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Off Topic / Downtown San Francisco
« on: April 16, 2024, 10:44:23 PM »
My review of downtown San Francisco. I traveled to San Francisco for a couple days to support the Wolford v Lopez hearing in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which is located in the middle of downtown. Subway from the Airport to Downtown SF during the day was okay and it was surprisingly clean. There were a couple of homeless people sleeping in the car
First thing out of the station, I see two homeless guys scrapping. There were 2 security guys in reflective jackets trying to stop them, kind of. All they did was just try and get between them, but the two guys kept scrapping. SF has a lot of security and law enforcement in the tourist and financial districts. They just stand around and don't do much. I guess they only get involved when the homeless mess with tourists and businessmen or do something major. Most of the retail stores, malls, and hotels have a security guy at the door. Go a couple blocks off the main strip, and there are no police or officers to be seen and it gets more sketchy.
It's relatively okay during the day, equivalent to Downtown Honolulu at midnight. There's homeless screaming, sleeping on the ground, begging, and wandering around dazed. There is quite a bit of poo on the ground in the early morning where I have to watch my step. A poo patrol goes around to clean it up. Most of the homeless are well dressed. Guess that's all the clothes they steal from the stores. People also openly use and sell drugs on the street. Anything from pakalolo to black tar heroin.
Nighttime reminds me of the old NES Castlevania game where regiular people come out during the day, but are replaced by vampires and monsters at night. They have a "swap meet" to sell things like tidepods, handbags, and clothes. The homeless setup their camps for the night alongside my hotel. These pics are from early in the night and it gets worse around midnight.
First thing out of the station, I see two homeless guys scrapping. There were 2 security guys in reflective jackets trying to stop them, kind of. All they did was just try and get between them, but the two guys kept scrapping. SF has a lot of security and law enforcement in the tourist and financial districts. They just stand around and don't do much. I guess they only get involved when the homeless mess with tourists and businessmen or do something major. Most of the retail stores, malls, and hotels have a security guy at the door. Go a couple blocks off the main strip, and there are no police or officers to be seen and it gets more sketchy.
It's relatively okay during the day, equivalent to Downtown Honolulu at midnight. There's homeless screaming, sleeping on the ground, begging, and wandering around dazed. There is quite a bit of poo on the ground in the early morning where I have to watch my step. A poo patrol goes around to clean it up. Most of the homeless are well dressed. Guess that's all the clothes they steal from the stores. People also openly use and sell drugs on the street. Anything from pakalolo to black tar heroin.
Nighttime reminds me of the old NES Castlevania game where regiular people come out during the day, but are replaced by vampires and monsters at night. They have a "swap meet" to sell things like tidepods, handbags, and clothes. The homeless setup their camps for the night alongside my hotel. These pics are from early in the night and it gets worse around midnight.