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Callie1979

(669 posts)
53. My wife & I go to West Hollywood & Beverly Hills every year.
Mon Apr 28, 2025, 05:36 PM
Apr 28

We love visiting there.
You can find problems in ANY large city. And yes, policies can make things worse but even where we live full time there are problems. Just know where NOT to go.

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Wow. Joinfortmill Apr 27 #1
Someone forgot to tell the San Francisco Chronicle. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 27 #2
METAL LEO clearly has an agenda to paint all of California (but especially San Francisco) as a hell hole. Wiz Imp Apr 27 #18
Monetization. His views jumped to 10 to 100 times what he was getting... JHB Apr 27 #35
Makes sense. Wiz Imp Apr 27 #42
well with respect to our Democracy it IS all gloom and doom cadoman Apr 27 #46
Exactly. Perfectly put. Wiz Imp Apr 27 #49
very cool, you can see from the photos in the link that the place is hopping cadoman Apr 27 #44
A 30 min vid and no explanation. Can we get a clue s'ill vous plait? Stinky The Clown Apr 27 #3
Too few people have all the money EarthAbides Apr 27 #4
It's expensive to live in SF, expensive to live anywhere in US IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 27 #9
I went to fisherman's wharf in the early 80's. Had a great time. Biophilic Apr 27 #30
Wow I was down there 6 months ago and it was thriving but there were closed shops kimbutgar Apr 27 #5
Sad, but video never shows a lot of Fisherman's Wharf at All. IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 27 #6
The Tech Bros 'improved' SF before DOGE. Apparently this is the result. mackdaddy Apr 27 #7
Very very sad cally Apr 27 #8
Wait!, I don't believe this is true! cally Apr 27 #10
It's not true. The guy who did this video has an agenda to paint all cities in California as having gone to ruins. Wiz Imp Apr 27 #16
There are a bunch of people making videos like that JI7 Apr 27 #19
Tell me bdamomma Apr 27 #11
The video is BULLSHIT. Fisherman's Wharf is alive and well. (sure some places have closed and others are opening Wiz Imp Apr 27 #15
Cannery Row is in Monterey Retrograde Apr 27 #20
The Cannery is an old historic building that is now a shopping mall. Demobrat Apr 27 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author YoshidaYui Apr 27 #21
The Pandemic didn't help AND NEITHER HAS TRUMP.... YoshidaYui Apr 27 #25
Bullshit Video Wiz Imp Apr 27 #12
"Nobody goes there - it's too crowded" Retrograde Apr 27 #24
Yeah. Looking back, up to April 2023 it was all normal travel and events, but since June 2023... JHB Apr 27 #26
cops gotta eat too Retrograde Apr 27 #39
My favorite coffee shop is around the corner Demobrat Apr 28 #50
Alioto's closed in 2020. It never reopened after closing during the pandemic. Sibelius Fan Apr 27 #13
Loved That Restaurant ProfessorGAC Apr 27 #34
The City of SF screwed The Grotto IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 27 #14
I live near there senseandsensibility Apr 27 #17
I've been going to The City since 1976, the wharf area too IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 27 #22
I live in North Beach and shop at the Trader Joe's down there. Demobrat Apr 27 #29
I was there at the end of June last year PlanetBev Apr 27 #23
Shhh senseandsensibility Apr 27 #28
I wonder how Pier 39 is doing. that's where I went last time I was in SF. Demovictory9 Apr 27 #27
It's always busy. I walk over to check out the sea lions often. Demobrat Apr 27 #31
i was out there not long ago and was totally disappointed YoshidaYui Apr 27 #33
Oh thats sad. I was there right before Covid. News shows that the big fancy sf mall has emptied out Demovictory9 Apr 27 #40
Maybe this post should be removed? bif Apr 27 #36
This troll's youtube is all about the horrors of living in Democratic cities. AZLD4Candidate Apr 27 #37
Theres a guy who does that to LA too Demovictory9 Apr 27 #41
This guy made some "LA is a hell hole" videos as well. Wiz Imp Apr 27 #45
My wife & I go to West Hollywood & Beverly Hills every year. Callie1979 Apr 28 #53
I'm one of those San Franciscans who actually goes frequently to Fisherman's Wharf. This is bullshit. NBachers Apr 27 #38
I'd go back, and visit SF if I could. Had a wondetful time waaay back. electric_blue68 Apr 27 #43
Perfect comment I found from someone on one of this guys other videos: Wiz Imp Apr 27 #47
Well, that's sad about Alioto's. I remember eating there with our family in the early 1960s. Liberal In Texas Apr 27 #48
This is manipulative bullshit - you know Fox and it's ilk LOVE this! Earthrise Apr 28 #51
I'm not clicking on that dumbfuck's video links. Basso8vb Apr 28 #52
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