I would suggest they stop creating false externalities.

Apr 23, 2019
9:47:37pm

Blue Print All-American

Housing is a disaster there because of fifty years of rent control. The homelessness problem is a direct result of the policies of the current city government.

What ails SF is most assuredly not an excess of capitalism.

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Beautiful San Francisco takes a turn for the worse

Division Bell

4/23/19 7:35pm

Was in SF in late December...city is out of control

ColumbusCoug

4/23/19 7:43pm

And yet it's still one of the most desirable places to live in the US.

Champ Kind

4/23/19 7:43pm

It is, with all that junk going on?

Heinz57

4/23/19 7:44pm

Really? Place is a complete dump and everything is so expensive.

ColumbusCoug

4/23/19 7:44pm

Cool place to visit for sure.

WizeGuise

4/23/19 9:15pm

Do you have a link for that?

crazY

4/23/19 9:53pm

44% of the people that live there want to move away

cheezedawg

4/23/19 10:05pm

That's a high percentage,

Heinz57

4/23/19 10:26pm

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MMCougIII

4/23/19 11:18pm

So sad to see this

Heinz57

4/23/19 7:44pm

Shocking.

blackandblue

4/23/19 7:46pm

It's the worst of all worlds except weather and some cool history

Gustav

4/23/19 7:50pm

But whatever you do, don’t vote against the ruling party who got it that way

Cougarclaw

4/23/19 7:54pm

The conservatives have really turned it into a dump.

Ragnar Danneskjold

4/23/19 7:54pm

Of course...conservatives can’t accept that the most dynamic economy in America

Josef K

4/23/19 7:56pm

It's a problem for any large warm weather city, and even more so for

Champ Kind

4/23/19 7:59pm

Wasn't there a palace sitting on Salt Lake decades ago?

Heinz57

4/23/19 8:04pm

That’s Silicon Valley, not SF. Big difference if only 30-40 miles

Yohy

4/23/19 8:06pm

SF has the lowest unemployment rate of any big city

Josef K

4/23/19 8:12pm

They also have the most turds on the sidewalks rate of any big city as well.

Romex

4/23/19 8:17pm

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MMCougIII

4/23/19 11:21pm

RE: That’s Silicon Valley, not SF. Big difference if only 30-40 miles

Josef K

4/23/19 9:12pm

Not a conservative but it’s terrible to visit.

lilpenny

4/23/19 8:08pm

How sad...testament of failed liberal policies

Borg

4/23/19 8:05pm

Same policies that made it the best economy in America?

Josef K

4/23/19 9:15pm

An economy that is unlivable for families.

NewMexiCoug

4/23/19 9:19pm

So what should it do about this negative externality caused by capitalism?

Josef K

4/23/19 9:25pm

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WizeGuise

4/23/19 9:31pm

I would suggest they stop creating false externalities.

Blue Print

4/23/19 9:47pm

If you get rid of rent control, SF is not going to suddenly be priced like SLC

Josef K

4/23/19 10:27pm

Here’s an article from 2014 talking about the problem.

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