Walking around San Francisco today smells like an industrial Asian city in the 90s but with dirtier streets and worse infrastructure. Anyone that thinks this is worth preserving is delusional.
I think people put up with it bc SF is naturally blessed with beautiful climate, but we broke that too. So now we try not to breath ash as we dodge human feces and potholes on crumbling roads we have to use bc our mass transit runs like once an hour when it’s not broken.
So now my relatives in Taiwan, where the per capita income is $24K w a lower tax rate than California, text me to ask if I’m ok and if I need any help. lol.
Supervisor @Ahsha_Safai also banned new dispensaries when existing dispensaries in his District 11 asked him to block competition, effectively forming a cartel:
More recently Supervisor @Ahsha_Safai tried to poison-pill minimum staffing of SFPD by requiring new taxes, basically extorting voters to pay more for public safety minimums their already record-high taxes are supposed to cover:
incredible, this entire article hinges on editor @AlexShultz being upset that a reporter quoted the mother of a toddler shot to death who is distraught bc the DA is trying to remove gun charges
“how dare these reporters report when it inconveniences my ideology!” 🤡
Wildly condescending for @AlexShultz to scoff at constituents for protesting the DA saying she wants leniency for the toddler’s shooter
Editor @AlexShultz: “it’s not my place to weigh in on how the parents feel”
Also Alex: “the parents are only expressing grief bc they were tricked by a reporter! They would never do so otherwise! They should shut up!”
If you’re voting in San Francisco the most impactful thing is
✅ yes Prop D
❌ no Prop E
This combo removes the arbitrary power of politicians like @DeanPreston from blocking new housing bc it lowers their own property values or bc they don’t like the color or whatever.
It sucks for voters that it’s written like an LSAT question, but housing supply is one of the big blockers to SF flourishing this is a big chance to unblock housing instead of letting Supervisors play Central Planner like they currently do.