You are giving way to much power to these 2 individuals...you have other large cities that are facing similar situations ..I think Covid was the culprit in showing & peeled back the layers of outdated down towns across America..that really need to be retooled in new ways for the 21 century. Is San Franisco up for the task..? Or will it take the easy & lazy way out with blaming others. Aren't we the city of the cutting edge & know how...So lets stop blaming & wining ..& get to the drawing board in creating a down town & city that all people can be a part of.& be a way shower for the rest of America..th-cam.com/video/R4_330_JWtY/w-d-xo.html
I visited San Francisco 12 years ago and it's one of the prettiest places I've seen. So many different cultures, and art and history. Now it's a toilet. Literally
Seattle and all cities getting same..drugs,crime.homel3ss..humans not caring about ones self,,cannot care for others..wh6 do drugs in first place is beyond me..
@@robfielding100 What's really the root cause ? Of these conditions , Mental illness, Free loaders, City government, I'll tell you what the fucking problem is A city like san francisco ... You get yours, I'll get mine We're talking about money Money can't fix mental illness , Drug abuse , Hopelessness But. You get some people that love that city Put. The resources in their hands Watch the turn around When there's hope Is people power can kick in And they begin to help themselves and their communities
Hope the pinheads that voted for this are happy with stores closing down in the downtown, but I'm sure they don't care and will gladly bounce to the polls and vote Democrat yet again in the next election !!
While I am no fan of Nancy pelosi she literally has absolutely nothing to do with how the city of San Francisco runs. Try and learn something about your government before running your stupid mouth and looking like an idiot
I lived downtown in 2010 and while the stores and downtown mall were open, the crime was out of control and the rent was very high. Now the rent is higher and the city is as bad or worse as this video has depicted.
Yep. I watch a TH-cam blogger that was visiting a San Fran attraction and left his rental car for like two hours. Came back to a busted window and stolen laptop and many other things. Once everything there is gone, the people that caused this will relocate and most likely be even closer to you!
Nothing left to steal? Are you crazy? Do you have any idea how rich SF is? The reason for all the car break ins and the shoplifting and the smash and grab robberies is because they are being done by organized gangs. They work in teams. They realize they can easily get away with it because there are few if any consequences. Once the politicians and the judicial system-the courts, the DA-get serious about stopping it, then it will change. Or if they don’t, I predict people will more and more start to take the law into their own hands. The way it is now will not go on forever-how it stops is the only question. I am not including the SFPD in my criticism because they would LOVE to do more. But they are understaffed and fed up with people they arrest being released almost immediately, especially by judges who sympathize with criminals more than their victims, as well as various court rulings in the past that, to be fair, make it hard for the judges to be hard on crime. It’s a mess! Btw, I live in San Francisco.
@@someoneout-there2165 My aunt revisited San Francisco after 25 years. They left the (rented) car for one hour, to go see the bridge. Busted window, stole anything valuable.
It's the citizens fault for electing them over and over and over. It's the citizens vote for screaming defund the police. This is all the people's fault.
The problem is too much of the public think it's a good idea to not punish people for property crimes, 'minor assaults-, and theft. They are fine with these things as long as it only majorly affects other people.
@@mrjones4249 And what we see in this video is the result of their goofy and ridiculous policies. As long as the citizens continue to vote leftist democrats into office this will continue. Because the citizens and city leaders are still blaming Trump and the White supremacist MAGA Republicans.
No the merchants just leave not worth the effort to fight. Soon the city by the bay will just be one big homeless camp filled with crack heads run by gangs You people on the west coast are real nut cases. You got exactly what you asked for now enjoy it!
Wow, interesting solution, so how many solicitors and lawyers doe the US have, and how many would it need, to clean up the streets of all the Gotham Cities in your country?.@@aiaesthetics1124
I guess you haven’t been following the news in America these past three years!?! You need a TH-cam to advise you not to travel to a city? Do some homework, please! You sound the people who keep voting the progressives into office and then wonder why the United States is going to pot!
Trust me You don't miss anything here. LA has become a shit hole. It won't change till Democrats are gone. Woefully, people in SF, LA will still vote for the sick people because they are sick too.
For those that don't know, majority of the footage shown is in the Union Square area in downtown San Francisco. The place to stay away if you are a tourists is the Tenderloin district. Sadly, Tenderloin district (which is next to the Union Square area) has been the hotbed area where the drug addicts, homelessness and crime happens on a daily basis.
Absolutely 100% True!! You made an excellent point!! Thanks for pointing that out too... I was trying to be careful and didn't film the Tenderloin. Maybe I'll make a video about the Tenderloin next time. Be very aware of your surroundings if you ever pass by the Tenderloin! This district is couple blocks north of Civic Center.
Did you mean in instead of is? And yeah hot bed in one area but people travel. By foot, bike, car public transit. If you are in a city with crazies they are not that far.
I stayed at Hilton Parc hotel just a few months ago (April 2023). I believe that is Tenderlion district. I didn't see any crime. There were homeless just like the rest of California. Lots of shoppers and tourists, did I miss something?
I lived in San Francisco when it was a completely different city. It use to be a pleasure to dress up and go downtown to shop. My grandmother worked at the old City of Paris store accross from Union Square, and my mother worked at Gumps on Post street. All those classic places are now long gone. Sorry to see the once great City by the Bay in such sad shape. The City needs a better mayor and new civic government!!!!!!
@@Spucky50 Yes closed like so many other great places in San Francisco. City of Paris, Fox Theater on Market street, and Playland at the beach!!!!!!!! 👍
I went to school in SF early 2010's and I remember always being so overwhelmed with how many different stores and restaurants there was everywhere, all the people and music and life. I wanted to just experience it all. So sad most of it is all gone.
So sorry School days are over man real life comes after school, welcome to realistic world be ready to be better person everyday, dont loose hope, just feel the changes
You see the same situation in downdown Portland. Store after store has their windows covered with plywood. How can anyone expect a buisness to remain open when a group of people without morals, ethics, or decency are allowed to rob at will anyone or anything they want?
That's because you were still living in the safe society built by conservatives and conservative values. All of that is gone now and this is what remains.
I was just there on Friday. We got to SF, went to park in a public parking lot and what does my son and I see? Men pulled up in a car with tinted windows and one jumped out with a ski mask on and looked inside the van. Thankfully, they didn’t see anything and the guy got back in the car and they sped off. This all happened within 30mins of being in SF. The hype is real with # of car break ins. It’s sad
For someone who went to high school in SF and worked downtown for many years, I’m so sad to see the City at this state. I will always love this City and will always have fond memories but I’m glad I moved out of CA over 4 years ago. Another sad fact is that most of the people committing crimes don’t even live in SF
What is the average age of the criminals in SF ? We have similar problems over here but here are mostly teenage thugs in gangs the government is useless no idea how to get control of them they break into homes steal cars and often there are police on high speed chases the police do their best it's the judicial system that's failing so sorry about San Fran I loved that city when I visited many years ago always felt safe there hope it gets back to the old days soon
@@robyngreliche7603 It's WEIRD how in EL SALVADOR ONLY ONE MAN Changed everything; after Many of useless Politicians that said that they Couldn't, but ONE MAN came in Power and FIXED the PROBLEM and Quickly too, and Now Honduras is following his formula to CLEANUP and ENDING the CRIMES & VIOLENCE. EL SALVADOR and HONDURAS Two of the MOST DANGEROUS NATIONS in the WORLD and far LESS MONEY than SAN FRANCISCO and they are ENDING THE NIGHTMARE and making their Countries SAFE and livable; IF IT WAS DONE in other places; it CAN BE DONE in the USA; but in the USA Americans only complain but DO NOTHING. Of Course if they TRY to Do Something; they are the ones that get arrested for BEING GOOD CITIZENS. Of Course.
I will always love San Francisco, too...and this is what happens what a mighty, rich country loses its sense of proportion and bows down to the corporate dollar before putting human well-being first.
This is due to the California governor and SF Mayor. Its heartbreaking and frustrating. San Francisco is a jewel box of a city , a beautiful, historical and atmospheric city. I hope with a new administration she will recover
I live in Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley...and very soon, the same thing is going to happen here. Stores are being robbed by mobs, brazenly in the early afternoons. Restaurants are broken into, after hours and robbed. Without enforcement, without containment or deterrents...you get what we have. Decent, law abiding people have to stay contained. And the law breakers are taking over everything and making life hard for everyone else.
SF business owners are smarter than the ones in Chicago, or they can afford to move. It is CRAZY for these politicians to NOT SEE what they are doing.......
@@user-ho3dk4pg8y I’ve been visiting Chicago once a year for the last 20 years, so I can tell you without a doubt that stores are starting to leave. Anyone can also look it up and see for themselves. However yes, it’s still a nice downtown at this point and I will continue to visit as we always enjoy it as well. I didn’t say that it’s terrible…I said that it’s something to keep an eye on
Its so sad how i have memories shopping in these stores with my mom when i lived there... We used to love spending the day in thr garment district clothes shopping, eating good food, and enjoing the city. Such a heartbreak
I've been working abroad for several years now and I was shocked coming back for a visit to SF just how many problems it had. It's so hard to believe that the place I grew up in turned so bad and at the same time still be too expensive to live in.
really these f*n Democracy & Democrat's took a shyt on the country, is not Sanfransico the whole country going down, specially since that mother father in the white house with his KAMALA crap made everything worse & show the truth about democracy is..if this shyts & democracy continued u cant even walk in streets anymore is gonna be like 3RD world country like Venezuela, f*n million & billions goes to Immigrants and Ukraine every month , instead taker of these homeless , inflation & Security , if this is call Democracy then i piss on it & cant believe how dumb ass people still VOTE for these mother fathers just mind Boggling how f*n Dumb can be!
I am so sorry that beautiful downtown SF is going through changes. I have visited SF three times and I loved it! I always made it a point to stay in hotels near the Wharf. I loved Market Street, Union Square, Golden Gate Bridge and park etc. The people that I met in SF were kind and extremely helpful as I am a disabled Army veteran. Since I must rely on my walking cane to assist in walking, when I asked for directions on how to get back to the hotel, all of the cashiers, police officers, cable car operators, tram operators went above and beyond to make sure I was safe. They also walked with me to the area I needed to be in order to get the right transportation back to the hotel. The last year that I visited SF was 2011. That being said, I left my heart in SF and I am grateful to all the kind people who assisted me, an old broad. 😊
As a Canadian 🇨🇦, I predicted since the late '90's, that at sometime in the near future, (which is around anytime soon); that Civil War would break out in the States! I still believe it!, and documented videos of eroded city centers like San Francisco and downtown LA are proof of what is just around the corner.....War in your own country!!! So very sad and shameful😢😢😢
The convenience of shopping from home must also be one of the factors why there are so many closed stores, I suppose. It is convenient for the client and it is convenient for the businessman who does not have to pay rent and only the salaries necessary for the operation of the online sale.
How in the name of god could they let this happen to the city. What were they thinking? A great city like San Francisco and you let it go to waste! This is unbelievable and unacceptable! Someone needs to take control!
So true. This is so sad. This was the city of my birth and my family lived across the Bay since the 1940's. My aunt was my last living relative in the Bay area and when she died in October so did my final ties to California. I now live in Washington state and am embarrassed to say that I came from California. Hopefully, Washington will not fall to the same demise
I live in San Diego county, the majors here are trying to get a half million signatures to repeal the proposition 47 which give the criminals a free range to smash and grab the business, other counties in California should do the same thing, together we will take our state back and make it great again.
The democrats want to destroy it and build a 15 min city with zero freedoms. They think they'll take the land for themselves. People in SF need to wake up and stop voting Democrats. Dems are TRAITORS always have been. They HATE AMERICA. They want Americans DEAD.
@@likegemael I’m curious. Are there any Republicans standing around during these thefts not doing anything but taking videos or possibly just watching?
Lol online shopping isn’t killing retail. People want to get things the same day they buy them, try clothes on, go out and do something etc. it’s the retarded ghetto hood trash that shoplifts instead of getting a job and no one doing anything about it
I see this and can't believe the politicians in California have allowed it to get to this point by allowing the kind of crime they have!!!! The amount of tax dollars the state has lost must be staggering! What is their ultimate goal???
Power and control through some form of socialism. They like it when you're dependent on the government for your safety, food, housing, ect. It's not about the money.
This is happening in a lot of major cities. I was staying in downtown Chicago a few weeks ago and countless stores that use to be there are gone and still closing. Disney, New York and Company and Urban Outfitters closed during the pandemic. Idk when Marshall Fields closed as well as countless others
Yes, The cities that are demoncrat ran!!!!! While others are growing and prospering like crazy!!! It's not rocket science figuring this out. LOOK at the common denominator in EVERY single city!!!! Just facts, that's all!!!
😢SORRY TO HEAR THAT! THIS AREA WAS A HIGHLIGHT TO VISITING SAN FRANCISCO. BEAUTIFUL AREA. HOPE IT COMES BACK TO IT'S OLD DAYS 😢. BLESSINGS AND LOVE TO ALL.
It's very sad and horrible to see many stores closed their doors due to uncontrollable lawlessness. When this madness will come to an end or else will make it to a third world environment.
It’s perfectly communist But they had to use the gangs and crack babies yo do this I mean it’s North Korea without the poverty no business so guess that’s not too far in the future for those that can’t leave or multi task
Lived near San Francisco in the 80s and hosted my mother and my sister for a few days in the late 80s. Mom was a shopaholic and us kids tagged along as she visited all the huge department stores that someone from a rural, northern Pennsylvania town had only seen in pictures. I always considered San Francisco to be THE MOST COSMOPOLITAN city west of the Mississippi River. How sad that like many once great cities, retail stores have been forced to leave downtown. Retailers are the lifeblood of a city.
40 years later and even some of those small Pennsylvania towns have trader joes and such. I can say this with confidence as someone living in western PA. Guess the western USA is finally starting to fail and the eastern US is finally starting to recover.
Trader Joes ? A chain grocery store ... Ok😂 Trust me, the west is not "falling". Social media isn't the place for economic information either. Enjoy your winter this year and be safe! Or come to Vegas, Santa Barbara, Phoenix.. and enjoy the sunny western days🌴🌞 🍻cheers
The rents aren’t so much the issue, with so many empty shop units around it’s actually easier to negotiate better rates but business rates and other costs are the issue and of course on-line shopping which is slowly decimating the high street.
@@andysworld47 This isn't a mall closure. These are store closures due to rampant theft and crime. Even without the theft, SF is too dangerous and disgusting for many people to feel safe shopping there. SF has turned into a toilet.
@@andysworld47don't be dense. This is way more than stores closing in malls. It's the result of many years of incompetent and corrupt far left politicians
Who’s crazy enough to open a business in a district where lawlessness is encouraged? There must be a way to fire politician in office that are not doing their job. After all, we the people hired them and paying for their salary. This is madness!😱😱😱
BUT I don't know what Spirit of Cowardiness went inside the AMERICANS these days that They just allow EVERYTHING to be done to them and are Acting as if they would be in NORTH KOREA. Seriously!!! Americans have always been Loud Mouths and "Tough" and NOW what??
I am heartbroken. My beloved beautiful San Francisco is gone. Whatever it takes let all the people come together and bring it back to life. My memories can never be taken away of strolling downtown or Fisherman Warfs or any part of the city. 😢
Maybe not you but the liberal residents voted for this shower of DemocRAT clowns. It’s been going downhill since the place became a refuge for all sorts of cooks, weirdos, commies, liberals, every minority special interest group you could think of gravitated there since 1967. They’re now the majority, SF is dead.
Man-o-man! what a sad sight! Lawlessness NOW rules the day!I was born & raised in the Army-Navy projects. Soon after World War II had ended, the Army & Navy barracks were opened to the low income families, especially families moving from the southern & Eastern regions due to the work opportunities which became available and also allowed other minorities to settle in California, for a BETTER life style, which it did open up, but to see it at its PEAK and now what it has become, man its NOT the fun place that people claimmered for & so wanted to be apart of, so sad. Those were the days my friend I though would never end, but sadly The days have come upon ALL! Short commentary of the place which stimulated MY crazy imagination..
The United States is systematically being destroyed from within with a war based on class envy and hatred of anyone who is successful as the socialist liberal democrats ensure everyone shall suffer equally in their misery created by their hatred of wealth and prosperity.
Amazon's online business model, the rising cost of rent, along with rampant criminal looting and non punishable crimes have destroyed once great cities. You see vacancies everywhere just like this. It shows how economically depressed we are in America.
That was a very long time ago. I was born there in the mid 50's when it was truly a great and beautiful city. I left in 2001. Went back for a visit in 2015 and didn't recognize the place!!!!!!!!
It's only a matter or time before Macy's department store and the Apple Store closes at Union Square. If that happens, downtown San Francisco is *DONE* .
According to the headline EVERY store is closed, if that were the case Macys and Apple would also be closed. So clearly not every EVERY store is closed.
This is so so sad. I was in San Francisco in 2011 and remember this area as very lively and pleasant to hang around in. Now it looks quite empty and so many homeless people. I hope the city will recover from this!
As if republicans are any better. If republicans came to power in these cities they'd be the same crooked bunch of greedy idiots who would just blame the immigrants for everything@@JunereyMills.1234
You in a dem run state, cheating, lieing, and woke. What do you expect, vote the gov out and changes the votes, there pros at all these illegal political policies, no one wants it except the idiots that want bidenomics, souls that were sold to satan
I have acquaintances that just moved to Illinois. They got tired of having their cars broken into, violent drug users, homeless people.. the law in SF protects the low life’s more than the decent people who struggle for quality of life!
Rochester, NY is starting to have the same problems. Not as many homeless, due to the severe winters, but plenty of abandoned houses filled with squatters, prolific drug use, lots of guns(even children have them)& neighborhoods that not even the police will go into unless they go in numbers. Store personnel have been instructed by management not to apprehend shoplifters, due to gun violence. Therefore, people simply pick up things and walk out - no consequences. Many stores now keep nearly all of their merchandise in locked cases, especially drug stores. Others only allow a handful of people in at any given time - and I mean a handful...like 5. My sister lives on the outskirts, with her son and his wife,& they have a rule that nobody goes anywhere out of the house after dark unaccompanied. Not only that, but he programmed my sister's phone to give an audible warning if she is getting too close to a bad area...and there are more than one. Scary. And the racial hatred is phenomenal. There are even grocery stores you need to avoid; if you are not a person of color, you WILL be harassed,& very possibly attacked outside the store. If you fight back, you can be charged with a hate crime.
I live in Rochester and work downtown. Nothing you said is correct. If you take a walk down main street you'll actually see new restaurants opening. Our grocery stores are fine. Our gun issues resides mostly with gang on gang violence. I have never felt unsafe walking downtown.
I was watching Dirty Harry the other day and realized the coddling of the criminals began right here in San Francicko. How could anyone have predicted this!
I lived in the South Bay area for many years in 80s and 90s and I would take my family to "the City" on day long mini-vacations several times a year. It was always fun and diverse.... beautiful views, good food, culture, shopping, doing touristy stuff. I even had some action, being in the military, in 89 during the earthquake, and collapse at the Bay Bridge. Now, I'm sad to say, I wouldn't consider stepping foot in San Francisco. I've even left California for the same reasons... the stupidity of governance and cost of living in the area.
I was born and raised in this city.. it's so heartbreaking to see it become a shadow of what it once was.. growing up 24th and mission was always THE hotspot for socialization food and shopping for Latinos and now it's filled with junkies who either try to sell their stolen crap to you or are shooting themselves up in broad daylight.. I will always love San Francisco but I would not let my kids grow up here in this current state.
@@ruel1072 Austin is growing alot, alot of companies are moving there and i think the homeless crisis is now under control with the new law that bans public camping, let's just hope it doesn't become the new SF
cost of living is messing up the middle class. it's tough out there if you aren't rich, you are poor, basically. no one can afford rent, there aren't enough well paying jobs, it's really just gonna get worse. rich get richer, poor get fentanyl and overdose.
I’m so sad. I lived in San Francisco from 2000 to 2020. I had a lot of wonderful memories and I still miss San Francisco so much. I can’t believe that San Francisco changed like that….
When all the stores close it is the beginning of the end ,the glue that keeps everything together starts falling apart and the economy goes down the plughole and people with money start moving out.. Very Sad watching this from Ireland.. Praying for you all and your once Beautiful city.
@@AbuHajarAlBugatti Yous da stoopid HajarBugatta!!! Diz iz political, yo. Close da borders yah an' diz shitz crazy yo. Never trust homeless yah, especially when days in da pack! We wuz in dat hood and dem alcoholics, days surround me ands tooks mah wallet and I hadda walk alls dah way home, and nobody help me tah get there!!! I fukkin-fakkin slappa yo arse wit da wet spaghetti okay.
Hey!,I remember that one...,yeah,...and oh hey!,remember the drunk fat chic that took on all the caterers in the back....,man she was hotttt!...,and oh yeah...how about that "live" DONKEY show?,....that old woman knew how to throw a party...
Extremely depressing. It should never have been allowed to happen. I remember SF before the Westfield Mall was built. And when it first opened it was a big deal and everybody shopped there. Christmas season was beautiful and vibrant. As was all of downtown SF. Now it has become a rotting corpse.
Same here. Was it an open pit prior to WFM being built? I wished I had taken photos of the bay area in the 70s and early 80s to show what it was like during those times.
FYI: I'm fascinated a westfield even made it there. The first one was opened in 1967. It was a little row of shops in the middle of a field in western Sydney Australia. Arthur Lowry and his mate, both jews, set it up and the rest is history. He sold all the american stores but they kept the name out of nostalgia. They all look the same and most have ruined the old gorgeous streetscapes where they've built them. Good to see a few are closing down. Signed anti Westfield, Perth Australia.
Used to stay in the City all the time on summer bicycle tours. Now, unless staying with friends, my policy is pass-through only, until and unless sustained actions are taken to reverse this unfortunate decline. I miss the SF of the mid to late nineties through around 2016 or so....in the intervening years, the challenges have only grown, and in many areas it's now very, very sketchy; especially after dark. If I've learned anything though, it's that SF is one tough city. Might take a while....and some painful decisions....but I still have hope.
San Francisco has turned into what New York (Manhattan) used to be. Run down, dirty, closed stores, drugs, crime and just a sad sight to see. I grew up in SF and it's heartbreaking seeing my city in this condition.
I am blessed I have lived in my neighborhood Inner Sunset that I moved to from Portland, OR in 94 living 3 doors from GGP. Just saying not ALL of SF is in trouble
It's always the restaurants, cafes etc, that get hammered first in a downturn but to see key tenants leaving is really unusual. Malls everywhere are getting crappier with more and more cheap stores appearing & other retailers on life support. SF is just the extreme example of these trends.
I used to go to that AT&T store and that mall whenever we visited SF from overseas. Last time we were there was 2017 and my wife just felt the homeless prob was getting too much for her year by year, so we travel thru LAX now and stay in the far suburbs. It’s sad to see these places empty, it was a bustling place not that long ago. This looks like lockdown conditions from the pandemic. So sad.
@@norwegianblue2017West LA is still okay (Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Malibu, even some parts in DTLA), and OC (Newport, Laguna, Huntington, Irvine)
This happened to Seattle! It happened so quickly. Check out videos about Seattle and the lawlessness. I grew up in Seattle from late 60's- late 70's the whole city is a mess now no more walks after dinner , no more going to the waterfront concerts, no safety to go shopping downtown as downtown is DEAD! I left, it's awful to call Seattle my hometown as it's just as messed up as San Francisco. Living outside of the cities is so Much better !
I used to work in the downtown area of SF and loved shopping after work in most of these closed down stores....how sad. I love my city of birth but its so flawed thanks to state/city politics. Living outside of California I now see how much of a lawless place it is.
San Francisco was once a beautiful, vibrant , energetic city. It is virtually a ghost town these days. Sad how those in government/in charge have abandoned her 😢
I don't think it's abandoning. It's what the democrats want. And when the problem rise. they don't want to solve it or do the harsh punishment. They give homeless junkie/dealer criminals more rights than tax payers and residents.
This absolutely breaks my heart. When will something be done about this? San Francisco is one of the greatest cities in the world. She deserves better than this. Met my husband in SF. So many wonderful memories. 😢
"This absolutely breaks my heart. When will something be done about this?" When voters stop voting for Democrats. "San Francisco is one of the greatest cities in the world." Not any more. "She deserves better than this." Not when the voters elect Democrats. "Met my husband in SF. So many wonderful memories." It's a toilet of crime and drug use now. Thank a Democrat voter.
Most voters are women and there are bias custody, support, employment and healthcare laws to them. Men have lost their rights to put down their subjects - wives and slaves Traditionally they are his property. Now we have womens rights, human rights, immigration rights, criminal rights. As long as women keep voting, men will continue having their children stolen, have to pay alimony and taxes towards criminals.
Amazon, Takealot, Shein, and all other on-line shopping services have caused this. Large retail outlets, shopping centres and malls around the world are experiencing the exact same thing. Foot traffic is observably down, which now makes these massive shopping malls a thing of the past. Shoplifting is also a contributing factor which is now at an industrial scale! Remember the grocery store of back-in-the-day? “Over the counter sales” will in the future come back.
Something no one is mentioning, retail rent for commercial space is not something companies can or are willing to spend anymore. This isn't just happening in big cities, even small towns are feeling the on coming worsening storm of not enough revenue and too many people who don't have stable jobs bc corporations are lining their pockets with the money they should be using for their employees.
Totally agree. All about profit and taking care of stockholders. Who owns stocks? Not the poor. Rents are a sad joke. You need 10 incomes per household. Greed is a crime too but Corporations don't go to jail.
The city got exactly what the people voted for. I worked in SF for 21 years building high rise buildings and remember walking the streets at 4:30 am bout 10 years again without any care or fear getting off the train walking the streets to work. I finally had enough and packed up and moved to Idaho in 2021. SF use to be an awesome place to visit and eat on the weekends but not no more. As long as people still vote democratic because of their emotions then this is the result. Ask yourself how democratic policies help the American people. Nuff said
Try to change up the vernacular -- people aren't voting "democratic"--they're voting "DEMOCRAT"--BIG difference. The Democrats have NOTHING to do with democracy. Democratic policies would probably be fine, but DEMOCRAT policies only bring poverty, disease, crime and decline.
Never even imagined how one of my favourite cities could come to this. This used to be The city for me. Would never get enough of it. Whatever one wanted. Budget wise expensive but would manage to get some great bargains. The freedom to roam the pretty streets. Museums, cafes. A coffee a donut and watching the interesting mix of visitors from all over the world. The excitement at Fisherman’s wharf. The heady smell of pines and a relaxing walk amongst the sequoia and redwoods. What a sorry state it has come to………
Very sad I loved SF to but it's seems to be happening in other countries too South Africa was once beautiful now very dangerous to live there we used to walk around the city at 10pm in Jo'burg not anymore
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I would check out what stores are open in SF, but like NYC, it's not worth the time and effort.
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ALL IS WELL! ALL IS WELL!
Who is paying all those taxes to pay the mayor and city council salary? Fire and sue them all!
the same people who voted for them, let them figure it out.
YOU ARE !!!
The fact that you are even asking that says all i need to know about the people of California.
Amen Brother!@@DaneofHalves
Stop voting Democrat . Simple
It’s crazy how much damage a bad mayor and a D.A. who’s soft on crime can do to a city.
You are giving way to much power to these 2 individuals...you have other large cities that are facing similar situations ..I think Covid was the culprit in showing & peeled back the layers of outdated down towns across America..that really need to be retooled in new ways for the 21 century. Is San Franisco up for the task..? Or will it take the easy & lazy way out with blaming others. Aren't we the city of the cutting edge & know how...So lets stop blaming & wining ..& get to the drawing board in creating a down town & city that all people can be a part of.& be a way shower for the rest of America..th-cam.com/video/R4_330_JWtY/w-d-xo.html
But you all voted for them, you got what you voted for
You left out at the top Scumbag greasehead pelosi nephew Newsom.
Don't forget the Democratic Party's super majority. They create dumb ass legalization unopposed by common sense.
it is the whole concept of being a democrat....these companies need to pay!!!!.......so they just fold up and leave.
I visited San Francisco 12 years ago and it's one of the prettiest places I've seen. So many different cultures, and art and history. Now it's a toilet. Literally
Yep, and getting WORSE !!!
San Francisco is the Shit Hole City By The Bay !!!
Seattle and all cities getting same..drugs,crime.homel3ss..humans not caring about ones self,,cannot care for others..wh6 do drugs in first place is beyond me..
Sorry NO toilets either 😦 just back Ally's 😢
Now you know what liberalism does don't you!
How quickly a city can decline when Law and Order stop operating! Blame local government 🤬
Law and Order is in New York City
This is a crime against humanity, deeply rooted.
Be more specific, it has more to do with the political party in charge.
@@robfielding100 What's really the root cause ? Of these conditions , Mental illness, Free loaders, City government, I'll tell you what the fucking problem is A city like san francisco ... You get yours, I'll get mine We're talking about money Money can't fix
mental illness , Drug abuse , Hopelessness But.
You get some people that love that city Put.
The resources in their hands Watch the turn around When there's hope Is people power can kick in And they begin to help themselves and their communities
Kamala harris' policies as DA contributed to SF's downfall.
When there is no law to protect the good citizens and the businesses, this is what happens. It's very sad.
citizens ARE the law. Take things into your own hands.
Hope the pinheads that voted for this are happy with stores closing down in the downtown, but I'm sure they don't care and will gladly bounce to the polls and vote Democrat yet again in the next election !!
The law now protects the lawlessness.
@@anvoong2510 anarcho tyranny.the worst of both worlds :(
@@johndubose1395 but then "law enforcement" will shoot us or put us in cages for decades :(
Everything is closed in Philadelphia PA too.
All the stores are bordered up.
They will never be back
@@DavidWood-r8k keep it up red states. You get what you ask for. Keep electing lawless liberals.
Nice job, Nancy
Vice and Cronies the San Francisco Treat!
And here I thought that it was poop that favorite San Francisco treat we don't even Supply boiling bags anymore @@darwest8833
What the hell are you talking about? This is city government it has nothing to do with the federal government get your head out of your behind
"Vice and Cronies" 😂 too true! There needs to be some balance, and the current situation in the city is just not it!
While I am no fan of Nancy pelosi she literally has absolutely nothing to do with how the city of San Francisco runs. Try and learn something about your government before running your stupid mouth and looking like an idiot
I lived downtown in 2010 and while the stores and downtown mall were open, the crime was out of control and the rent was very high. Now the rent is higher and the city is as bad or worse as this video has depicted.
There’s almost nothing left to steal in SF. That must be why tourist car break-ins, and armed robberies are so prevalent.
Yep. I watch a TH-cam blogger that was visiting a San Fran attraction and left his rental car for like two hours. Came back to a busted window and stolen laptop and many other things. Once everything there is gone, the people that caused this will relocate and most likely be even closer to you!
Nothing left to steal? Are you crazy? Do you have any idea how rich SF is? The reason for all the car break ins and the shoplifting and the smash and grab robberies is because they are being done by organized gangs. They work in teams. They realize they can easily get away with it because there are few if any consequences. Once the politicians and the judicial system-the courts, the DA-get serious about stopping it, then it will change. Or if they don’t, I predict people will more and more start to take the law into their own hands. The way it is now will not go on forever-how it stops is the only question. I am not including the SFPD in my criticism because they would LOVE to do more. But they are understaffed and fed up with people they arrest being released almost immediately, especially by judges who sympathize with criminals more than their victims, as well as various court rulings in the past that, to be fair, make it hard for the judges to be hard on crime. It’s a mess! Btw, I live in San Francisco.
@@someoneout-there2165 My aunt revisited San Francisco after 25 years. They left the (rented) car for one hour, to go see the bridge. Busted window, stole anything valuable.
@@992001jeffr Time for another Love-In. Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
It's criminal and the whole local government should be arrested along with government in Sacramento
It's the citizens fault for electing them over and over and over. It's the citizens vote for screaming defund the police. This is all the people's fault.
@@Legal_Sweetie333 you think those elections were all unanimous??
@@sailingaeolus well they have an official count, its public record. and i dont think it has ever shown a unanimous vote
All over priced anyways.
gruesome, twosome newsom. Mr Slick.
Merchants need to start suing the mayor and district representatives. They should have stepped in to stop this.
The problem is too much of the public think it's a good idea to not punish people for property crimes, 'minor assaults-, and theft. They are fine with these things as long as it only majorly affects other people.
@@mrjones4249 And what we see in this video is the result of their goofy and ridiculous policies. As long as the citizens continue to vote leftist democrats into office this will continue. Because the citizens and city leaders are still blaming Trump and the White supremacist MAGA Republicans.
No the merchants just leave not worth the effort to fight. Soon the city by the bay will just be one big homeless camp filled with crack heads run by gangs You people on the west coast are real nut cases. You got exactly what you asked for now enjoy it!
Because that’s the solution to every American problem, just sue someone, anyone! 😂
Wow, interesting solution, so how many solicitors and lawyers doe the US have, and how many would it need, to clean up the streets of all the Gotham Cities in your country?.@@aiaesthetics1124
And they’ll keep on voting in Democrat Leaders.
Voting them in is where I feel ZERO sympathy for them
Thank You for the information.
We changed our travel plans today.
No West coast!
I guess you haven’t been following the news in America these past three years!?! You need a TH-cam to advise you not to travel to a city? Do some homework, please! You sound the people who keep voting the progressives into office and then wonder why the United States is going to pot!
What´s your alternative then?
Trust me You don't miss anything here. LA has become a shit hole. It won't change till Democrats are gone. Woefully, people in SF, LA will still vote for the sick people because they are sick too.
For those that don't know, majority of the footage shown is in the Union Square area in downtown San Francisco. The place to stay away if you are a tourists is the Tenderloin district. Sadly, Tenderloin district (which is next to the Union Square area) has been the hotbed area where the drug addicts, homelessness and crime happens on a daily basis.
Absolutely 100% True!! You made an excellent point!! Thanks for pointing that out too... I was trying to be careful and didn't film the Tenderloin. Maybe I'll make a video about the Tenderloin next time. Be very aware of your surroundings if you ever pass by the Tenderloin! This district is couple blocks north of Civic Center.
The mission district is next! The city is bussing homeless into the mission now
Did you mean in instead of is? And yeah hot bed in one area but people travel. By foot, bike, car public transit. If you are in a city with crazies they are not that far.
@@Maaaattologyyyy San Fran is a shit hole
I stayed at Hilton Parc hotel just a few months ago (April 2023). I believe that is Tenderlion district. I didn't see any crime. There were homeless just like the rest of California. Lots of shoppers and tourists, did I miss something?
I lived in San Francisco when it was a completely different city. It use to be a pleasure to dress up and go downtown to shop. My grandmother worked at the old City of Paris store accross from Union Square, and my mother worked at Gumps on Post street. All those classic places are now long gone. Sorry to see the once great City by the Bay in such sad shape. The City needs a better mayor and new civic government!!!!!!
What did Forest Gump say, "Life was like a box of chocolates."🤣
Majority voters there smugly and proudly voted for this, they can all burn down with it.
I lived/worked there 1970-72. I recall City of Paris closing.
@@Spucky50 Yes closed like so many other great places in San Francisco. City of Paris, Fox Theater on Market street, and Playland at the beach!!!!!!!! 👍
@@Spucky50Became Neumann-Marcus, and kept the rotundra.
San Francisco did this to themselves!! I love it.
I went to school in SF early 2010's and I remember always being so overwhelmed with how many different stores and restaurants there was everywhere, all the people and music and life. I wanted to just experience it all. So sad most of it is all gone.
Thank liberal democrats
Not just SF but Oakland, Berkeley, and San Jose look like business ghost towns as well.
It will come back some day.
So sorry School days are over man real life comes after school, welcome to realistic world be ready to be better person everyday, dont loose hope, just feel the changes
@@RakeshJoshi-ln2cn lol what? This isn’t a case of “things seem different when you’re older”. There’s been actual changes in the city
This is so incredibly sad, not to mention embarrassing. How can a city like San Francisco have fallen in this way?
Socialism
Politicians and wokist nonsense.
treachery at all levels of government. Cheers
And now he's doing it to the state....
Democratic Socialism
You see the same situation in downdown Portland. Store after store has their windows covered with plywood. How can anyone expect a buisness to remain open when a group of people without morals, ethics, or decency are allowed to rob at will anyone or anything they want?
Vote Democrat, you directly cause this to happen
Tanks to the black community
Portland/ Oregon or Portland/ Maine?
@@Mike-qo4kpand vote GOPb to stay a slave of the big companies. You have the choice between pest and cholera.
Duh govment?
I remember being in Haight Ashbury in 1968 (vaguely)😅. We were perfectly safe any where.
That's because you were still living in the safe society built by conservatives and conservative values. All of that is gone now and this is what remains.
I was just there on Friday. We got to SF, went to park in a public parking lot and what does my son and I see? Men pulled up in a car with tinted windows and one jumped out with a ski mask on and looked inside the van. Thankfully, they didn’t see anything and the guy got back in the car and they sped off. This all happened within 30mins of being in SF. The hype is real with # of car break ins. It’s sad
It sounds as if those men needed counseling and help dealing with climate change.
@@mrjones4249Good one hahahaha
@@mrjones4249thank God they were vaccinated.
@@mrjones4249👏 .... 🤣🤣
@@bartholomewrichards1663 szzzzz.... please move on to a different topic
Thanks Nancy !
For someone who went to high school in SF and worked downtown for many years, I’m so sad to see the City at this state. I will always love this City and will always have fond memories but I’m glad I moved out of CA over 4 years ago. Another sad fact is that most of the people committing crimes don’t even live in SF
What is the average age of the criminals in SF ? We have similar problems over here but here are mostly teenage thugs in gangs the government is useless no idea how to get control of them they break into homes steal cars and often there are police on high speed chases the police do their best it's the judicial system that's failing so sorry about San Fran I loved that city when I visited many years ago always felt safe there hope it gets back to the old days soon
@@robyngreliche7603 It's WEIRD how in EL SALVADOR ONLY ONE MAN Changed everything; after Many of useless Politicians that said that they Couldn't, but ONE MAN came in Power and FIXED the PROBLEM and Quickly too, and Now Honduras is following his formula to CLEANUP and ENDING the CRIMES & VIOLENCE. EL SALVADOR and HONDURAS Two of the MOST DANGEROUS NATIONS in the WORLD and far LESS MONEY than SAN FRANCISCO and they are ENDING THE NIGHTMARE and making their Countries SAFE and livable; IF IT WAS DONE in other places; it CAN BE DONE in the USA; but in the USA Americans only complain but DO NOTHING. Of Course if they TRY to Do Something; they are the ones that get arrested for BEING GOOD CITIZENS. Of Course.
I will always love San Francisco, too...and this is what happens what a mighty, rich country loses its sense of proportion and bows down to the corporate dollar before putting human well-being first.
@@anaiis_sallesit's what happens when society becomes too pussified to treat criminals like the subhuman trash they are.
This is due to the California governor and SF Mayor. Its heartbreaking and frustrating. San Francisco is a jewel box of a city , a beautiful, historical and atmospheric city. I hope with a new administration she will recover
I miss the beautiful, classic San Francisco Downtown.
I live in Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley...and very soon, the same thing is going to happen here. Stores are being robbed by mobs, brazenly in the early afternoons.
Restaurants are broken into, after hours and robbed.
Without enforcement, without containment or deterrents...you get what we have.
Decent, law abiding people have to stay contained.
And the law breakers are taking over everything and making life hard for everyone else.
Dont worry, the world needs a few round of sanctions and loans to IMF and then your country will be beautiful again.
Welcome to Gavin Newsom's California. He is the king of ridiculous.
You should have gotten out already - unless you're a Democrat, in which case please stay right where you belong. California is death.
@@estellepatella2520he is the biggest jerk like Joe Biden. Why people had to vote for these jerks, I just don’t understand.
It's happening all around the once "great state of california". It's the liberal dimocrat "non"government that is the problem.
Stores are now slowly leaving downtown Chicago too. Not as bad as SF but it’s something to keep an eye on
SF business owners are smarter than the ones in Chicago, or they can afford to move. It is CRAZY for these politicians to NOT SEE what they are doing.......
I was in Chicago last week, I found the downtown vibrant, clean, a wonderful first time experience! I plan to return.
@@user-ho3dk4pg8y I’ve been visiting Chicago once a year for the last 20 years, so I can tell you without a doubt that stores are starting to leave. Anyone can also look it up and see for themselves. However yes, it’s still a nice downtown at this point and I will continue to visit as we always enjoy it as well. I didn’t say that it’s terrible…I said that it’s something to keep an eye on
I’d be out of that Hellhole way before now!!
Here's a fun game: What do Mayor Lightfoot, formerly of Chicago, Mayor Breed of San Francisco & our supreme co-leader Kamala Harris have in common?
All politicians responsible for the lawlessness should be sued by the people and the businesses...
...and processed by the very same judges which are part of this debacle?
To quote Forrest Gump…”Stupid is as stupid does”
Its so sad how i have memories shopping in these stores with my mom when i lived there... We used to love spending the day in thr garment district clothes shopping, eating good food, and enjoing the city. Such a heartbreak
I've been working abroad for several years now and I was shocked coming back for a visit to SF just how many problems it had. It's so hard to believe that the place I grew up in turned so bad and at the same time still be too expensive to live in.
If San Francisco was in another country there would be a travel advisory warning people that they would be in danger there!
exactly. It is abject poverty canvased by excess wealth. There are still some nice parts but for the majority of down town, it is like a zombie movie.
Same thing when we went back to our home state of Oregon for a visit. Looks like Beirut.
Just thank far Left Democrat wokist rule at every level.
really these f*n Democracy & Democrat's took a shyt on the country, is not Sanfransico the whole country going down, specially since that mother father in the white house with his KAMALA crap made everything worse & show the truth about democracy is..if this shyts & democracy continued u cant even walk in streets anymore is gonna be like 3RD world country like Venezuela, f*n million & billions goes to Immigrants and Ukraine every month , instead taker of these homeless , inflation & Security , if this is call Democracy then i piss on it & cant believe how dumb ass people still VOTE for these mother fathers just mind Boggling how f*n Dumb can be!
I am so sorry that beautiful downtown SF is going through changes. I have visited SF three times and I loved it! I always made it a point to stay in hotels near the Wharf. I loved Market Street, Union Square, Golden Gate Bridge and park etc. The people that I met in SF were kind and extremely helpful as I am a disabled Army veteran. Since I must rely on my walking cane to assist in walking, when I asked for directions on how to get back to the hotel, all of the cashiers, police officers, cable car operators, tram operators went above and beyond to make sure I was safe. They also walked with me to the area I needed to be in order to get the right transportation back to the hotel. The last year that I visited SF was 2011. That being said, I left my heart in SF and I am grateful to all the kind people who assisted me, an old broad. 😊
Thanks for sharing 👍
2025 America will return back to 1798 cowboys era
When I was a kid SF was a dream city, "don't forget to wear flowers in your hair" what happened to the really good old days.
Wild wild west reawakened
As a Canadian 🇨🇦, I predicted since the late '90's, that at sometime in the near future, (which is around anytime soon); that Civil War would break out in the States! I still believe it!, and documented videos of eroded city centers like San Francisco and downtown LA are proof of what is just around the corner.....War in your own country!!! So very sad and shameful😢😢😢
The convenience of shopping from home must also be one of the factors why there are so many closed stores, I suppose. It is convenient for the client and it is convenient for the businessman who does not have to pay rent and only the salaries necessary for the operation of the online sale.
Yea nice job Nancy, Gavin you two did a great job vacating the city for your SALE TO THE CHINESE. FJB FBO
How did you get to be such a hateful jerk?
Give the conspiracy theories a rest bud.
Why would the Chinese want to buy?
The Chinese have been in San Francisco for decades. They built railroads, underground tunnels, some were into gambling, drugs and prostitution.
@Cerulean0987 they literally cleared the streets of the homeless when the Chinese president came to visit. That is not a conspiracy theory.
Yes! Law enforcement defunding movement finally works! good for you!
"They" voted for all this. Go, S.F.
Enforcement is also part of problems. Do need law-and-order.
Voting does not work, its the biggest taking the people for a ride moment ever
Nooo you will hurt the peoples feelings! Women groups will get upset at you! Better just leave things as are))))
How in the name of god could they let this happen to the city. What were they thinking? A great city like San Francisco and you let it go to waste! This is unbelievable and unacceptable! Someone needs to take control!
So true. This is so sad. This was the city of my birth and my family lived across the Bay since the 1940's. My aunt was my last living relative in the Bay area and when she died in October so did my final ties to California. I now live in Washington state and am embarrassed to say that I came from California. Hopefully, Washington will not fall to the same demise
These cities with their endless roads and buildings are basically wastelands, whether stores are open or closed.
I live in San Diego county, the majors here are trying to get a half million signatures to repeal the proposition 47 which give the criminals a free range to smash and grab the business, other counties in California should do the same thing, together we will take our state back and make it great again.
The democrats want to destroy it and build a 15 min city with zero freedoms. They think they'll take the land for themselves. People in SF need to wake up and stop voting Democrats. Dems are TRAITORS always have been. They HATE AMERICA. They want Americans DEAD.
@@Charles-bz8pxno way because y'all keep voting for Democrats
What's the difference between San Francisco and Detroit San Francisco is much colder in the summertime
Actually, Detroit has been pretty significantly improving for over a decade now, which is more than you can say for most US cities.
The combination of leniency on theft charges,as well as online shopping is hurting so many people.
Online shopping did NOT do THIS !! DEMOCRAT GOVERNMENT's "SOFT on CRIME Policies" did THIS !
go biden
Online shopping is safer
@@likegemael I’m curious. Are there any Republicans standing around during these thefts not doing anything but taking videos or possibly just watching?
Lol online shopping isn’t killing retail. People want to get things the same day they buy them, try clothes on, go out and do something etc. it’s the retarded ghetto hood trash that shoplifts instead of getting a job and no one doing anything about it
I worked in SF for a long time, I think the problem is a lot of shop lifters, homeless people, it is dirty and the local government should change.👎🏾🇺🇸
Its the amish.the savages >:v
I see this and can't believe the politicians in California have allowed it to get to this point by allowing the kind of crime they have!!!! The amount of tax dollars the state has lost must be staggering! What is their ultimate goal???
"Divide and Conquer" says the Communists.
Power and control through some form of socialism. They like it when you're dependent on the government for your safety, food, housing, ect. It's not about the money.
Chaos, then control.
Goal? Legalise paedophilia...
This impact is not even comparable to Maui fire so why they care. There will likely be many more to come, starting in LA.
Good job, nusum.
This is happening in a lot of major cities. I was staying in downtown Chicago a few weeks ago and countless stores that use to be there are gone and still closing. Disney, New York and Company and Urban Outfitters closed during the pandemic. Idk when Marshall Fields closed as well as countless others
Marshall Fields closed over 15 years ago.
MF&Co were bought out by Macy’s . They Destroyed a great retail department store .
Yes, The cities that are demoncrat ran!!!!! While others are growing and prospering like crazy!!! It's not rocket science figuring this out. LOOK at the common denominator in EVERY single city!!!! Just facts, that's all!!!
Democratic major cities^^
And they STILL vote democrap!
😢SORRY TO HEAR THAT! THIS AREA WAS A HIGHLIGHT TO VISITING SAN FRANCISCO. BEAUTIFUL AREA. HOPE IT COMES BACK TO IT'S OLD DAYS 😢. BLESSINGS AND LOVE TO ALL.
When it becomes republican ran.
NEVER BE BACK AS LONG AS YOU IDIOTS KEEP VOTING DEMORAT , WILL GET WORSE.
Exactly right!@@philomenosupotanio1636
you are sorry, why this place was always a pit.
It's very sad and horrible to see many stores closed their doors due to uncontrollable lawlessness. When this madness will come to an end or else will make it to a third world environment.
Don't come to them rural poor counties it's even worse, already third world.
its by design
The lawlessness isn't uncontrollable. It can be controlled by an administration willing to do it.
It's called SOCIALISM. Enjoy it! 😂
It’s perfectly communist But they had to use the gangs and crack babies yo do this I mean it’s North Korea without the poverty no business so guess that’s not too far in the future for those that can’t leave or multi task
There's no sense in these stores being open for business if they're getting robbed every day, and nothing is done about it.
Lived near San Francisco in the 80s and hosted my mother and my sister for a few days in the late 80s. Mom was a shopaholic and us kids tagged along as she visited all the huge department stores that someone from a rural, northern Pennsylvania town had only seen in pictures.
I always considered San Francisco to be THE MOST COSMOPOLITAN city west of the Mississippi River. How sad that like many once great cities, retail stores have been forced to leave downtown. Retailers are the lifeblood of a city.
40 years later and even some of those small Pennsylvania towns have trader joes and such. I can say this with confidence as someone living in western PA. Guess the western USA is finally starting to fail and the eastern US is finally starting to recover.
This is what the people of SF voted for. Now that it's a giant homeless encampment the voters will still just keep voting (D). It's an illness.
It’s now the most deserted city west of the Mississippi. So it seems.m
Trader Joes ? A chain grocery store ... Ok😂 Trust me, the west is not "falling". Social media isn't the place for economic information either. Enjoy your winter this year and be safe! Or come to Vegas, Santa Barbara, Phoenix.. and enjoy the sunny western days🌴🌞
🍻cheers
NEPA and the Willpo region all the way man. Its still safe and friendly here for now… not all places but a good chunk.
Similar situation in a lot of towns and cities in the UK. Companies cannot afford to pay the high rents and increases.
The rents aren’t so much the issue, with so many empty shop units around it’s actually easier to negotiate better rates but business rates and other costs are the issue and of course on-line shopping which is slowly decimating the high street.
I watch UK news everyday.Yes. our 1st cousin's across the pond are living their own dystopian daymare😢
Lose money!!
Oh my God! This is so sad! I used to bring tourists to San Francisco and show them how beautiful San Francisco is! And this is heartbreaking!
Retail Stores are closing in my area (Republican) as well.. Apparently people dont shop at malls anymore.
@@andysworld47 What area is that, exactly?
@@andysworld47 This isn't a mall closure. These are store closures due to rampant theft and crime. Even without the theft, SF is too dangerous and disgusting for many people to feel safe shopping there. SF has turned into a toilet.
@@andysworld47don't be dense. This is way more than stores closing in malls. It's the result of many years of incompetent and corrupt far left politicians
@@andysworld47
Not in my area or many other republican cities that I do business and have properties in.
Shout to the brave camera person for filming this and not getting jacked.
Who’s crazy enough to open a business in a district where lawlessness is encouraged? There must be a way to fire politician in office that are not doing their job. After all, we the people hired them and paying for their salary. This is madness!😱😱😱
BUT I don't know what Spirit of Cowardiness went inside the AMERICANS these days that They just allow EVERYTHING to be done to them and are Acting as if they would be in NORTH KOREA. Seriously!!! Americans have always been Loud Mouths and "Tough" and NOW what??
Business is already hard. Why would anyone want to worsen the odds of their survival.
I am heartbroken. My beloved beautiful San Francisco is gone. Whatever it takes let all the people come together and bring it back to life. My memories can never be taken away of strolling downtown or Fisherman Warfs or any part of the city. 😢
Maybe not you but the liberal residents voted for this shower of DemocRAT clowns. It’s been going downhill since the place became a refuge for all sorts of cooks, weirdos, commies, liberals, every minority special interest group you could think of gravitated there since 1967. They’re now the majority, SF is dead.
Man-o-man! what a sad sight! Lawlessness NOW rules the day!I was born & raised in the Army-Navy projects. Soon after World War II had ended, the Army & Navy barracks were opened to the low income families, especially families moving from the southern & Eastern regions due to the work opportunities which became available and also allowed other minorities to settle in California, for a BETTER life style, which it did open up, but to see it at its PEAK and now what it has become, man its NOT the fun place that people claimmered for & so wanted to be apart of, so sad. Those were the days my friend I though would never end, but sadly The days have come upon ALL! Short commentary of the place which stimulated MY crazy imagination..
The United States is systematically being destroyed from within with a war based on class envy and hatred of anyone who is successful as the socialist liberal democrats ensure everyone shall suffer equally in their misery created by their hatred of wealth and prosperity.
Amazon's online business model, the rising cost of rent, along with rampant criminal looting and non punishable crimes have destroyed once great cities. You see vacancies everywhere just like this. It shows how economically depressed we are in America.
Once the gem of California. A destination for the world.
That was a very long time ago. I was born there in the mid 50's when it was truly a great and beautiful city. I left in 2001. Went back for a visit in 2015 and didn't recognize the place!!!!!!!!
Still has the name lol
To stay away from the city
It's only a matter or time before Macy's department store and the Apple Store closes at Union Square. If that happens, downtown San Francisco is *DONE* .
I wonder if Macy's and Apple own those properties...
According to the headline EVERY store is closed, if that were the case Macys and Apple would also be closed. So clearly not every EVERY store is closed.
@@1975brett I would characterize that statement as premature as opposed to inaccurate
Macys is closing too.@@1975brett
man, thank you and i feel bad for the mom-and-pop stores.
Wonderful!
This is so so sad. I was in San Francisco in 2011 and remember this area as very lively and pleasant to hang around in. Now it looks quite empty and so many homeless people. I hope the city will recover from this!
Vote democrat 🤣
It won’t! 😂
Not a chance. Move away while you can.
Maybe if they defund the police department a little more? That's got to be the answer! Keep voting Democrat kids!
As if republicans are any better. If republicans came to power in these cities they'd be the same crooked bunch of greedy idiots who would just blame the immigrants for everything@@JunereyMills.1234
Mayor London Breed, great job you’ve done.
What can I say, the citizens voted for it!
You in a dem run state, cheating, lieing, and woke. What do you expect, vote the gov out and changes the votes, there pros at all these illegal political policies, no one wants it except the idiots that want bidenomics, souls that were sold to satan
The indoctrinated moron citizens are the ones whom keep re-electing the diabolical degenerate democrats😈
SF at night is like a real life episode of The Walking Dead.
I have acquaintances that just moved to Illinois. They got tired of having their cars broken into, violent drug users, homeless people.. the law in SF protects the low life’s more than the decent people who struggle for quality of life!
Chicago isn't that far from anywhere in Illinois. Just saying.
What's shocking is how many people turn into criminals at the slightest opportunity or excuse.
Herd mentality.
What's good for the goose, is surely good for the gander.@@jeffschmeganheiman
we need vigilante justice
certain ones more than others
Survival mode
Rochester, NY is starting to have the same problems. Not as many homeless, due to the severe winters, but plenty of abandoned houses filled with squatters, prolific drug use, lots of guns(even children have them)& neighborhoods that not even the police will go into unless they go in numbers.
Store personnel have been instructed by management not to apprehend shoplifters, due to gun violence. Therefore, people simply pick up things and walk out - no consequences. Many stores now keep nearly all of their merchandise in locked cases, especially drug stores. Others only allow a handful of people in at any given time - and I mean a handful...like 5.
My sister lives on the outskirts, with her son and his wife,& they have a rule that nobody goes anywhere out of the house after dark unaccompanied. Not only that, but he programmed my sister's phone to give an audible warning if she is getting too close to a bad area...and there are more than one. Scary. And the racial hatred is phenomenal. There are even grocery stores you need to avoid; if you are not a person of color, you WILL be harassed,& very possibly attacked outside the store. If you fight back, you can be charged with a hate crime.
I'm sure this will spread to other states as well. There may come a day when it will no longer be possible to live in America.
Please…stop voting for Democrats to run your cities! You don’t see these problems in Florida!
Keep voting in Democrats and it will happen @@toto-sy8ow
I live in Rochester and work downtown. Nothing you said is correct. If you take a walk down main street you'll actually see new restaurants opening. Our grocery stores are fine. Our gun issues resides mostly with gang on gang violence. I have never felt unsafe walking downtown.
Look at the FACTUAL crime stats in Rochester it sa disaster @@andrew5207
I was watching Dirty Harry the other day and realized the coddling of the criminals began right here in San Francicko. How could anyone have predicted this!
I lived in the South Bay area for many years in 80s and 90s and I would take my family to "the City" on day long mini-vacations several times a year. It was always fun and diverse.... beautiful views, good food, culture, shopping, doing touristy stuff. I even had some action, being in the military, in 89 during the earthquake, and collapse at the Bay Bridge.
Now, I'm sad to say, I wouldn't consider stepping foot in San Francisco. I've even left California for the same reasons... the stupidity of governance and cost of living in the area.
Good work, Comrades, job well done!
Well said but people still keep voting for them for some reason and then complain
All those places my family used to visit. Lots of memories. We don't go there anymore.
JAMES MCMURTRY HAS A BADASS SONG,...CAN'T MAKE IT HERE ANYMORE...
I was in downtown SF today. Most stores are closed. Only a few open for tourists. Its definitely not a good situation.
I was born and raised in this city.. it's so heartbreaking to see it become a shadow of what it once was.. growing up 24th and mission was always THE hotspot for socialization food and shopping for Latinos and now it's filled with junkies who either try to sell their stolen crap to you or are shooting themselves up in broad daylight.. I will always love San Francisco but I would not let my kids grow up here in this current state.
How did it get this way? Do you know?
@@degrelleholt6314 sure just keep voting Democrats over and over
Too liberal?
This is happening to big cities all over the country. And people still vote in the same lame politicians.
It's the master-plan of the WEF and New World Order. And it seems to be working.
NYC, LA and Chicago aren't this bad!, But your right, republican states like Texas, Florida and Nevada are booming
@@danielr3661 Not in Austifornia, TX
@@ruel1072 Austin is growing alot, alot of companies are moving there and i think the homeless crisis is now under control with the new law that bans public camping, let's just hope it doesn't become the new SF
Its worldwide all by design. Goverments are rotten everywhere
I still can’t believe people would sabotage themselves like this….
cost of living is messing up the middle class. it's tough out there if you aren't rich, you are poor, basically. no one can afford rent, there aren't enough well paying jobs, it's really just gonna get worse. rich get richer, poor get fentanyl and overdose.
commies all
I’m so sad. I lived in San Francisco from 2000 to 2020. I had a lot of wonderful memories and I still miss San Francisco so much. I can’t believe that San Francisco changed like that….
Please learn your lesson and stop voting Democrat in the next place you fled to. Stop spreading misery with your cult.
You voted for this.
When all the stores close it is the beginning of the end ,the glue that keeps everything together starts falling apart and the economy goes down the plughole and people with money start moving out.. Very Sad watching this from Ireland.. Praying for you all and your once Beautiful city.
We got married in San Fran 2017 downtown. We flew in forty people for the wedding. All of us were shocked how disgusting this town is.
Lmao best wedding ever. Imaging being a muritard living in murica and not marrying on the niagara falls
@@AbuHajarAlBugatti Yous da stoopid HajarBugatta!!!
Diz iz political, yo. Close da borders yah an' diz shitz crazy yo. Never trust homeless yah, especially when days in da pack! We wuz in dat hood and dem alcoholics, days surround me ands tooks mah wallet and I hadda walk alls dah way home, and nobody help me tah get there!!! I fukkin-fakkin slappa yo arse wit da wet spaghetti okay.
I was also there in the fall of 2017 and it was totally disgusting
Hey!,I remember that one...,yeah,...and oh hey!,remember the drunk fat chic that took on all the caterers in the back....,man she was hotttt!...,and oh yeah...how about that "live" DONKEY show?,....that old woman knew how to throw a party...
This is what comes from not supporting the Police.
Was just there in June and there were plenty of stores and restaurants open. We had a wonderful time!
Extremely depressing. It should never have been allowed to happen. I remember SF before the Westfield Mall was built. And when it first opened it was a big deal and everybody shopped there. Christmas season was beautiful and vibrant. As was all of downtown SF. Now it has become a rotting corpse.
Same here. Was it an open pit prior to WFM being built? I wished I had taken photos of the bay area in the 70s and early 80s to show what it was like during those times.
SF is rapidly becoming Detroit.
I know but these people voted for mayors that destroys cities. Now I am not going to get into politics, but I think it's a big problem there.
The Leftist Demon-rats are enjoying destroying American businesses. 😉 Demon-rats voters are feeling so proud.
FYI: I'm fascinated a westfield even made it there. The first one was opened in 1967. It was a little row of shops in the middle of a field in western Sydney Australia. Arthur Lowry and his mate, both jews, set it up and the rest is history. He sold all the american stores but they kept the name out of nostalgia. They all look the same and most have ruined the old gorgeous streetscapes where they've built them.
Good to see a few are closing down. Signed anti Westfield, Perth Australia.
Until law and order prevails, nothing will improve. Yes, I like your comment about "better things to do than repair roads in front of empty stores."
thanks again voters
Used to stay in the City all the time on summer bicycle tours. Now, unless staying with friends, my policy is pass-through only, until and unless sustained actions are taken to reverse this unfortunate decline. I miss the SF of the mid to late nineties through around 2016 or so....in the intervening years, the challenges have only grown, and in many areas it's now very, very sketchy; especially after dark. If I've learned anything though, it's that SF is one tough city. Might take a while....and some painful decisions....but I still have hope.
I’m so grateful to have lived there when I did. 18 amazing years in what was the best city on the planet. I cannot believe what’s happened.
SELF-Destruction Seems to be the trend nowadays.
San Francisco has turned into what New York (Manhattan) used to be. Run down, dirty, closed stores, drugs, crime and just a sad sight to see. I grew up in SF and it's heartbreaking seeing my city in this condition.
Manhattan messed up 2
New York is now as bad or worse than what it was in the 80 and 90s before Giuliani took office. Liberals policies are destroying the country. :(
Wait!
How New York used to be?????
LMFAO!!!!
This is so sad. I lived in San Francisco from 1982-89. It was vibrant, clean, safe, and fun. I would not even visit there now.
I am blessed I have lived in my neighborhood Inner Sunset that I moved to from Portland, OR in 94 living 3 doors from GGP. Just saying not ALL of SF is in trouble
It breaks my heart to see this! When I lived in San Jose SF was such a beautiful place!
So very sad. San Fran was one of my favorite cities. The shopping was amazing. Breaks my heart.
Anyone who still cannot see what is going on in this world truly is a lost soul !
Right you are, it’s not only about SF, it’s the transformation of the whole world which is being underway!
Please…stop voting for Democrats to run your cities! You don’t see these problems in Florida!
Amen
It's always the restaurants, cafes etc, that get hammered first in a downturn but to see key tenants leaving is really unusual. Malls everywhere are getting crappier with more and more cheap stores appearing & other retailers on life support. SF is just the extreme example of these trends.
I pray that when this is all over in Canada and the US the politicians will be held accountable for what they have done.
I used to go to that AT&T store and that mall whenever we visited SF from overseas. Last time we were there was 2017 and my wife just felt the homeless prob was getting too much for her year by year, so we travel thru LAX now and stay in the far suburbs. It’s sad to see these places empty, it was a bustling place not that long ago. This looks like lockdown conditions from the pandemic. So sad.
It is very sad
You're right 😢
or PLAN-demic... LOL
Next time go to San Diego. It is the best large city in California by far.
@@norwegianblue2017West LA is still okay (Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Malibu, even some parts in DTLA), and OC (Newport, Laguna, Huntington, Irvine)
@@danielr3661 OC is fine. But Santa Monica, Hollywood and DTLA sucks now IMO.
This happened to Seattle! It happened so quickly. Check out videos about Seattle and the lawlessness. I grew up in Seattle from late 60's- late 70's the whole city is a mess now no more walks after dinner , no more going to the waterfront concerts, no safety to go shopping downtown as downtown is DEAD! I left, it's awful to call Seattle my hometown as it's just as messed up as San Francisco. Living outside of the cities is so
Much better !
Sister citys.
As long as you dont vote democrat
The common theme between SF and Seattle are the leftist policies and politicians controlling things.
Nooooooo, not my favorite city!
Portland too
I used to work in the downtown area of SF and loved shopping after work in most of these closed down stores....how sad. I love my city of birth but its so flawed thanks to state/city politics. Living outside of California I now see how much of a lawless place it is.
It will get worse until the people are fed up with Democrat-Socialist Party rule.
I was also born in SF and to see the city infested with drug zombies and thieves is just terrible. 😔
You voted for this.
@@Tatiana-zs3dc I've never voted Democrat.
There are plenty of laws in SF, but they're the wrong kind of laws; i.e. that allow property crimes and open drug use, etc.
I hope every store isn't closed ive been to San Francisco in ,2004 very Beautiful lots of life
San Francisco was once a beautiful, vibrant , energetic city. It is virtually a ghost town these days. Sad how those in government/in charge have abandoned her 😢
Lol😂
I don't think it's abandoning. It's what the democrats want. And when the problem rise. they don't want to solve it or do the harsh punishment. They give homeless junkie/dealer criminals more rights than tax payers and residents.
This absolutely breaks my heart. When will something be done about this? San Francisco is one of the greatest cities in the world. She deserves better than this. Met my husband in SF. So many wonderful memories. 😢
"This absolutely breaks my heart. When will something be done about this?"
When voters stop voting for Democrats.
"San Francisco is one of the greatest cities in the world."
Not any more.
"She deserves better than this."
Not when the voters elect Democrats.
"Met my husband in SF. So many wonderful memories."
It's a toilet of crime and drug use now. Thank a Democrat voter.
"She deserves better than this."
Uh, doesn't she deserve EXACTLY this (for electing soft-on-crime Dummycrats)? 🤔🤨
Glad to see SF cares about their addicts, theyre even fixing the roads and giving them a huge place to stay
Somewhere else to take a dump
Most voters are women and there are bias custody, support, employment and healthcare laws to them. Men have lost their rights to put down their subjects - wives and slaves Traditionally they are his property. Now we have womens rights, human rights, immigration rights, criminal rights.
As long as women keep voting, men will continue having their children stolen, have to pay alimony and taxes towards criminals.
Did they build them a hospital, because that's what they need.
No. They are building hospitals for people who have medical insurance.
Amazon, Takealot, Shein, and all other on-line shopping services have caused this. Large retail outlets, shopping centres and malls around the world are experiencing the exact same thing. Foot traffic is observably down, which now makes these massive shopping malls a thing of the past. Shoplifting is also a contributing factor which is now at an industrial scale! Remember the grocery store of back-in-the-day? “Over the counter sales” will in the future come back.
Something no one is mentioning, retail rent for commercial space is not something companies can or are willing to spend anymore. This isn't just happening in big cities, even small towns are feeling the on coming worsening storm of not enough revenue and too many people who don't have stable jobs bc corporations are lining their pockets with the money they should be using for their employees.
Totally agree. All about profit and taking care of stockholders. Who owns stocks? Not the poor. Rents are a sad joke. You need 10 incomes per household. Greed is a crime too but Corporations don't go to jail.
Thank you for mentioning this primary factor. Corporate greed.
The city got exactly what the people voted for. I worked in SF for 21 years building high rise buildings and remember walking the streets at 4:30 am bout 10 years again without any care or fear getting off the train walking the streets to work. I finally had enough and packed up and moved to Idaho in 2021. SF use to be an awesome place to visit and eat on the weekends but not no more. As long as people still vote democratic because of their emotions then this is the result. Ask yourself how democratic policies help the American people. Nuff said
Try to change up the vernacular -- people aren't voting "democratic"--they're voting "DEMOCRAT"--BIG difference. The Democrats have NOTHING to do with democracy. Democratic policies would probably be fine, but DEMOCRAT policies only bring poverty, disease, crime and decline.
Exactly 💯. Democrats are too blame. They are the enemy of freedom
Exactly. We left cali for the Midwest and have NO regrets!
San Francisco has never been safe.
how much of our community got gentrified via tenant harassment to build those high rises. now they sit empty, hmmm.
Never even imagined how one of my favourite cities could come to this. This used to be The city for me. Would never get enough of it. Whatever one wanted. Budget wise expensive but would manage to get some great bargains. The freedom to roam the pretty streets. Museums, cafes. A coffee a donut and watching the interesting mix of visitors from all over the world. The excitement at Fisherman’s wharf. The heady smell of pines and a relaxing walk amongst the sequoia and redwoods. What a sorry state it has come to………
Not to forget that sweet eucalyptus smell from the trees that lined El Camino... sad :/
How horrible beautiful San Francisco!!!!!!
Very sad I loved SF to but it's seems to be happening in other countries too South Africa was once beautiful now very dangerous to live there we used to walk around the city at 10pm in Jo'burg not anymore
I used to love San Francisco.