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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much of San Francisco’s housing problem was caused by unregulated foreign money in real estate.  We need to stop selling our country to other countries and non-citizens. [/quote]

Do you really think that a passed-out drug addict lying on the sidewalk would be all that much better off with a roof over his head? Any apartment you put him in would be a filthy wreck within a month. [b]SF has a drug and crime problem[/b] that dwarfs other issues like a housing shortage.[/quote]

But San Francisco actually has a far lower crime rate than many other cities - same with residents with substance abuse problems.

San Francisco has many problems to be solved - but one issue it does NOT have is being a uniquely unsafe city when it comes to crime rates.  That doesn't mean that San Francisco shouldn't address the crime in the city that his harming residents - but it's false to suggest that San Francisco's problems are 'because of crime'.

There's also foreign purchasing in San Fran that probably is driving up housing costs - but you can say the same about NYC, LA, Miami, and Chicago.  And if this is your grievance - what level of government do you propose will solve it...and what is the constituency of politicians who will support solving it&gt;

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I don’t buy your assertions about lower crime rates and drug usage. The last two reports I heard from people who visited within the last couple of months: one had his car broken into on his first night in the city, and the other said the whole place smelled like weed and there were homeless people everywhere. I’d love to offer you a firsthand account but I see no need to go back there ever again.[/quote]

Yes we know that you don’t believe in math but facts are facts. San Francisco has one of the safest metro areas in the country. Rural counties are far more dangerous than San Francisco. The only reason why people feel otherwise is due to right wing lies and propaganda. Data and facts show the true picture tjat rural areas are far more dangerous than big city regions.

Deaths from selected external causes* per 100K population, 2020 
Big Horn county, MT: 168.4
Calhoun County, MS: 161.5
Phillips County, AR: 138.7

San Francisco-Oakland Metropolitan Area: 16.9

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
*Of the 997 counties for which the CDC reported mortality rates for 2020. All external causes except accidental poisoning, intentional self-harm, falls, complications of medical and surgical care and sequelae of external causes of morbidity and mortality

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-06-07/is-new-york-city-more-dangerous-than-rural-america
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There is a reason businesses are leaving. 
[twitter]https://twitter.com/KATYSaccitizen/status/1646144225346727936[/twitter][/quote]

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