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I live in San Jose. I used to love going to SF with my kids - Cal Academy of Sciences, Fisherman’s Wharf, Botanic Garden, etc. I don’t go there anymore - too m

by option 4y ago

I live in San Jose. I used to love going to SF with my kids - Cal Academy of Sciences, Fisherman’s Wharf, Botanic Garden, etc. I don’t go there anymore - too many drug addicts using drugs openly on the streets, people assaulted by mentally ill people. Also, I will never/ever drive there in my car unless my destination has a gated/closed parking. Otherwise the car’s windows will be smashed. Another anecdotal point: my sister just escaped a war in Ukraine. She is too afraid to go visit SF because it seems way too unsafe.

jankcorn 4y ago
We go up to SF every 3-4 weeks and find it pretty unnerving each time. The homelessness (mentally ill), open drug use, and theft/vandalism are pretty draining. I lived for a long time in Cambridge/Boston and very, very rarely had any similar experience.
- philjohn 4y ago
  I mean, homeless people freeze to death if they stay in places like MA - is it really hard to think that CA with a far more temperate climate would see more homeless people?
  - option 4y ago
    In SF it can be quite cold too for outside. But drug addicts get ~800$ a month and easy access to drugs for being there.
    - philjohn 4y ago
      10c is survivable with a good blanket for a long stretch (average Jan temperature) -2c in MA is not (and it's often far colder than that)