Truth About Living in San Francisco Downtown

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  • @stephaniehall8179
    @stephaniehall8179 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Born and raised in San Francisco now living in the East Bay. Thanks for showing off my beautiful city, I haven’t been downtown in a long time. I’m curious to see the changes since the last time I’ve ventured there❤

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Our pleasure!

    • @rafaeleugenio1719
      @rafaeleugenio1719 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Depending on when you were there last, I hope you don't get disappointed 😮

    • @stephaniehall8179
      @stephaniehall8179 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rafaeleugenio1719 the last time was 2018 for the annual car show at Moscone Center 😉

    • @ivandragomiloff2356
      @ivandragomiloff2356 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not showing what’s really happening in San Francisco is unconscionable!

  • @mistersquid
    @mistersquid หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks for showcasing SF downtown’s revitalization! Your excitement rekindles the wonder I felt when I moved here nearly 2 decades ago. Loved the humorous self-deprecation in the snapshots about your (of course) hard-to-impress children. Look forward to the next one.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching and for the positivity! I'll be back every Monday at 5pm!

  • @garyjensen3414
    @garyjensen3414 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Nothing in the world like the City---I was born and raised there in the heart (Noe Valley)..I became a Fireman 45 miles away and had a sailboat that I would sail into the City..There are so many things that make the City Wonderful..I miss the City and what it has to offer..It's sad that it has gone through some rough times, but without a doubt it will return to it's heyday...I have a list of places that I will be seeing on my next visit..

  • @MeG-nu4fm
    @MeG-nu4fm หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’m from SF Bay Area. Such a great video, with entertaining content!

  • @artSFCA
    @artSFCA หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I have lived in SF since 1983.
    Union Square use to be a great shopping haven, always heavy traffic with locals, tourists and society ladies (Danielle Steel etc.) shopping. Christmas was a big deal. Back then, the men's department was heavily stocked in designers so during their sale, to pick up a designer piece wasn't breaking the bank. I remember buying a Yohji Yamamoto rayon suit for $200 on sale. Times have changed, still SF is a special place but we need to protect and appreciate this city.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for sharing your story! I love hearing from long time locals!

  • @bohannakin1
    @bohannakin1 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to highlight downtown San Francisco. I'm lucky to live in the Mint Plaza area and I very much am looking forward to the transformations and projects that are planned/underway.

  • @Aahlife
    @Aahlife 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I wish as you are walking you would turn the camera around. During your trek to the Sales Force you mentioned sites you walked by but didn’t show them - the Creativity Museum building has a crazy fun glass exterior. It is part of Yerba Buena Gardens, which is 3 city blocks, which includes the Yerba Buena center for the Arts, a theatre, an ice skating rink, bowling alley, restaurants, and the gardens themselves where many free public events are held. You were there, and I am wondering why this all was omitted from your walk as you were sharing the sites as things to do, especially if you lived/worked there. Wondering why showed SFMOMA from a distance- again you were right there and could have shared the cool looking exterior. This walk designation is to show The Sales Force Park. It’s a beautiful 5 1/2 acres which includes an amphitheater😊, children’s play area, a bamboo grove, various small gardens of Chile, South Africa, Australia, Redwoods, there is even a Prehistoric garden and more. I’m especially found of the Bus Fountain. The garden is especially popular for birders and runners. All that was shown was glimpses behind you as you walked. I have lived and loved SF most of my life and was so eager to watch you share its wonders.

    • @EdDunkle
      @EdDunkle หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Why do so many TH-camrs do that?

  • @artSFCA
    @artSFCA หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Before Westfield Mall, it was the Emporium Capwell, a department store. One sign is still in the food court.

  • @viethuynh6808
    @viethuynh6808 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I’m from San Jose, about an hour from SF, and remember visiting my sister where she trained at UCSF and I loved it. SF has a lot of high paying jobs in biotechnology and lots of tourism. The best city in the United States and has a great history.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You should visit more often! You’re super close!

    • @MasterMalrubius
      @MasterMalrubius หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@livinginsanfranciscoca It has definitely improved over the last year. We visit family and spend some time in S.F. each year. In those main areas the homelessness was about nonexistent and just the normal craziness on Market St.

    • @JohnsJohnson-ns5xm
      @JohnsJohnson-ns5xm 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Are you in crack? It is without a doubt the worst city in the world! It has everything anywhere could want and flushed it down the toilet. Every major project it has been involved in has ended in disaster. It eats the future to fund the present. I live 20 minutes from there. Why don’t you walk the tenderloin at night or get on Bart?

  • @MannyTran-l6j
    @MannyTran-l6j หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I absolutely love downtown SF. I used to hang out at the Arcade in Metron after school as a kid and also worked in Fidi for a few years. I agree that there is going to be a comeback and I can not wait. Thanks for sharing what it's like living in this beautiful city!

  • @VintageXO79
    @VintageXO79 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I always love your videos but today's video is wow. Good to see the downtown under good weather. Thanks for sharing~

  • @peteralbert1485
    @peteralbert1485 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've lived in SF for almost 40 years, under 9 mayors, called three different neighborhoods "home." You do a good job with your video explaining SF to both insiders and outsiders, so congrats on that. I agree downtown feels like it's coming back, based on what's happening at my work, which benefits from a steady population of daytime workers who commute from outside downtown, locals who live nearby, and tourists staying at the adjacent hotels. Immediately after the pandemic, things were slow with mostly local residents as patrons...but now the other groups are showing up, and we're getting back to busy all day.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you for sharing your on the ground experience! It's really helpful! Where do you work?

    • @peteralbert1485
      @peteralbert1485 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@livinginsanfranciscoca For the past 3 years, I've been lifeguarding (as a recent retiree) at the Embarcadero YMCA. Before that, I used to work downtown and I swam there every day, and it was crazy-busy before COVID hit, open from 5:30 am to 10 pm, with all the downtown employees coming in on lunch breaks and at 5:30. After closing in March 2020, the pool reopened slowly - only five hours a day - and it felt like a ghost town. I asked the guards why they weren't staying open longer hours, and they said they couldn't find lifeguards and asked me point-blank if I'd be interested: promising that the Y would pay for my training & certification. I said "Sure!" And since then we've watched membership grow year upon year as more people come back to the office. Today, even with the expanded hours (we're now open 5:30 am to 9 pm) the pool is usually filled with 3, sometimes 4 people to a lane. It's crowded, but in my mind that's better than empty: I love seeing so many people literally "back in the swim!"

  • @chinatownboy7482
    @chinatownboy7482 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Auntie, I've lived in The City my whole life. It has never been as bad as the media makes it out to be.

  • @kohort1
    @kohort1 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A lot of places just can't compete because of the Internet. It's been a slow death. But before you go shopping in Union square area bc all the stores are there and you buy things at whatever prices bc you're there. The rents are high. But competition is no longer in some other mall in a cheaper area, the competition is on the phone your pocket. Eventually people aren't motivated to go to the city as much. The bridge and parking is already a huge fee. BART , which is by and large way safer than the media shows.

  • @kookymunster75
    @kookymunster75 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video! I love those areas and I’m in escrow for a condo in the Tenderloin/ Mid-Market area. I have to point out though, that Roy’s is permanently closed.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh bummer! Mourad closed a few weeks after I filmed this as well:(

  • @jlbraswell5961
    @jlbraswell5961 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Daniel Lurie became the mayor of San Francisco. I look forward to what he plans to do with Downtown come 2025.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm looking forward to seeing what changes Lurie will make! I'm feeling optimistic!

  • @BreannaGingras-yo4yy
    @BreannaGingras-yo4yy หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I still go to union sq area to watch SF Broadway shows and there are still really great restaurants over there! I highly reccomend SF Playhouse and dinner at Ula next door after ;)

  • @valerieneal2747
    @valerieneal2747 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for a well done and informative video of SF. The Bay Area is my home and i love it❤
    I also love your coat..may i ask where you purchased it from? Its lovely.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thx for watching. My jacket is from aritzia! I have it in several colors. It’s the perfect weight for San Francisco weather.;)

  • @rosa3418
    @rosa3418 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It’s hard to find parking down there and if you find something it’s going to cost high prices.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      so true!

    • @jd3422
      @jd3422 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No need to park. Take BART or Muni to get downtown. It's possible to go there without a car.

  • @charlesburke2379
    @charlesburke2379 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There's plenty of downtown areas where walking even 3 blocks is impossible without being confronted, accosted or harassed in some direct way.

    • @deadman568
      @deadman568 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So true.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I guess every time i go there, I must get super lucky? This has not been my experience.

    • @charlesburke2379
      @charlesburke2379 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@livinginsanfranciscoca Knock it off! That's because you go downtown in the middle of the crowded business day! Like most rational people. Go back downtown any night after 10:00 PM, park the car, and if you haven't been mugged yet, the you'll see it's exactly like I said! Exactly!

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@charlesburke2379@charlesburke2379 I don't go much of anywhere at 10pm these days, but the few times I have been downtown at that hour, it's pretty quiet. I had dinner at Angler last Friday (AMAZING, by the way- STILL thinking about it) on the waterfront, and safety never once crossed my mind. Typically, downtown and the waterfront are pretty sleepy at night. The majority of the activity is during the day. As with any big city, i thnk you need to be aware of your surroundings. Question, when was the last time you were downtown SF at night or otherwise?

    • @jd3422
      @jd3422 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am downtown several times a week and have never been "confronted, accosted or harassed in some direct way" at all.

  • @buffoon6973
    @buffoon6973 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think I'd like to move back to San Francisco, soon. Earlier this year I was there for a few days. I could see, and feel an improvement in downtown, from the previous year. Although Macy's had just made their announcement, and there were still many vacant commercial spaces, there was a vibrancy. It was 6pm, and people were hitting happy hour and eating in restaurants. In the afternoon it was bustling again. Not peak SF bustling, but in a way to conjure optimism, and hope. I saw less homeless people and drug use, which I was shocked to see a lot of in my visit in 2022.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for sharing your perspective! Come back!!!!!

  • @gianniclaud
    @gianniclaud หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Also we got rid of that awful mayor! I can't even remember her name, but she destroyed the town singlehandedly!

    • @stephaniehall8179
      @stephaniehall8179 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      😂 London Breed. Honestly being Mayor of SF is very challenging, I would never want that job. Every Mayor promises to clean up the city’s drug and homeless problem and they soon find out it’s not that easy. I’ve been hearing that since the 80’s.

    • @IAMHERE486
      @IAMHERE486 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How did she single-handedly destroy SF?You don’t blame the individuals there at all.

    • @ahmedabakar5166
      @ahmedabakar5166 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don't argue him he is an agent for china ​@@stephaniehall8179

  • @BreannaGingras-yo4yy
    @BreannaGingras-yo4yy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I also used to go to the Yerba Buena Arts Center as a kid and loved it I hope that kids still utilize that space it was always so much fun!

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My kids spent SOOOO much time there when they were young!

  • @longlivetheclash
    @longlivetheclash หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your energy and enthusiasm! Been here in San Francisco for 38 years. I still love the City and I am also in Real Estate. I’m into towers as well. Roy’s is a fantastic restaurant!!

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awe, thanks and thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @jlbraswell5961
    @jlbraswell5961 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Millenium Tower is next door to the Salesforce Tower on First and Mission Street.

  • @RobertFox-t2t
    @RobertFox-t2t หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As someone who used to visit the city a couple times a week up until 15 years ago, the city truly has lost its electric vibe. Theres no coming back. American culture is dead and plastic. So depressing.

  • @tyvovo
    @tyvovo 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You cant complain about the media only showing bad areas saying thats disingenuous. While only posting good areas that is equally disingenuous.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      We have lots of videos where we talk about the downsides of SF very honestly.

  • @JH-pe3ro
    @JH-pe3ro หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Some of your B-roll (4:36) looks grey and washed out - that usually means the original clip was recorded in a smaller color gamut than your project settings; the video software can fix it, it's usually a single import setting like "color profile". Most of your footage looks great. Good representation of the city🙂

  • @harrygoldun5779
    @harrygoldun5779 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Revitalisation? All the content I have seen shows deserted streets, shuttered stores and homeless encampments. The only busy areas are those around the cable cars. Even some of your vision shows lightly.patronised streets, not the SF it was decades ago.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agree for sure it's not as busy as it was pre-pandemic but I'm just walking around showing you with a camera what there is to see- It's pretty clean down there thought it's not free of homelessness, it's really not bad. The tenderloin is a different story, of course.

    • @peters6454
      @peters6454 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All the smaller neighborhoods in SF are bustling and full of activity. The doom videos don’t show that.

  • @yeseniarogers9088
    @yeseniarogers9088 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    LOVE salesforce park and south beach. Great weather and good walkability!

  • @IAMHERE486
    @IAMHERE486 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video!!I will go to SF for the holidays.SF is back on its way up.Hopefully after SF comes back it will now not think it’s better than Oakland.😂😂😂

  • @nickcastro3287
    @nickcastro3287 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love SF

  • @jackstewart4004
    @jackstewart4004 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thanks. Good review. I love SF.

  • @tomkim1017
    @tomkim1017 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I saw you at Whole Foods in Noe Valley one afternoon. You’re a local celebrity for sure! I wanted to say hi but didn’t want you to feel creeped out lol. :)

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Definitely say hi next time! You’ll see me at Whole Foods a lot! ;)

  • @212caboose
    @212caboose 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    California isn't going to get any better until fundamental changes are made. Since that will never happen, California will never get better. No matter what you say. Just like the majority of Ca residents, this is all a façade.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I'm not trying to convince anyone. I'm just showing what I see.... CA is not for everyone, thank goodness, because we don't need housing prices higher than they are!

  • @LaurenNeuschel
    @LaurenNeuschel หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Didn't know about the creativity museum!

  • @youarehere1251
    @youarehere1251 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When the sun goes down.............
    ........

  • @6sfo
    @6sfo 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    We call it "the old Emporium" or just "the Downtown Mall".

  • @daviddahl8186
    @daviddahl8186 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I visited San Francisco in mid September. I stayed by Union Square on Mason south of Geary. I also lived there in the early 2090's and visited a few times since. The area around my hotel, and Uion Square, has alot of homeless type people doing drugs openly. Half the stores seem to be vacant. San Francisco center was largely vacant other Bloomingdales. The Saks Fifth Avenue on Union Sqaure is by appointment only and doesn't sell men's clothing. Hayes Valley looked better than before and the Castro area was about the same. I think this area of San Francisco has a long wayto go and is not out the woods yet.

    • @TYZyi5ss
      @TYZyi5ss หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't understand why the Tenderloin is so close to Union Square, and just no mayor or administration can actually fix it for like half a Century. That's ridiculous. That's the main reason why SF can look bad. Can't the city just relocate them to somewhere out of bay area? They can buy the land for airport, then they can buy some buildings to just totally move them out.

    • @kohort1
      @kohort1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@TYZyi5ss this isn't China or Russia. The maybe issue besides liberal policies, which I don't necessarily disagree with all together, is simply the numbers. The Justice system has long been at a tipping point where even if they could arrest for illegal activity, there's is not enough jails etc. And these people are already at rock bottom, a ticket won't do anything. The tenderloin has always been the seedy part and it's not as simple as just moving people against their volition. There used to be more mental institutions, but even if policies change back tomorrow, it would take a good while to implement.

  • @fog10101
    @fog10101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the millenium tower is down the street past salesforce

  • @emanriquez685
    @emanriquez685 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Let us make San Francisco and California Great Again!!! ❤️

  • @MikeAntelo
    @MikeAntelo หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love this. I'm in TX but SF is my favorite city on the planet. Love to see the revitalization and good parts instead of all the negative.

  • @rbass7674
    @rbass7674 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    SF has always been funky…that’s why many, many, of us moved here. The idea that it has to be a squeaky clean tech Mecca is irrelevant.

  • @avoiceinthechoir5791
    @avoiceinthechoir5791 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lots of concrete and asphalt. No thank you.

  • @56strine
    @56strine หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was born at the former Presidio Army Letterman Hospital. It is now Lucas Studios. I was born in 1956 and I remember my time living in San Francisco back in the early 1960’s. San Francisco was a much better place to live during that time frame. I remember the start of the Hippie era in San Francisco. In my opinion, the Politicians destroyed my native city. The traffic and crime is horrible. Are we still number one with vehicle break ins? I know we no longer show voter ID prior to voting. I saw two Dominion Voting Machines in Santa Clara, California. On Election Day, 2024. In my opinion, I don’t know if my votes counted. We do need to go back to the days of an honest voting system. We need to make our cities and state a more honest and safe place to live.

  • @jasonsmith1143
    @jasonsmith1143 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    just bring lots of MONEY!!!!!!
    nothing special after living in SF bayarea for more than 35 years

  • @harrygoldun5779
    @harrygoldun5779 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Where are the people? Ghost town USA.

    • @livinginsanfranciscoca
      @livinginsanfranciscoca  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Agree it could be busier but I would not classify it as a ghoast down by any stretch

  • @marybutlin5605
    @marybutlin5605 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yeh right, not

  • @daviddahl8186
    @daviddahl8186 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

  • @asullivan4047
    @asullivan4047 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Stop sugar coating the truth about the cess pool (SF has metamorphorized into😳

  • @dunebuggy1292
    @dunebuggy1292 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    New Mayor, new city?

  • @robm2245
    @robm2245 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks kinda like a ghost town, not good!

  • @johndautremont3748
    @johndautremont3748 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's worse.
    I will never go back.
    The politics are the worst.🤢🤢

    • @ahmedabakar5166
      @ahmedabakar5166 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We don't want MAGA 😔 you are not welcome 🤗 here go to maga states

  • @gianniclaud
    @gianniclaud หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Now that Trump is coming back in office, I think things may look up again for the Bay Area. I'm excited!

    • @valerieneal2747
      @valerieneal2747 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      He won't do for the Bay Area because he hates California. Do you not remember his response to the wildfires in California when he was in office, especially the wildfire in Paradise CA? He took his time about sending aid to them and said that "they should sweep their forests and they wouldn't have so many fires".
      The cognitive dissonance of people who think he's so great is beyond words.

    • @gianniclaud
      @gianniclaud หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ it’s moreso what he does indirectly (not directly). Get that stick out your a**

    • @ahmedabakar5166
      @ahmedabakar5166 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Are you a Chinese agent?
      I can feel it.

    • @gianniclaud
      @gianniclaud หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ how racist. Lol

  • @MercyoverJudgemnt
    @MercyoverJudgemnt หลายเดือนก่อน

    SF rocks ❤

  • @RoderickTom-ge1vc
    @RoderickTom-ge1vc 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love Bloomingdales💙

  • @robscanlan
    @robscanlan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    SF - cringed

  • @jinniroe5002
    @jinniroe5002 หลายเดือนก่อน

    HOW MUCH ARE YOU GETTING PAID AND WHO IS PAYING YOU? BS.

  • @Dwn2Race
    @Dwn2Race หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gotta love the Smell of PeePee and Poo in downtown…. Just imagine what sticks on the bottom of your shoes….

    • @MyKeeP81
      @MyKeeP81 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      its getting better you trumper

    • @marybutlin5605
      @marybutlin5605 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You need Trump to get it any better