This whole thing is so insane. I am from San Francisco, and while I have lived abroad for many years (thankfully) I return often enough. If you are in Manhattan, paying 3k+ a month for a studio apartment, you sort of at least feel like you are in the center of one of the busiest cities on Earth, that things are happening. Paying the same to be in an old victorian in what feels like only a few blocks of Urban Center in a laid back city with a beautiful view but dirty streets, decaying services and no clear identity, other than smugness, is just heartbreaking. Not to mention you have one of the most liberal cities in the world with 10,000 people living in the streets and no real help or solution in sight.

VIDEO: "Streets of San Francisco "

( some locals now call it Calcutta West )

An NBC Bay Area Investigation reveals a dangerous concoction of drug needles, garbage, and feces lining the streets of downtown San Francisco. The Investigative Unit surveyed more than 150 blocks, including some of the city’s top tourist destinations, and discovered conditions that are now being compared to some of the worst slums in the world.

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Diseased-Streets-472430013.html

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