3 ms·
I would not call SF infrastructure "world class". It is nothing compared to big cities of almost any other developed, and many still developing countries. Compa
by xvilka 7y ago
I would not call SF infrastructure "world class". It is nothing compared to big cities of almost any other developed, and many still developing countries. Compared to EU and Asian biggest cities it's next to not existing.
- rficcaglia 7y agoIt’s embarrassingly bad. Potholes everywhere, poor transit options, no police, no resources for homeless....I could go on.
- Decade 7y agoNo homes for the homeless. The city government’s budget for 2019–2020 is $12 billion, including $300 million on homelessness. A lot of that money goes toward programs to prevent people from becoming homeless, though we don’t quite know the effectiveness of it. Mayor London Breed has promised to improve accountability there. The major problem is NIMBYism. It is extremely difficult to create new homes for homeless people. Even trying to build a new shelter, there is a lawsuit filed by nearby landlords trying to stop it. NIMBYs also make market-rate housing expensive, and make transit difficult to expand. Thus, the pay scales that the city can afford are not high enough to fill the vacancies in SFMTA and SFPD and other agencies.