Recent San Francisco Experiences

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sfgate.com/news/amp/San-Francisco-dirty-needles-feces-foreign-slums-12627779.php

"Dirtier than foreign slums"

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you know that there are kids who live in SF, and not just the poor kids who can't afford to live anywhere else. There are some really really wealthy folks who live there with kids. I'm sure they are just fine, and your kids would be too.

NP. Stick to the touristy areas and "cleaner" neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights and the Marina) and you'll be fine. Stay away from the Tenderloin, South of Market, patches of the Mission, and anywhere within a few blocks of the Civic Center.

I LIVE in SoMa, and I go to Civic Center all the time. There are a few museums there, and one that does walking tours of the area to show all the cool things in the area. There's one tour guide who is known to locals because he will go a little off-tour and show all the graffiti done by local artists.

Oh, and I have a ninth grader (who obviously also lives in SoMa) and she goes all over the city by herself and with friends. If she's out with friends when it's dark, she asks me to send an Uber to bring her home. The part of SoMa to stay away from is 6th Street. Everything else is perfectly safe. And actually, I've walked down 6th on occasion and it's fine - it's just not ... pretty.

OP, someone shooting up is not dangerous. Seeing used needles is not dangerous. Seeing homeless people is not dangerous. Us locals will handle any homeless people who get dangerous near you - we know you're way too scared, and we may know the specific homeless person so know whether to yell at them, to talk, to physically move them out of your way.

Lastly, DD and I are a smidge above poor. She goes to public school. Many of her classmates live in big, fancy houses and they regularly travel out of the country for holidays.

This bold part highlights an attitude that is a big part of California's growing problems.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you know that there are kids who live in SF, and not just the poor kids who can't afford to live anywhere else. There are some really really wealthy folks who live there with kids. I'm sure they are just fine, and your kids would be too.

NP. Stick to the touristy areas and "cleaner" neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights and the Marina) and you'll be fine. Stay away from the Tenderloin, South of Market, patches of the Mission, and anywhere within a few blocks of the Civic Center.

I LIVE in SoMa, and I go to Civic Center all the time. There are a few museums there, and one that does walking tours of the area to show all the cool things in the area. There's one tour guide who is known to locals because he will go a little off-tour and show all the graffiti done by local artists.

Oh, and I have a ninth grader (who obviously also lives in SoMa) and she goes all over the city by herself and with friends. If she's out with friends when it's dark, she asks me to send an Uber to bring her home. The part of SoMa to stay away from is 6th Street. Everything else is perfectly safe. And actually, I've walked down 6th on occasion and it's fine - it's just not ... pretty.

OP, someone shooting up is not dangerous. Seeing used needles is not dangerous. Seeing homeless people is not dangerous. Us locals will handle any homeless people who get dangerous near you - we know you're way too scared, and we may know the specific homeless person so know whether to yell at them, to talk, to physically move them out of your way.

Lastly, DD and I are a smidge above poor. She goes to public school. Many of her classmates live in big, fancy houses and they regularly travel out of the country for holidays.

This bold part highlights an attitude that is a big part of California's growing problems.

For the pp who thinks that used needles is not dangerous, you should read the link posted above. Please think twice before letting your daughter walk on her own on those streets.

““If you do get stuck with these disposed needles you can get HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and a variety of other viral diseases,” said Dr. Lee Riley, an infectious disease expert at University of California, Berkeley. He warned that once fecal matter dries, it can become airborne, releasing potentially dangerous viruses, such as the rotavirus. “If you happen to inhale that, it can also go into your intestine,” he said. The results can prove fatal, especially in children.”

[Anonymous]

Not sure if we can trust MSM but here's a link to an NBC report on feces, needles etc in SF streets:

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Diseased-Streets-472430013.html

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you know that there are kids who live in SF, and not just the poor kids who can't afford to live anywhere else. There are some really really wealthy folks who live there with kids. I'm sure they are just fine, and your kids would be too.

NP. Stick to the touristy areas and "cleaner" neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights and the Marina) and you'll be fine. Stay away from the Tenderloin, South of Market, patches of the Mission, and anywhere within a few blocks of the Civic Center.

I LIVE in SoMa, and I go to Civic Center all the time. There are a few museums there, and one that does walking tours of the area to show all the cool things in the area. There's one tour guide who is known to locals because he will go a little off-tour and show all the graffiti done by local artists.

Oh, and I have a ninth grader (who obviously also lives in SoMa) and she goes all over the city by herself and with friends. If she's out with friends when it's dark, she asks me to send an Uber to bring her home. The part of SoMa to stay away from is 6th Street. Everything else is perfectly safe. And actually, I've walked down 6th on occasion and it's fine - it's just not ... pretty.

OP, someone shooting up is not dangerous. Seeing used needles is not dangerous. Seeing homeless people is not dangerous. Us locals will handle any homeless people who get dangerous near you - we know you're way too scared, and we may know the specific homeless person so know whether to yell at them, to talk, to physically move them out of your way.

Lastly, DD and I are a smidge above poor. She goes to public school. Many of her classmates live in big, fancy houses and they regularly travel out of the country for holidays.

This bold part highlights an attitude that is a big part of California's growing problems.

For the pp who thinks that used needles is not dangerous, you should read the link posted above. Please think twice before letting your daughter walk on her own on those streets.

““If you do get stuck with these disposed needles you can get HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and a variety of other viral diseases,” said Dr. Lee Riley, an infectious disease expert at University of California, Berkeley. He warned that once fecal matter dries, it can become airborne, releasing potentially dangerous viruses, such as the rotavirus. “If you happen to inhale that, it can also go into your intestine,” he said. The results can prove fatal, especially in children.”

Quit it with the pearl clutching and talk of the "MSM." We can all see through it, and it's obvious you haven't been or wouldn't go to San Francisco because it doesn't align with your worldview.

I'm the PP who said to stick to Pacific Heights or the Marina. To the PP who stuck up for SoMA and Civic Center, I agree that there are some interesting cultural activities in those parts of town, but some of the sights/smells can be jarring and unsavory to an outsider who has never seen city grit or a real homeless problem. I have seen it first hand, as I used to do medical outreach all over SF and spent lots of time in those areas, as well as Hunter's Point and Bayview.

San Francisco has its problems, but it's a lot cleaner than New York. I would know - I've lived in both. Hell, it's cleaner than some ratty parts of DC, because DC residents seem to have no qualms about letting their precious little canine "children" poop everywhere and/or dropping their used food wrappers on the sidewalk.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you know that there are kids who live in SF, and not just the poor kids who can't afford to live anywhere else. There are some really really wealthy folks who live there with kids. I'm sure they are just fine, and your kids would be too.

NP. Stick to the touristy areas and "cleaner" neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights and the Marina) and you'll be fine. Stay away from the Tenderloin, South of Market, patches of the Mission, and anywhere within a few blocks of the Civic Center.

I LIVE in SoMa, and I go to Civic Center all the time. There are a few museums there, and one that does walking tours of the area to show all the cool things in the area. There's one tour guide who is known to locals because he will go a little off-tour and show all the graffiti done by local artists.

Oh, and I have a ninth grader (who obviously also lives in SoMa) and she goes all over the city by herself and with friends. If she's out with friends when it's dark, she asks me to send an Uber to bring her home. The part of SoMa to stay away from is 6th Street. Everything else is perfectly safe. And actually, I've walked down 6th on occasion and it's fine - it's just not ... pretty.

OP, someone shooting up is not dangerous. Seeing used needles is not dangerous. Seeing homeless people is not dangerous. Us locals will handle any homeless people who get dangerous near you - we know you're way too scared, and we may know the specific homeless person so know whether to yell at them, to talk, to physically move them out of your way.

Lastly, DD and I are a smidge above poor. She goes to public school. Many of her classmates live in big, fancy houses and they regularly travel out of the country for holidays.

This bold part highlights an attitude that is a big part of California's growing problems.

For the pp who thinks that used needles is not dangerous, you should read the link posted above. Please think twice before letting your daughter walk on her own on those streets.

““If you do get stuck with these disposed needles you can get HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and a variety of other viral diseases,” said Dr. Lee Riley, an infectious disease expert at University of California, Berkeley. He warned that once fecal matter dries, it can become airborne, releasing potentially dangerous viruses, such as the rotavirus. “If you happen to inhale that, it can also go into your intestine,” he said. The results can prove fatal, especially in children.”

Why? What would me walking with her prevent? Do you think she’s touching dirty needles? Do you think when there’s poop on the sidewalk she leans down with her mouth open inhaling it? Come on.

[Anonymous]

My last trip to San Francisco was brief, thank goodness. I didn't feel unsafe but felt quite disgusted. They need to deal with the people who defecate in public, it's abhorrent. Everything smelled terrible and it really was much dirtier than NYC or most other major cities. It has lost its charm, but as soon as you head to Marin or other areas it is truly lovely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you know that there are kids who live in SF, and not just the poor kids who can't afford to live anywhere else. There are some really really wealthy folks who live there with kids. I'm sure they are just fine, and your kids would be too.

NP. Stick to the touristy areas and "cleaner" neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights and the Marina) and you'll be fine. Stay away from the Tenderloin, South of Market, patches of the Mission, and anywhere within a few blocks of the Civic Center.

I LIVE in SoMa, and I go to Civic Center all the time. There are a few museums there, and one that does walking tours of the area to show all the cool things in the area. There's one tour guide who is known to locals because he will go a little off-tour and show all the graffiti done by local artists.

Oh, and I have a ninth grader (who obviously also lives in SoMa) and she goes all over the city by herself and with friends. If she's out with friends when it's dark, she asks me to send an Uber to bring her home. The part of SoMa to stay away from is 6th Street. Everything else is perfectly safe. And actually, I've walked down 6th on occasion and it's fine - it's just not ... pretty.

OP, someone shooting up is not dangerous. Seeing used needles is not dangerous. Seeing homeless people is not dangerous. Us locals will handle any homeless people who get dangerous near you - we know you're way too scared, and we may know the specific homeless person so know whether to yell at them, to talk, to physically move them out of your way.

Lastly, DD and I are a smidge above poor. She goes to public school. Many of her classmates live in big, fancy houses and they regularly travel out of the country for holidays.

This bold part highlights an attitude that is a big part of California's growing problems.

For the pp who thinks that used needles is not dangerous, you should read the link posted above. Please think twice before letting your daughter walk on her own on those streets.

““If you do get stuck with these disposed needles you can get HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and a variety of other viral diseases,” said Dr. Lee Riley, an infectious disease expert at University of California, Berkeley. He warned that once fecal matter dries, it can become airborne, releasing potentially dangerous viruses, such as the rotavirus. “If you happen to inhale that, it can also go into your intestine,” he said. The results can prove fatal, especially in children.”

Quit it with the pearl clutching and talk of the "MSM." We can all see through it, and it's obvious you haven't been or wouldn't go to San Francisco because it doesn't align with your worldview.

I'm the PP who said to stick to Pacific Heights or the Marina. To the PP who stuck up for SoMA and Civic Center, I agree that there are some interesting cultural activities in those parts of town, but some of the sights/smells can be jarring and unsavory to an outsider who has never seen city grit or a real homeless problem. I have seen it first hand, as I used to do medical outreach all over SF and spent lots of time in those areas, as well as Hunter's Point and Bayview.

San Francisco has its problems, but it's a lot cleaner than New York. I would know - I've lived in both. Hell, it's cleaner than some ratty parts of DC, because DC residents seem to have no qualms about letting their precious little canine "children" poop everywhere and/or dropping their used food wrappers on the sidewalk.

Well, I was baiting you with the MSM reference. I only go for work. I truly do like Marin and points north. I wouldn't take my family to SF proper. But by all means, go and spend your money there -- folks have to eat (and then we know what happens afterwards).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you know that there are kids who live in SF, and not just the poor kids who can't afford to live anywhere else. There are some really really wealthy folks who live there with kids. I'm sure they are just fine, and your kids would be too.

NP. Stick to the touristy areas and "cleaner" neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights and the Marina) and you'll be fine. Stay away from the Tenderloin, South of Market, patches of the Mission, and anywhere within a few blocks of the Civic Center.

I LIVE in SoMa, and I go to Civic Center all the time. There are a few museums there, and one that does walking tours of the area to show all the cool things in the area. There's one tour guide who is known to locals because he will go a little off-tour and show all the graffiti done by local artists.

Oh, and I have a ninth grader (who obviously also lives in SoMa) and she goes all over the city by herself and with friends. If she's out with friends when it's dark, she asks me to send an Uber to bring her home. The part of SoMa to stay away from is 6th Street. Everything else is perfectly safe. And actually, I've walked down 6th on occasion and it's fine - it's just not ... pretty.

OP, someone shooting up is not dangerous. Seeing used needles is not dangerous. Seeing homeless people is not dangerous. Us locals will handle any homeless people who get dangerous near you - we know you're way too scared, and we may know the specific homeless person so know whether to yell at them, to talk, to physically move them out of your way.

Lastly, DD and I are a smidge above poor. She goes to public school. Many of her classmates live in big, fancy houses and they regularly travel out of the country for holidays.

This bold part highlights an attitude that is a big part of California's growing problems.

For the pp who thinks that used needles is not dangerous, you should read the link posted above. Please think twice before letting your daughter walk on her own on those streets.

““If you do get stuck with these disposed needles you can get HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and a variety of other viral diseases,” said Dr. Lee Riley, an infectious disease expert at University of California, Berkeley. He warned that once fecal matter dries, it can become airborne, releasing potentially dangerous viruses, such as the rotavirus. “If you happen to inhale that, it can also go into your intestine,” he said. The results can prove fatal, especially in children.”

Why? What would me walking with her prevent? Do you think she’s touching dirty needles? Do you think when there’s poop on the sidewalk she leans down with her mouth open inhaling it? Come on.

No, but I have a 12-year old daughter and I would not be comfortable with her walking on her own in those kind of areas, amongst homeless people doing drugs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you know that there are kids who live in SF, and not just the poor kids who can't afford to live anywhere else. There are some really really wealthy folks who live there with kids. I'm sure they are just fine, and your kids would be too.

NP. Stick to the touristy areas and "cleaner" neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights and the Marina) and you'll be fine. Stay away from the Tenderloin, South of Market, patches of the Mission, and anywhere within a few blocks of the Civic Center.

I LIVE in SoMa, and I go to Civic Center all the time. There are a few museums there, and one that does walking tours of the area to show all the cool things in the area. There's one tour guide who is known to locals because he will go a little off-tour and show all the graffiti done by local artists.

Oh, and I have a ninth grader (who obviously also lives in SoMa) and she goes all over the city by herself and with friends. If she's out with friends when it's dark, she asks me to send an Uber to bring her home. The part of SoMa to stay away from is 6th Street. Everything else is perfectly safe. And actually, I've walked down 6th on occasion and it's fine - it's just not ... pretty.

OP, someone shooting up is not dangerous. Seeing used needles is not dangerous. Seeing homeless people is not dangerous. Us locals will handle any homeless people who get dangerous near you - we know you're way too scared, and we may know the specific homeless person so know whether to yell at them, to talk, to physically move them out of your way.

Lastly, DD and I are a smidge above poor. She goes to public school. Many of her classmates live in big, fancy houses and they regularly travel out of the country for holidays.

This bold part highlights an attitude that is a big part of California's growing problems.

For the pp who thinks that used needles is not dangerous, you should read the link posted above. Please think twice before letting your daughter walk on her own on those streets.

““If you do get stuck with these disposed needles you can get HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and a variety of other viral diseases,” said Dr. Lee Riley, an infectious disease expert at University of California, Berkeley. He warned that once fecal matter dries, it can become airborne, releasing potentially dangerous viruses, such as the rotavirus. “If you happen to inhale that, it can also go into your intestine,” he said. The results can prove fatal, especially in children.”

Quit it with the pearl clutching and talk of the "MSM." We can all see through it, and it's obvious you haven't been or wouldn't go to San Francisco because it doesn't align with your worldview.

I'm the PP who said to stick to Pacific Heights or the Marina. To the PP who stuck up for SoMA and Civic Center, I agree that there are some interesting cultural activities in those parts of town, but some of the sights/smells can be jarring and unsavory to an outsider who has never seen city grit or a real homeless problem. I have seen it first hand, as I used to do medical outreach all over SF and spent lots of time in those areas, as well as Hunter's Point and Bayview.

San Francisco has its problems, but it's a lot cleaner than New York. I would know - I've lived in both. Hell, it's cleaner than some ratty parts of DC, because DC residents seem to have no qualms about letting their precious little canine "children" poop everywhere and/or dropping their used food wrappers on the sidewalk.

Sorry San Francisco poster but you are insane.

And of course many of us posting have been to San Francisco or lived in northern California.

The government policies over the past decade and beliefs of people like you have turned some amazing California into disgusting cess pools and 3rd world health hazards.

It is not compassionate to create situations where junkies shoot up in broad daylight and live in their own filth on public streets

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you know that there are kids who live in SF, and not just the poor kids who can't afford to live anywhere else. There are some really really wealthy folks who live there with kids. I'm sure they are just fine, and your kids would be too.

NP. Stick to the touristy areas and "cleaner" neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights and the Marina) and you'll be fine. Stay away from the Tenderloin, South of Market, patches of the Mission, and anywhere within a few blocks of the Civic Center.

I LIVE in SoMa, and I go to Civic Center all the time. There are a few museums there, and one that does walking tours of the area to show all the cool things in the area. There's one tour guide who is known to locals because he will go a little off-tour and show all the graffiti done by local artists.

Oh, and I have a ninth grader (who obviously also lives in SoMa) and she goes all over the city by herself and with friends. If she's out with friends when it's dark, she asks me to send an Uber to bring her home. The part of SoMa to stay away from is 6th Street. Everything else is perfectly safe. And actually, I've walked down 6th on occasion and it's fine - it's just not ... pretty.

OP, someone shooting up is not dangerous. Seeing used needles is not dangerous. Seeing homeless people is not dangerous. Us locals will handle any homeless people who get dangerous near you - we know you're way too scared, and we may know the specific homeless person so know whether to yell at them, to talk, to physically move them out of your way.

Lastly, DD and I are a smidge above poor. She goes to public school. Many of her classmates live in big, fancy houses and they regularly travel out of the country for holidays.

This bold part highlights an attitude that is a big part of California's growing problems.

For the pp who thinks that used needles is not dangerous, you should read the link posted above. Please think twice before letting your daughter walk on her own on those streets.

““If you do get stuck with these disposed needles you can get HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and a variety of other viral diseases,” said Dr. Lee Riley, an infectious disease expert at University of California, Berkeley. He warned that once fecal matter dries, it can become airborne, releasing potentially dangerous viruses, such as the rotavirus. “If you happen to inhale that, it can also go into your intestine,” he said. The results can prove fatal, especially in children.”

Quit it with the pearl clutching and talk of the "MSM." We can all see through it, and it's obvious you haven't been or wouldn't go to San Francisco because it doesn't align with your worldview.

I'm the PP who said to stick to Pacific Heights or the Marina. To the PP who stuck up for SoMA and Civic Center, I agree that there are some interesting cultural activities in those parts of town, but some of the sights/smells can be jarring and unsavory to an outsider who has never seen city grit or a real homeless problem. I have seen it first hand, as I used to do medical outreach all over SF and spent lots of time in those areas, as well as Hunter's Point and Bayview.

San Francisco has its problems, but it's a lot cleaner than New York. I would know - I've lived in both. Hell, it's cleaner than some ratty parts of DC, because DC residents seem to have no qualms about letting their precious little canine "children" poop everywhere and/or dropping their used food wrappers on the sidewalk.

Sorry San Francisco poster but you are insane.

And of course many of us posting have been to San Francisco or lived in northern California.

The government policies over the past decade and beliefs of people like you have turned some amazing California into disgusting cess pools and 3rd world health hazards.

It is not compassionate to create situations where junkies shoot up in broad daylight and live in their own filth on public streets

Are you aware that other states round up busloads of their homeless and give them a one-way ticket to Northern California? We have sued cities for doing that to us. I am not insane. If I were, I'd be homeless. I absolutely support more homeless shelters, more free drug rehabs, etc. I support the needle exchange programs. I don't know how you think I personally am creating a situation where a junkie shoots up, and hope you will explain that to me. Nobody votes for tent cities. But I'll point out to you that when Recology (trash) comes by to tear down tent cities in SF, the homeless people living in those encampments just walk to another neighborhood and set up there. We're just shuffling homeless people from place to place. If we knew what the solution was for people too mentally ill to work enough to earn enough to have a roof over their heads, we'd do it. We just can't figure that out.

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Are you aware that other states round up busloads of their homeless and give them a one-way ticket to Northern California? We have sued cities for doing that to us. I am not insane. If I were, I'd be homeless. I absolutely support more homeless shelters, more free drug rehabs, etc. I support the needle exchange programs. I don't know how you think I personally am creating a situation where a junkie shoots up, and hope you will explain that to me. Nobody votes for tent cities. But I'll point out to you that when Recology (trash) comes by to tear down tent cities in SF, the homeless people living in those encampments just walk to another neighborhood and set up there. We're just shuffling homeless people from place to place. If we knew what the solution was for people too mentally ill to work enough to earn enough to have a roof over their heads, we'd do it. We just can't figure that out.

Yep, but not just to NorCal, but all over CA, and includes those with mental illness and sex offenders.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Nevada-Settles-Homeless-Dumping-Lawsuit-369736411.html

According to lawsuit recently settled, a Nevada mental hospital was accused of sending 500 patients by Greyhound bus to San Diego and other California cities.

Christopher Earl Destrude was one of the patients from Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas who ended up in San Diego, according to the lawsuit.

Law enforcement records confirm Destrude was classified as a sex offender in Montana following his 2004 conviction for sexual intercourse without consent. According to the Montana records, Destrude’s victim was a 9-year-old girl.

According to news reports, Destrude fled Montana in January 2011 after failing to register as a sex offender. He made his way to Las Vegas where police arrested him, records show. Destrude was sent to the Rawson-Neal Hospital, but patient busing receipts obtained by the Sacramento Bee confirm the hospital bought Dustrude a bus ticket for San Diego on Jan. 26, 2011.


In 2013, Herrera sued the state of Nevada and various Nevada state agencies, alleging that Rawson-Neal Hospital administrators sent a “substantial number of… mentally ill and indigent” patients to California, “despite the fact that virtually all the patients… required continuing medical care” were not residents of California and “were not provided any instructions or assistance in finding shelter… or basic necessities,” according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit alleged the patients applied for and received a total of $500,000 worth of housing support, medical care and “basic necessities,” paid for by San Francisco taxpayers.

Court records reveal San Francisco prosecutors reached out to colleagues in other cities, including San Diego, to gauge their interest in joining the lawsuit.

Despite Christopher Destrude’s well-documented arrest in San Diego, a spokesman for City Attorney Jan Goldsmith told NBC 7 Investigates that in 2013, legal investigators here did look into reports of patient dumping at Rawson-Neal Hospital but could not confirm that it happened in San Diego.

McElroy said homeless “dumping” is well known and openly discussed by social service agencies.

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No, but I have a 12-year old daughter and I would not be comfortable with her walking on her own in those kind of areas, amongst homeless people doing drugs.

Why? I don't disagree with you necessarily, but I'm curious as to what you are afraid may specifically happen.

[Anonymous]

I was there 3 years ago. We mostly stuck to touristy areas as I was with my in laws who'd never been there before. Maybe it's changed since then, but I didn't find it to be any dirtier than NY. The number of homeless people was extremely high, but I feel like it was always really high - I remember going there with my college boyfriend in 2001 and repeatedly being offered drugs and harassed for our leftovers in Golden Gate Park.

[Anonymous]

Oh great, a friend and I are going next week for 5 days (just two women.) I really hope this is exagerrated.

I do know two older (early 60s) family members who just went in April and their only comment was that there were a lot of homeless people.... which SF is well known for. These are Fox News watching 60 year olds, so I hope that's an accurate representation of what they saw. They stayed in Union Square, which is also where we are staying.