let's not forget to mention that it is also the home to many, many amazing restaurants and bars.
I left a piece of my heart in San Francisco back when I visited in 2013 as a 19-year-old. I still carry the key chain of the trolley on my keys.
the city has a lot of charm, but downtown has always had problems
@@nyahhbinghi i wish i cleaned downtown
@@estelaangeles2346 yes
"I could show this side, and tell you this part is true. I could show you this other side and tell you this part is true. The real truth lies somewhere in the middle."
This sums up Peter's videos in a nutshell.. It's refreshing and needed in this time of our lives. No bias, no pre-determined objective. Just pointing the camera, and letting the people and the environment tell the story that day. Whatever that story may be.
That's what I'm aiming for Daniel so I'm glad you see this in our work. Natalia (my wife who edits) thanks you too. So much of the balance is done in the edit.
@@PeterSantenello she does a good job!
It saddens me to see sf like this, used to go to college in sf 2013-2017, loved the place.
i really miss the san francisco of the early 2000's. also martin seems like a really good dude.
As someone who lives here, I think you did an amazing job capturing the city and I appreciate you showcasing more then just the TL. I have a love hate relationship with this city as I think it’s one of the most beautiful cities in America and I see it’s full potential but I’m constantly frustrated on how the government, through sheer incompetence and corruption, keeps it from reaching it. I’m holding onto hope things will get better. Keep up the good work!
Then stop voting for the corrupt democrat politicians. The conservatives have issues as well, we get it, they are far from perfect. But if you think they'd do a worse job than decades worth of incompetent, corrupt career politician democrats that have destroyed that state, then you have fallen prey to social media and big tech liberal propaganda.
Truly is a beautiful city
You get the government you vote for. No one to blame but the folks that vote.
@@charlesbarry7479 yup let them lol
@@charlesbarry7479 I respectfully disagree. No one gets the govern they voted for b/c they ALL constantly lie to us. They are ALL on the Same Team and seek to divide US at every turn.
My friend who lived in SF (North Beach) for a very long time and who was an "SF Forever" type just moved away. That says it all to me. If she left it means it's gotten even worse.
Or she couldn’t afford it
This is just heartbreaking. I was born in Lakewood. I’ve lived in California 3 different times in my life. Never been to San Francisco but I’ve always wanted to visit. But after seeing the state of it, I’m glad I didn’t
First of all Peter, love your channel. Awesome to see someone show both sides and also many positives about the city. Outstanding film maker and high level documentary maker you are.
Say what? I don't have a channel and I;m not making videos.
I drove my car into SF city limits one time. 4 of the 6 cars on my street had windows bashed in including my coworkers new car. I will never go back to that city until they start doing something about the criminals.
Thats not even the biggest problem, gun violence has actually gone up its almost like Oakland now with the gang wars, its a very beautiful city though
That won’t happen until conservatives take over local and state government. Which will never happen there. Liberals allow cities to be ruined by their soft stance on drugs and crime. Facts
@@Student0Toucher it didn't help that leftist politicians defunded the police and then followed that with RELEASING felons from prison. The excuse was covid but a lot of us aren't stupid, it was on purpose. To get GUN crimes to go up and use as an excuse to grab all guns from law abiding citizens. Criminals don't ask the government for permission to get them off the streets.
These politicians need to be thrown in prison for their infuriating TREASONOUS policies.
Lol the rappers call it “bip city” for a reason.
@@SpikedCollar666 Theres a song from a rapper in oakland called bippin lessons
I live in SF and have for 15 years. Covid, entrenched homeless advocates, and persistent drug-alcohol-mental health problems have damaged the city in so many ways. City Hall corruption, ineffective City Supervisors, and disinterested police and courts are the other side of the coin. That said, these problems are not unique to San Francisco. It is perplexing, and very frustrating that SF civic institutions are failing the businesses, residents and guests that enjoy the city.
Same thing with Denver, Austin, and many other major metropolitan. I get it....cost of living is way too much and its causing a problem but the powers to be are doing fuck all to fix the problem. Last time I visited San Francisco was 2015. This video is showing me a complete polar opposite of what I recall. The time before that was ~2009 I think. Crazy to see just how quickly downhill San Fran is going. Him saying that the cop states they are now hands off on a lot of things has me thinking that given how much of a problem smash and grabs are...the regular folks who are looking to the authorities to do something and being met with no action will ultimately lead to a lot of vigilante justice.
@@EXccord it’s interesting to think through a root cause analysis, but it often leads to paralysis. Therein lies the danger as people will be vulnerable to more extreme “fixes”.
@itp5x5 sounds like you’ve got it all figured out. We’re you at the Jan 6 trumputin and republican sponsored attempted violent overthrow of our democracy, or were you at home getting your daily dose of fox propaganda from the comfort of your BarcaLounger? Either way, Igor, please move back to Russia. Although, maybe you live there now.
@itp5x5 Igor, please stop being so obviously a Russian internet troll. At least offer some insight. Or say something intelligent
@itp5x5 it’s not the party it’s the corruption in the system. If the system doesn’t change than this won’t either.
This month, Oct 2023....a relative went to San Franciso on business. He said it's a horror story....he said he saw things THE MEDIA WILL NOT TELL US ABOUT....Drugs and homeless people and a he was afraid to leave the hotel to go to a restaurant to eat dinners. He is normally an extremely positive person....and he said it's a night mare in San Fran.
Thank you for being completely honest with us and tellin' us the TRUTH... Hope your relative was OK and not hurt. Those are some pretty dangerous street savages out there!
I just saw this video. My wife and I were in S.F. back in February. Over all it was still a nice visit. As you point out several times there is so much to love about the city. It was one of my destination sites for living about 15 years ago. But even then I did not feel I could live anywhere near downtown without financially strapping myself. But I still enjoyed the visit. Good food. Wonderful time walking the city. But the crowds of people were gone. Only a few lines for people getting breakfast. The rest we walked in and were immediately seated.
There were a few homeless and a fair number of panhandlers. We didn't see as much tent city as expected but we were near Chinatown and I don't see that area affected as much.
My biggest fear was getting our vehicle broken into and we carried our stuff everywhere we went. Luckily, our hotel was extremely nice about us leaving our luggage there before and after checking in. Love the video.
Former 25yr Seattle Resident Here:
Watching one's city being willfully destroyed is heartbreaking.
They are getting exactly what they voted for. Nothing heartbreaking about it.
@@GotoHere I didn't vote for it, and many others did not as well.
Seattle used to be an amazing town 10 years ago. Downtown is something else now. Went back a few weeks ago. I don't recognize it anymore.
@@gnryushi commuted into Seattle for 22 years. I saw what happened after BLM riots and Chaz/Chop. Somalia look more attractive now compared to Seattle. I now work remotely, haven't been in Seattle for several years.
i watched "The Summer of Love" on tv, and a saw that Seattle was not that different than San Fran. I personally am from Orange County Ca, not that far from Los Angeles. i've been seeing many People from Los Angeles make the 25-40 minute relocation to Orange County, and they bring the same mind set, Progressive, Democrat thinking
Shocking decline but I left 12 years ago and it was already heading south
Shame, much to love yet unsustainable for living if you’re not a 1%er
Congrats you got out early. You’re very aware.
Thank you for this video!!!! I just got back from a week’s vacation in San Francisco. I ❤️that city and prior to this trip, it had been over 8 years since I had returned. Many of my friends questioned “Why are you going there, it’s so rough. No one is there.” Well, I was there, my husband was there and we can’t wait to go back. As you mention, yes, they are businesses that are closed and just like any other major city, you always have to be cautious. However, the beauty of the city, the parks, the weather, the flowers and its architecture to just name a few make this one of my favorite cities in the world. Please keep up with the videos so that people can educate themselves and appreciate beauty.
So glad you enjoyed your trip 😊
Wow seeing Louis closed at Lands end hit me.. I went there in February of 2020, had no idea how lucky I was
I lived in SFO From 1978 to 1996. The City looks empty. The Tenderlion was an edgy place but I enjoyed going to bars there and it was fine. Looks worse now. I hope this beloved City recovers….it was a fantastic place to live and I cherish every memory
Looks like Saturday since it was Chinese New Year's parade day. Definitely not the downtown shopping crowds from the past. Also it seems like he didn't have problems parking anywhere. Clement St parking on Saturday used to be impossible because the suburbanites came in to shop.
@@formica. so true! Clement street was always packed with people! When I had a car it was next to impossible to find parking close to the strip. Good to see Green App,e Books still there. It was my favorite bookstore. I still have a bookmark from there.
You actually lived inside the airport? Is there actually a place to live in there?
The astronomic cost of housing in San Francisco has led to a two tier society. "Techies" who pay $2900 rent for a one bedroom apartment, and the riffraff that live on the streets.
The idiots who govern San Francisco are stuck in 1960s idealism. Their recent decision not to prosecute "property crimes less than $950" has effectively led to sanctioned looting. Many stores big and small, have closed in San Francisco, leaving the neighborhoods they served without a local place to shop.
You can get a 1 bedroom for less than 2k. Studio for 1.5k. Lol but okay we'll just take your word for it
@@bender9222222222 that's still a joke at that price
I'm from Oakland, but spent a couple decades living in the city.
It stopped being the amazing, creative place it used to be around 2007.
We visited during covid and realized how happy we are that we left 10 years ago. It's a sewer now. The vibe is long gone
Thanks for sharing this video,I live in the UK and don’t go on Aeroplanes so it’s great to see San Francisco,I’m a big fan of the Ironside series I read the old Hall of Justice building at 750 Kearny Street opposite Portsmouth Square was Demolished before Ironside even Aired.
I used to love SF, lived there in the 80’s , I can’t stand to drive through there anymore. California has way too many problems now days .
i wonder why?
We are fighting to make SF a great place to live again. We are recalling the DA so that we can begin cleaning up the streets and enforce the drug laws.
i love your videos. They really show the local vibe and soul of the place.
Surprised to hear the man preaching about free grace, there may be hope for San Fran yet! I love that you strive to be unbiased in your videos.
As a society we really blew it when we decided that citizens with mental health issues were on their own. Born is SF, I saw homelessness explode after Reagan destroyed the existing federal system. I'm so thankful that you are exposing the symptoms of those decisions.
Homelessness is driven to SF because the services aren't available elsewhere. I really wish people would talk more about that. Honesty is everything.
I appreciate what you're doing so much, Peter. Thank you!!
Yeah, let’s blame the dead Republican FFS. The DemocRats run it and are running it, into the ground.
Homeless people should get no assistance. They leave their poop and syringes everywhere. You can't walk without eventually stepping on sh$t.
Ronald Reagan is to blame? Wtf! California is California's fault period!
LOL, Reagan hasn't held office in nearly 40 years, and the deplorable conditions in San Francisco are his fault. None are so blind as he who refuses to see.
@@slingernolenation7518 these people are not real I'm convinced. It's why they giving Musk a hard time because he will expose the real bots!
Peter... again, another great video. In 1980, I moved from Illinois to the South Bay, with one of the reasons being I wanted to be livably and lovably close "the City"... after a couple of visits, it was in my heart. I ended up lasting thirty years in and around northern California. Then I retired, and California ran me out... the cost of living was killing me... I ran back to the Midwest, to southwestern Missouri, and here I'll stay with dreams of the beauty of San Francisco and North California with me.
I hear that! I used to live in San Jose and Santa Clara. Love love love San Francisco! It’s such a beautiful city. I miss it a lot, even 36 years later.
Democrat policies will do that to you. When you pull away all the nonsense about inclusivity, minorities and progressive policies and look at the hard, cold black and white fact of the policies they have destroyed California with, you were right to leave. Raegan will be rolling in his grave at those idiots.
@@anthonyr587 same in nyc all the ........... tarts messed up these cities smh that is why i love miami and florida etc
@@anthonyr587 he was right to leave because Dems are out of control. That being said, it aint rocket science that the main bulk of rise in cost of living is due to basic economics rather than politics. You have Silicon Valley right there with all the high earners obviously pushing up the demand for ur goods. Austin & Dallas will be next as companies like Tesla moves to states that has low taxes. But its still way better socially as u feel safer without worrying abt crimes.
There’s a lot of places in outer Northern California where homes are priced similar to Missouri come back home
7th Generation native San Francisco now living in San Diego. Used to work on Union Square. Moved away when we decided to start a family, & now the kids are grown. Really enjoyed your video and the balanced view portrayed. I have to say the Tenderloin was always full of what we used to call "bums and winos". The gentleman you talked to who said he used to be able to walk barefoot is having a distorted memory of his youth in the TL. I can remember back to the 70s and 80s and the sidewalks in the TL were always covered with piss and vomit with drunks laying in doorways. I would say the main difference now is that there is much more mental illness. Before it was all heroin addicts and drunks. Basically we'd just stay away from the TL.
As always, honest and balanced. Just been to San Francisco 8 weeks ago and loved it, but not aware of the politics behind the issues. Keep the videos coming Peter. Thanks from Scotland 🙏
Yep, it's a beautiful city and the politicians suck.
“Hate has no home here”..unless you think differently than what our current thoughts are,or don’t do what we tell you to.
Just another oppressive and dogmatic system , them vs us, history on repeat.
Liberalism is a mental disorder
Exactly! Have one thought of individuality, then they will hate all day long on you.
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I always dig Peter's work, but as a former San Franciscan myself who just visited about a month ago, I was thoroughly disappointed. The town is awash in leftist sheep, still muzzled even though they don't have to be, either because they're conditioned or want to show each other how much they "care." Or just gullible chickensh-ts. Couldn't get into either the De Young or Academy Of Sciences over the muzzle/quackcine BS. So, F the town. Didn't help when I was charged $2.99 for a can of soda at Stonestown or $11.00 for a sliver of cake by the airport. I loved it for what it was, not what it is now. I'm glad Peter had a better time than I did. P.S. I heard the Cliff House is permanently closed; the Musee Mechanique has been moved to Fisherman's Wharf.
Great vid, very well documented. I Grew up in Rohnert Park and used to take the bus down to skate in the city. I moved to Spain in 2012 but every time I go back it seems like things are getting worse. The wealth divide is insane, especially when a 2 or 3 bedroom house starts at $700,000.
Thanks for the comment much appreciated
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I didn't think you could even buy a home in the Bay Area for less than a million.
What has caused the wealth inequalities?
How do u like living in Spain ? We plan to move soon to barcelona from East bay
@@heroinevoyages We are super happy here. The quality of life is much higher. It has been 10 years on now and we have no plans on moving back stateside.
Thank you Peter. You sound like such a great guy and did such a good job of walking me
back to the city l have always l loved. l live in Santa Rosa and commuted to SF to pedal
my wares of cabinetry to all sorts of new and remodeled construction. Older now and semi-
retired , you have inspired me to pay my respect and come on down and walk the walk. Ciao
bro, Doug Crocker
4:33 Great video again Peter. Just wanted to point out that it is called Lunar New Year not Chinese New Year. A lot of different East Asian cultures celebrate this time, and labeling it "Chinese New Year" evokes a sense of Chinese dominance and imperialism.
Have visited SF many times. Know all those places and feel like this was a pretty fair assessment of it's current state. Thanks for sharing
I worked in retail in late 90's in San Diego. Store employees were allowed to apprehend any and all shoplifters, using whatever force necessary to hold them until the police showed up. Boy that was fun!
$500 was the limit before it was no longer a misdemeanor not $900. Times have changed
I am born and raised , 3rd generation San franciscan and that was a well anelized re view. Thank you! Bc, I did leave my heart in San francisco!
Great video. I was born in SF in the 50s and lived there 40 plus years. Change is inevitable!!! People have selective memories about the golden olden days! I lived in the Haight and everyone complained how horrible it was , I lived in the Mission and everyone complained about crime. There will always be change and politics , but the stunning scenery and lack of parking have never changed ! 😊 oh and that’s why I moved away from in 2006 ! My family refuses to see any problem and are clearly not scared to death of living there !
Im so thankful you made this video. I lived in SF for 10 years 2008-2018 and miss it sometimes. I am scared to go back because Ive heard the rumors about the crime + homeless getting so bad and I think it would break my heart. This video gave great insight into what its really like. Thank you Peter!
I made it a whole 6 weeks in the summer of 2012 before I hauled ass back to Texas. I'm not built for that level of depravity on such a grand scale. I felt dehumanized just being around it.
My friend went to downtown SF for business and wanted to grab a bite to eat at some pizza joint. He said the stench of urine was so unbearable, you couldn't escape it. He had to go back to his hotel. So sad cuz I remember back in 2005 it was so nice.
Bro in Cleveland Ohio, or anywhere in the Midwest, you can get a 2 to 3 bdrm home in an all white suburb for 90k 😂 fckin $480 a month mortgage payment and ur property taxes MIGHT be $1200/year. All utilities totalling maybe 200 a month, 300 in the winters cuz of running the heat all day everyday. Why the fuck do ppl wanna live in Cali?
I lived north of Sacramento in the Marysville/Yuba City area in Sutter County from 2014 thru January 2016 and I liked it, but it's not worth it. Marysville and Grassy Valley and even Chico was cool though for a college town, I liked Chico a lot! While I was out there though I found out that I have a huge interest in latinas lol
I hope you ditched your politics when you moved to another state, or else this will eventually end up repeating in your state too
Great video. Love SF. Definitely one of the most beautiful cities for me. Visit friends frequently there. So sad what we have allowed this to happen! I hope she can recover!
Thanks for not just being "click bait, just show the bad side" of a city. People cut to the 22 minute mark
Native San Franciscan who lives on the Peninsula. Sadly the city is a shell of what it used to be. You accurately highlighted the divisions in the city. Homelessness and crime is real and more spread out. It has spread to the burbs. There is an invasion of campers and motor homes parking on the streets in S.F. and surrounding counties.
Why do you think that is? I'll say that any city with large concentrations of Billionaires also creates the conditions for a growing under class. 70% of the folks on the street where once housed here.
I too am a native. I hate that our City has become affordable only to the super wealthy. It creates a totally different feeling and glaring divide of haves/have nots. I hate that so many awesome San Franciscans have been displaced.
@@jeremyserwer2586 where is that stat from?
@@peterwelby Its very widely known, I got it from the Chronicle 4 years ago or so.
@@jeremyserwer2586 housed in jail or shelters? Or actually market rate apartments?
California is a beautiful place, but they have crazy high taxes and limits on employers with strict laws. Just bad management.
Exactly! I would love to live in California, such a beautiful state. Reminds me of the Italian coast that I grew up on, but the laws and regulations are insane.
Damn Democrats!
Rather have democrats controlling it that those filthy republicans.
Limits on employers lol
I'm pretty sure workers rights are a good thing.😐😐
They have to have high taxes in California because of their politics. Take LA where a $1.2 billion program intended to quickly build housing for Los Angeles’ sprawling homeless population is moving too slowly while costs are spiking, with one project under development expected to hit as much as $837,000 for each housing unit. It cost a fortune to help the homeless. Homeless encampments have spread into virtually every neighborhood, while the population has climbed to an estimated 41,000 people.
Watched this video last week and then heard yesterday that Larry the Drummer passed away earlier this month. RIP Larry
Peter I recently started watching your videos and I love all your videos great job your awesome at what you do I look forward to seeing more videos
Very well done cross-section of San Francisco. I lived here for 26 years, between 1993 and 2019, so I know the city well. You've done a great job of capturing what each neighborhood really feels like to be in.
I love to see you young men talking about a better future. I pray you get it! I was a young lady in the 60s and 70s going to San Francisco. We the hippies with the drugs all around us. I had friends die. I was so happy to see the crack down sending people to jails or mental hospitals for the sick Depending on the illness. Now I’m heartbroken to see it return and NOTHING being done about it.💔
@ Liz :
Hello, Miss Liz,
I wrote a reply to @Andy Anderson whose message is right above yours. I'm a San Franciscan who was in 1st grade in 1966, so I know what you are talking about. I love our city so much but I also am heartbroken😢 💔over it's decline. Like you, I hope it continues to improve. 🙄 Blessings to you. Barbara🌺🌺🌺
@@bpe9578
Let’s keep the faith! ❤️
Hope 🙏
This is part of the plan, why would they do anything about it?
We're losing 1000 people a week to Fentanyl, and Democrats only care if somebody dies of a gunshot
Love your balanced approach to a city you know well. I went to a convention in San Francisco over a decade ago and was shocked at the homelessness and brazen badgering at that time of tourists for money at that time. Can’t imagine the frustration that the lifetime residents endure in seeing the miasma of drugs, homelessness, mental health issues, and crime encroaching upon a city that they love.
One of the reasons you don't see homeless at the Presidio is because while it's technically part of San Francisco, it's managed by the National Park Service and patrolled by the U.S. Park Police.
Love your stuff dude. As a local my short personal summary would be: getting better compared to peak pandemic, still not the same, and an incredibly far departure from the frankly magical place it was up until the early to mid 2000s. I will say though, and this is a bit of surprise, I live on the Marin side of the bridge and it's far better (I'm talking both covid attitudes and improving homeless situation) over here. Was at a packed bar last night with not a mask in sight
What's wrong with masks?
Why do masks trigger pple so much?
It's one of the most important items to help stop the spread of covid19.
Pple are such snowflakes when it comes to masks.
Sad
Tons of beauty covered under layers and layers of failed progressive policy. Wokeism is cancer
do you know if Japan town is getting any safer. I want to go to Aqua Forest aquarium shop and heard if I can find parking high chance of my car getting broken in to.
It's gonna take years before it gets better in California. Usually 5 years.
@@damionmarkham9835 have gotten coffee across the street, but haven't been to Japan town itself in years. It's really a crap shoot, and in that neighborhood partially depends on the time of day. Knock on wood, I've never had my car broken into period, even living in Oakland. Some people I know it seems to happen yearly
Peter , my family and I traveled to San Francisco last year from Utah ! I felt exactly how you do on the subject !Your videos are spot on! Love your work!