[freyr]

Will my car still get broken into every few months? Will I still have to walk over needles and human waste on my walk home? Will toothpaste still be locked up? San Francisco has a long way to go before it’s an attractive place to live and work again

[librish]

This isn't an accurate description of most peoples' lives in San Fransisco.

[maerF0x0]

It was an accurate description of mine having lived at two places on market (and east of VanNess) over a 4yr period.

You're right in that it's not "Most" in the sense that there's a lot more areas of SF, but if you work/life basically anywhere boxed in East of Van Ness, South of California St. , North of 16th street (Potrero Hill area) Then you're going to experience that daily. I'm a decent sized guy and I was physically assaulted twice in by homeless(mentally unstable) people.

I had enough of it, and left California.

[mgraczyk]

I've lived in SF for over 6 years, in at least 10 different neighborhoods from fidi to Mission to lower pac heights. This is completely accurate in my experience.

[twblalock]

Maybe it's not accurate for someone who lives in Twin Peaks and never leaves their house, but anyone who goes to any part of the city that could be called "downtown" sees needles and human waste every single day, and is very likely to have their car broken into if they leave it overnight.

[bloodyplonker22]

As an SF resident for over a decade, it is absolutely accurate. SF was not as much like this before, but over the past 15 years, it has become an absolute hive of scum and villainy. I am not joking about this at all, several times I have seen people get into physical altercations on the street with mentally deranged drug addicts. I've had my car broken into so many times that I've had to rent a garage space for $550/month. This used to be only characteristic of the Tenderloin and its surroundings, but it has spread far and wide. Well into SOMA, the mission district, and beyond.

[tbrock]

It’s 100% accurate for me having lived and worked in 3 neighborhoods over 7 years.

[joenot443]

Do you actually live there? It seems as if a lot of people that do have a very different opinion from you, so I’m curious where yours comes from.

[rsj_hn]

This is only because most people in San Francisco don't own cars. For those that do, it's quite accurate.

[zht]

Is there a map of which surviving Walgreens/CVS have locked up toothpaste?