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It seems that restaurants in that area would just charge when the waiter takes the order. After all, one pays upon order at McDs and the like before the food is delivered.
Things are going great in San Francisco.
A recent study from The San Francisco Standard shows that from 2019 to May 2023, San Francisco witnessed a sharp decline in its retail landscape. In Union Square alone, the number of operating stores decreased from 207 to a mere 107 and now has a shocking 47% vacancy rate.
In addition to the shocking data on retail closures, San Francisco is also grappling with an unprecedented office vacancy crisis. The San Francisco Chronicle states that there are approximately 18.4 square feet of empty office space – representing one of the most severe vacancies ever recorded in the city.
The amount of vacant office space in SF was listed as being at 30 million square feet. So obviously local officials are cheering on Elon Musk’s announcement that Twitter will be leaving the city.
“I share the perspective that most San Franciscans have, which is good riddance,” said City Attorney David Chiu, who as a member of the city’s Board of Supervisors backed the tax break that lured Twitter to Mid-Market in 2012.
It’s all about the politics.
Twitter was welcome when it was leftist. Now that it’s more libertarian, it’s unwelcome.
Do most San Franciscans want fewer tax revenues? According to Chiu they do.
How Does This Explain the Decline of San Francisco?
The upside of the story of San Francisco is that everyone finally agrees that the city has imploded. Much of the blame can be placed on the concept that there is no free will.
Map of Homeless Encampments in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco
Current View On Larkin in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco
For the past decade, all government policy in San Francisco has centered around the concept of social justice, which preaches that all human outcomes are the function of race and the environment. As a result, the policies are directed at compensating for the effects of race and environment while placing no responsibility on individuals for their behavior or outcomes. This, of course, leads to an environment where no personal accountability is expected, and chaos ensues. In examining these tangible consequences in San Francisco, we can clearly demonstrate that Sapolsky is wrong.
Crime Increase Dramatically When Punishments are Removed
The policy decision to not prosecute shoplifting of goods valued at less than $950 in San Francisco, and more broadly in California, stems from the passage of Proposition 47 in 2014. Proposition 47, formally known as the "Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act." The Act reclassified certain offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. This reclassification included shoplifting, where the value of the stolen property does not exceed $950. Even though most stores in San Francisco stopped reporting shoplifting to the police, the official rate for shoplifting increased by 40% between 2012 and 2022. In reality, the rates have exploded to a degree that over half of all retail stores in San Francisco have had to close as they cannot operate profitability in an environment where the product walks out the door every day.
Group of Women Running out of CVS without Paying (Corner of Van Ness Avenue and Jackson Street)
The core tenant of the Act was that shoplifting was a crime of necessity and people should not be punished for it. After the passage of the Act, criminal gangs moved in to recruit people to steal large volumes of products to resell them on the Internet. Clearly, the Act created a high incentive to commit crimes as there were no repercussions. People of free will reacted and went on a crime spree because they could.
Homelessness Explodes as Living on the Streets Is Supported
San Francisco has always had a marginal homeless problem. However, it had not previously been catastrophic. Legal frameworks in San Francisco, influenced by the Martin v. Boise decision by the 9th Circuit Court, stipulated that cities cannot prosecute homeless individuals for sleeping on the streets if there is insufficient shelter available. Additionally, homeless individuals cannot be prevented from sitting, lying, or sleeping on public property, and property owned by homeless individuals strewn along the streets cannot be touched. Essentially, in this framework, the responsibility for securing housing was shifted from the individual to the state. And if that housing was not provided, a homeless person could stake a claim to public property in the center of a city that once had attracted tourists from all over the world. By removing personal responsibility, homelessness skyrocketed. If there are no repercussions for sleeping in the streets and using drugs, there will be more people doing it.
Drug Use Skyrockets as Free Crack Pipes Are Handed Out
San Francisco's approach to drug use emphasizes harm reduction over prevention and treatment. Specifically, the harm reduction programs have included handing out needles and crack pipes and encouraging the use of drugs in a group setting. Additionally, there have been efforts to decriminalize and destigmatize drug use. It is not shocking that this has not worked.
The Role of Free Will in Shaping Policies
The assumption that individuals lack free will can influence policy in ways that catastrophically perpetuate the problems they aim to solve. Policies that overemphasize the deterministic nature of human behavior risk neglecting the importance of personal responsibility and the potential for change. If we want normality to return to San Francisco, we must recognize the importance of free will, morality, and personal responsibility.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list after he was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt in the city’s popular Union Square area.
The 23-year-old rookie was released from San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center on Sept. 1 after being listed in fair condition, according to a statement from the team. NFL rules state that a player placed on the reserve/non-football injury list must miss a minimum of four games, but the timeline for Pearsall’s return to the team is still uncertain.
Pearsall was walking alone carrying shopping bags to his car shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 when a 17-year-old suspect attempted to rob him with a gun on Geary Street and Grant Avenue, police said. A physical altercation between Pearsall and the suspect ensued during the attempted robbery, and both were injured when gunfire from the suspect’s firearm was discharged.
San Francisco police officers rendered aid and medics transported both subjects to a local hospital for further medical evaluation. Pearsall is lucky to be alive after the ordeal, according to his mother Erin Pearsall.
Nearly a thousand nutria have been hunted in the Bay Area this year
Nutria have been a problem on Virginia's Eastern Shore peninsula for over a decade.
San Fransisco’s nightmarish controlled demolition might be over. Yesterday, the Washington Post ran another shocking election story headlined, “San Francisco rejects incumbent mayor London Breed, elects Daniel Lurie.” Daniel Lurie is a democrat, but he is a conservative, anti-crime democrat. “We need to enforce the laws,” Lurie told WaPo last month. “We can be compassionate, but we have to be tough.”
Behold California’s red shift:
Voters in California’s Alameda County have successfully recalled the district’s radical George Soros-funded soft-on-crime chief prosecutor.
The recall of District Attorney Pamela Price, a Democrat, has the potential to deal a blow to the principles of progressivism in the criminal justice system across one of the bluest areas in California.
Price became the first elected district attorney in the history of Alameda County to be recalled from office.
Her district includes the city of Oakland which has been ravaged by violent crime in recent years,
"principles of progressivism"?
Like refusing to protect the public from criminals?
Behold California’s red shift:
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