So why does the Federal Government have to take this action in SF?

SFGbob

Why in the fuck, hasn't the city, the county and or the state already taken this action?

And don't worry, the question is entirely rhetorical.

Feds launch initiative to crack down on drug dealing in SF’s Tenderloin

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Feds-launch-initiative-to-crack-down-on-drug-14288145.php

RaceBannon

City can't afford it probably

RaceBannon

If we could only raise taxes even more

SFGbob

RaceBannon said:

If we could only raise taxes even more

People just aren't willing to pay their fair share.

SFGbob

The city's unwillingness to clean up that area and their unwillingness to enforce the laws has a huge impact on the rest of the city and the surrounding areas. It's a magnet for drug dealers and drug users. The "free" needles that the city hands out and the soft heads like O'Keefed that support this crap along with the message that the police aren't going to arrest you for selling and or using drugs attracts even more dirt bags.

One of the things that keeps SF from turning into a complete shit hole is the cost of living. The number of dirt bags living in the city is limited by the cost of living. But the amount of crime, chaos and expense that these dirt bags force the taxpaying public to incur is in the hundreds of millions of dollars every single year.

BennyBeaver

SFGbob said:

The city's unwillingness to clean up that area and their unwillingness to enforce the laws has a huge impact on the rest of the city and the surrounding areas. It's a magnet for drug dealers and drug users. The "free" needles that the city hands out and the soft heads like O'Keefed that support this crap along with the message that the police aren't going to arrest you for selling and or using drugs attracts even more dirt bags.

One of the things that keeps SF from turning into a complete shit hole is the cost of living. The number of dirt bags living in the city is limited by the cost of living. But the amount of crime, chaos and expense that these dirt bags force the taxpaying public to incur is in the hundreds of millions of dollars every single year.

Do you live in SF?

Doogles

The tenderloin is the walking dead. Reminds me of the wire when the cops made a deal with gangs to legally sell on a few blocks.

Never seen so much blatant drug use.

SFGbob

BennyBeaver said:

SFGbob said:

The city's unwillingness to clean up that area and their unwillingness to enforce the laws has a huge impact on the rest of the city and the surrounding areas. It's a magnet for drug dealers and drug users. The "free" needles that the city hands out and the soft heads like O'Keefed that support this crap along with the message that the police aren't going to arrest you for selling and or using drugs attracts even more dirt bags.

One of the things that keeps SF from turning into a complete shit hole is the cost of living. The number of dirt bags living in the city is limited by the cost of living. But the amount of crime, chaos and expense that these dirt bags force the taxpaying public to incur is in the hundreds of millions of dollars every single year.

Do you live in SF?

Live in the East Bay, work in the city. I used to live in the city. Lived in the Bay Area for over 20 years.

GreenRiverGatorz

The Tenderloin is such a bizarre case study in how not to manage a city. Most major cities at least have the common sense to sweep their shit into less desirable neighborhoods that are out of sight and out of mind. Even Seattle knows its best to stick them under an on ramp.

But not SF. They've let what would otherwise be very central and sought-after real estate just rot under the weight of homelessness and drug addiction.

Pitchfork51

Put Liz Warren on the case

SFGbob

GreenRiverGatorz said:

The Tenderloin is such a bizarre case study in how not to manage a city. Most major cities at least have the common sense to sweep their shit into less desirable neighborhoods that are out of sight and out of mind. Even Seattle knows its best to stick them under an on ramp.

But not SF. They've let what would otherwise be very central and sought-after real estate just rot under the weight of homelessness and drug addiction.

They've also let what is considered the "Tenderloin" to expand. When I first moved to SF in the late 80s what was considered the "Loin" was limited to a much smaller area than what it is today. The crime and squalor and filth has consumed a many more blocks of the area than it did previously and even back then, open air drug dealing and drug use wouldn't have been tolerated.