The cities highlighted in this thread are the result of democrat policies and the democrat vision for the entire country. Lots of bad places, with bad people, doing bad things, and they are almost all exclusively run by democrats. If you vote for democrats, this is what you support. From boomtown to bust, the story of San Francisco San Francisco is a city of two realities. The Bay Area is arguably the tech capital of the world, and the Silicon Valley region has "both the largest tech talent pool and the highest number of tech roles of any U.S. market," according to TheRealDeal. San Francisco also remains a global leader in arts, culture and education, with its greater metropolitan area containing colleges like Stanford and UC Berkeley. It's also among the wealthiest cities in the world. It has more than 285,000 millionaires, per a 2023 report from Henley and Partners, and also has 63 billionaires — more than any other city on the planet. The Bay Area is also known for its high cost of living and consistently ranks among the 10 most expensive cities in the world, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit. Data released at the end of 2022 showed that San Francisco's "housing costs were 113% higher and utility costs were 67.5% higher … than the national average," SFGate reported. The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco is $3,000, among the highest in the country, according to Zumper. Heading into downtown, though, displays a much less glamorous version of the city. San Francisco has been grappling with several societal ills for years, including a widespread drug addiction crisis. In 2019, the city had "more drug addicts than it [had] students enrolled in its public high schools," the San Francisco Chronicle reported, by a margin of more than 8,000 people.+ San Fran has not had a Republican mayor since 1964 so the results are 100% the result of Democrat policies.