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Ashlee Vance

Apr 1, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X

Had a 20-minute walk down Market Street with a friend who remarked, "I've never seen anything like this," as his head was on a swivel the entire time. I love SF. What the city has become is unconscionable.

Several pockets of 20 to 30 people all off their heads. A number of them with pants barely on. Zombies. The walking dead. Cops observing the proceedings from 100 feet away.

This isn't tolerance. It's giving up. The city's leaders should not be able to sleep with their shame.

My son never wants to go to SF for a visit. Nor do his friends. They think it's a war zone.

The first time I visited SF at 18 the city felt magical. It had its rough around the edges spots. But so do all big cities. The center of the city now is apalling. Any official not spending every waking moment trying to fix it should go.

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