I was in San Francisco a few days ago for work, and it was my first time in the city in many years. There's a lot that I love about San Francisco, but there is

I was in San Francisco a few days ago for work, and it was my first time in the city in many years. There's a lot that I love about San Francisco, but there is something different and bad-weird about it. Never in my life have I seen people pull their pants down to their knees and shit in the middle of the street in broad daylight, yet I saw that happen multiple times in San Francisco. There are people whose job is to just hose down the sidewalks, and it's still very filthy. The hosing does seem to be working though, because the urine and feces smell was not bad compared to cities like New York. Anyway, I definitely prefer data like the article presents over anecdotal evidence like I've presented, but it does feel hard to reconcile experience with those numbers.