SF’s appalling street life repels residents — now it’s driven away a convention

San Francisco loses major convention, Oracle's OpenWorld, to Las Vegas, citing the unsafe conditions, a loss of an estimated $40 Million. Ya think miss Nancy even cares?

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badminton · 61-69, MVIP

I live in the San Francisco area. The homeless, crime and street drug scene is indeed appalling. It got much worse when the tech industry moved in and took over the city a few years ago. Housing costs skyrocketed, so now a small one-bedroom apartment rents for about $2,800/mo.

Since the tech invasion, the city has become severely over-crowded, all day traffic congestion and no parking, city services are strained to the limit.

I hope the next big earthquake chases out the tech industry. I believe street drug users should be sent to mandatory re-hab. The mental cases should be sent to hospitals, involuntary commitment.