What’s wrong with San Francisco & why I left

San Francisco used to be known as the Paris of the West, the jewel in the West Coast’s crown. It had always been a place for vagrants, immigrants, artists, entrepreneurs and forward-thinkers. San Francisco of today has changed in many ways. The old San Francisco is still there - there is still progressive culture, innovation, wealth and a very transient feel to life there. What went wrong in SF? How did this prosperous city become known as ’the slum by the bay’, with tech billionaires & homeless encampments? ⏱️ Timestamps in this video: 00:00 Intro 01:31 What the media is saying 03:07 Crime 05:08 Poverty 06:47 Homelessness 09:02 Unaffordable housing – renting 13:08 Unaffordable housing – buying 14:23 Progressive politics & culture 15:40 Difficult to make friends 17:29 Human excrement and urine 19:23 Cold weather 20:49 Businesses close early 22:18 Self-indulgent montage & conclusion In July 2021, I