There are of course tons of underlying long-term causes, but the idiotic lockdown policies shifted the equilibrium of the city. Before, the gentrification and

There are of course tons of underlying long-term causes, but the idiotic lockdown policies shifted the equilibrium of the city. Before, the gentrification and influx of tech money caused a positive spiral, more offices, more office workers, higher income office workers, higher end restaurants, all of that pushed against the unsavory elements of the city, keeping it pretty much confined to the Tenderloin. Hell, when I left in 2016, Market Street was in better shape than ever. But the forced closures of stores and restaurants for far too long, shifted this equilibirum, rapidly, quickly, and much further than anyone anticipated. That was the proverbial straw.