Work routines vary from city to city. In San Francisco, for example, residents may brush their teeth, put on their work clothes, grab their baseball bat, and begin walking over human feces to start their day.
No city is less popular in the country right now than San Francisco. Of all the cities prospective homeowners are looking to leave, San Francisco tops the list. According to a census-data study, the San Francisco metropolitan area lost 116,000 people in 2021, around 2.5% of its population.
The decay in quality of life is apparent throughout the city. In one San Francisco neighborhood, a new “drug sobering center” is being tested as part of the city’s pilot program. As it turns out, inviting drug addicts and other troublemakers to an area where they are allowed to be drugged out of their minds with little consequences does not help build community cohesion.
One resident says that more people feel comfortable coming to the neighborhood, doing drugs, and urinating and defecating in the street or on the sidewalks. Some residents now carry bats or tasers, just in case things get out of hand. One longtime business owner in the area said the increase in drug use has cost his business $100,000 so far in 2022 alone.
But hey, the center is only costing taxpayers $3.5 million. Where else can you create a haven for drug-addled loiterers for such a bargain?
To be fair to San Francisco, no one could have guessed that not enforcing so-called “quality of life” crimes would lead to a decline in the quality of life. And while the city may have public safety and public health troubles, at least it is also wildly expensive. That combination puts San Francisco at the top of the list of cities people want to flee from.
Take cheer, San Franciscans. At least you are No. 1 in something!
