San Francisco is grappling with visible open-air drug markets in highly visible locations, particularly in neighborhoods like the Tenderloin and Lower Polk. Residents and observers are raising concerns about the city's tolerance of these markets, comparing it to hypothetical scenarios in other major cities with 100 users and 30 dealers. The issue is compounded by homelessness, with encampments, fire hazards, and ADA inaccessible walkways contributing to unlivable conditions. Mayor London Breed's recent claims of progress on homelessness are being challenged by data and on-the-ground observations. Citizens are calling for stronger action from city leaders, including arrests and prosecutions of drug dealers, to address the ongoing crisis, which affects families, immigrants, and kids.
⚠️Tuesday on Lower Polk - Encampments overtaking sidewalks - Inhabitants tapping into electricity - Mentally ill folks - Unlivable conditions Why won’t our elected officials do anything? What will it take? Why do they let this continue? @LondonBreed @SFPD @sfbos @SFPDChief https://t.co/MBatiC9qIl
If you want San Francisco to come back, you have to support elected officials and policy that fixes this. Nowhere else save San Francisco is it this bad in the U.S. @CAgovernor https://t.co/DL6tNr5nTP
Why do we let someone just released from the ER lie in the street for 7 hours? This isn't progressive. It's a microcosm of how San Francisco fails its most vulnerable every day. I want to build my company here. This doesn't help. @LondonBreed https://t.co/i9csE2Hbmo
Driving through the tenderloin at 10pm. Drug dealers are everywhere. This is a neighborhood full of families, immigrants, kids, small business owners. We know voters want dealers arrested and prosecuted. This city is failing us. We deserve better. https://t.co/7yriLukOKE
Mayor London Breed touted progress on homelessness last week. But the data tells another story. https://t.co/SFa8pHj9zH
Why does San Francisco tolerate open drug markets in the heart of the city for all to see? What if NYC had 100 users and 30 dealers at Times Square every night after 5pm? What would the response be? @beyondchron @LondonBreed @SFPDChief https://t.co/qIJGx7kxzX
‼️The squalor & suffering continue on Lower Polk. - ADA inaccessible walkways - Fire hazards - Open drug use - Tents lining blocks - Unlivable conditions What will it take to get our leaders to do something? @LondonBreed @sfbos @SFPD @SFPDTenderloin @SFPDChief @SF311 @SF_DPH https://t.co/oXHm06MPqF
San Francisco continues to allow open-air drug markets in highly visible locations. Why? https://t.co/mIdzSc7rSh @Twolfrecovery @JacquiBerlinn @bettersoma