I've lived on the west coast my whole life, so I don't know much about other types of cities. Suffice it to say, all the major cities on the west coast have a l

I've lived on the west coast my whole life, so I don't know much about other types of cities. Suffice it to say, all the major cities on the west coast have a lot of empathy for the downtrodden, such as the homeless and drug-addicted and they don't want to treat people who have such problems as criminals. But you could argue that they've gone too far with empathy. You should look up this documentary "Seattle Is Dying" by a local Seattle news station (KOMO4). They've actually done 2 parts to it, several years apart. Really shows you what's going on the west coast and how excessive compassion can have unintended consequences. Myself, lean left of center politically, but it's become very clear to me that liberal policies are just not working for the cities along the west coast (Seattle, Portland, SF, LA, etc). Now, this article talks about NYC, which is on the other side of the country. And we all know that Chicago, quite possibly the democrat-affiliated major city, has been infamous for its crime and corruption since the times of Al Capone. So it seems to me that there is a pattern of very left-leaning cities creating policies that come from a good place but end up having disastrous consequences.