Big cities are dying. This should shock you.

[goeduck]

, but please stop trying to make it like the area you left that caused you to leave.

Not only the area in the US they came from but the country they came from. Too many people want to turn this place into where they came from, yet they left there for a better life.

 

[Industrial Toys]

It's not them and they are not to blame. It's the people in charge that want to take the American out of America.
It's ONLY about one thing, Political POWER! And they don't care what they do to obtain and keep it.

 

[ovrszd]

That said, I have always counted my blessings that people prefer to huddle together in cities. If they didn't, they would be out here messing up my environment like they mess up the cities. People who live in cities have to be willing to put up with the stink and the filth, the drippy motor oil that eats the tar right out of the asphalt in parking lots, and all the people driven crazy by the lack of peace and solitude.

True words right there. I feel very Blessed that the vast majority of the population, maybe 99%, can't live in sparsely populated areas.

 

[ovrszd]

I hope, that once in a while I say something that is at least interpreted as truthful,

I think the solution is Alcatraz. A new found purpose. Just drop these people off there, and drop off some basic food and water once a week. Let things work out as they might. It would be a most interesting experiment, if nothing else.

Lord Of The Flies.

 

[lilranch2001]

I am sure the fly population of Alcatraz would go up exponentially if the homeless would be moved there......

 

[Industrial Toys]

It would be wrong, but think of the money one could make on some kind of REAL, REALITY show. Plus the tour boats circling the island (just not Duck boats) And drones, don't forget the drones. To me, the whole point would be out of sight, out of mind. Get back to ones morning Latte while reading your texts without worrying about stepping in someones crap.

 

[drec]

My wife and I grew up in the SEATTLE area and just became disgusted with how the homeless have just taken over areas all over the city. My wife used to take our daughters to downtown Seattle at Christmas time to shop and have dinner, as tradition each year. The homeless have taken over the sidewalks and most of the stores will not even let customers use rest rooms inside the stores.

We decided several months ago to move; which we did several months ago to eastern Washington, to avoid the higher taxes in the SEATTLE area.

 

[tjkubota93]

You can live quite well today with cast-offs...

There is recent story about this in San Francisco...

In San Francisco, Making a Living From Your Billionaire Neighbor’s Trash - The New York Times | Global News Archive

As a property manager for decades I see what people toss out and leave behind... low income to high income... I have been given cars that needed nothing more than air in the tires and a jump... all those shiny new Christmas Presents fill the dumpsters by Easter...

I'm always finding kids bikes at the dumpsters... when I ask the response is generally indifference... like it is broken or my child doesn't want it anymore... a broken bike could mean the tires need air!

Never before have there been such an abundance of material possessions… so much so that value suffers... toys, furniture, electronics, clothes, etc...

What I am about to say my surprise some...

A big problem here and for the city is electrical tampering... businesses, to city street lights having the Junction Boxes opened leaving live wires dangling...

The reason is the Homeless have smart phones but no way to charge them unless they get creative... so they use jumpers on live circuits to charge their electronic devices...

Only in America... homeless and living on the street with a smart phone and internet/entertainment but having to steal electricity to keep the batteries charged.

There is a lowes in a older/ kinda bad part of town here. They have an exterior electrical outlet on each side of the building. There's always a heroine head squatting next to the outlets with their phone plugged in.

 

[Diggin It]

I hope, that once in a while I say something that is at least interpreted as truthful,

I think the solution is Alcatraz. A new found purpose. Just drop these people off there, and drop off some basic food and water once a week. Let things work out as they might. It would be a most interesting experiment, if nothing else.

Lord Of The Flies.

 

[ultrarunner]

I was thinking of this movie... sometimes Hollywood predictions actually become reality...

Just released... San Francisco now has the highest building cost in the world... the stark contrast between those with money and those that live on the street could not be more evident.

The big city problems continue to grow... the rapid transit BART system averages 22,000 fare evaders each and every work day... just shows what a free for all it has become... max penalty is a citation and most are ignored.

High level officials such as Transit Directors, Chiefs of Police, City Managers seem too often to be a continual revolving door... get in just long enough to secure the pension boost/perks and get the heck out... the lack of continuity and institutional knowledge extracts a high price...

Few of the elite stay in the area in retirement...

I could go on as the city having the worst or most smash and grabs in the country... increasing homeless/street people etc...

I guess more and more will continue to seek out their "Mayberry" to enjoy their golden years...

One thing I find hardest to understand is big cities as magnets for the young... those that grew up without want in the low crime, clean, sterile suburbia seek the gritty, urban city culture like never before and is has nothing to do with looking for employment... they are drawn to cities their Grandparents fled...

The news is abuzz regarding all the new multimillionaires from the latest IPO offerings... saying it will flood the region with more dollars and just how bad this is.

Also concerns that the California wildfires could double the already high electricity rates which would devastate tech/industry... gas is already $4 a gallon!

On a separate note... lots of coverage on reducing crowded border detention centers by relocating detainees to Sanctuary Cities and SF being one of the oldest is a prime candidate...

May you live in interesting times... I've got weeds to chop in prep for fire season and with this year's rains it is sure to be a Doozy..