Last time I was in SF was probably 10 years ago for WWDC (back in the days when you actually could sign up for it!) I'd been going every year for a few years.

Last time I was in SF was probably 10 years ago for WWDC (back in the days when you actually could sign up for it!) I'd been going every year for a few years. We made the mistake (just ONCE) of sitting outside at a restaurant on the patio, it was a beautiful, warm June evening (amazingly the fog stayed away). Crazy guy came onto the patio and started screaming and harassing people, everyone (incl. the staff) just seemed to just ignore it. Never sat outside again. TFA is right in that in other cities the crime is mostly gang related vs SF where the victims are mostly ordinary people going about their business. Back then SF was a total shit hole (literally), I can't imagine what it's like now.