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I’m a little tired of people coming to San Francisco, staying only in the tenderloin, spying on the homeless, writing about how disgusting the tenderloin is, an
by taylorlapeyre 7y ago
I’m a little tired of people coming to San Francisco, staying only in the tenderloin, spying on the homeless, writing about how disgusting the tenderloin is, and coming to the conclusion that the city is a liberal dystopia. Every city has places like the tenderloin, ours is just more visible than yours. That doesn’t make San Francisco a dystopia.
The writer of this article should probably also visit Noe Valley, McLaren Park in the Excelsior, Merced, Hayes Valley, visit Salesforce Park. Go on a walk in Golden Gate Park on a Sunday, browse dive bars in the Mission, and see a show at the Castro Theatre. Walk up Potrero Hill at sunset, get some coffee at at Trouble in the sunset, visit the MOMA or Academy of Sciences, and sit around at Washington Square.
Then write your article on how San Francisco is a shit-filled dystopia.
- dleslie 7y agoI wouldn't be so quick to diminish the severity of SF's crisis. As per the article: > But one statistic stands out: almost half of homeless people in the United States are in California, according to a recent White House study. > And San Francisco, a comparatively small city that is home to tech giants such as Twitter, Uber and Airbnb, has the highest rate of ‘unsheltered’ citizens – at ten times the national level.
- taylorlapeyre 7y agoDon’t get me wrong, we do have a homelessness issue. It’s just that the city is also other things and other people.
- dleslie 7y agoI live in Metro Vancouver, BC. We get our fair share of articles about street crime, homelessness, and opioid abuse. Rightly so, because we have a crisis. San Fran has a crisis, too. Your city may be other things to you, but this crisis is coming to define it in both the eyes of outsiders and in the lives of a significant number of its residents.
- taylorlapeyre 7y agoThat’s a good point, I’ll think about it some more. I suppose I just wish that writers could talk about the issue with a little more nuance.
- reustle 7y ago> Salesforce Park Of course SF has a park named after a company.
- masonic 7y agoThen write your article on how San Francisco is a shit-filled dystopia. It's tough to submit an article after you return to your rental car and find it looted of your computer, luggage, and everything else.