Do you have any rebuttals to the article, besides "the person who made the argument is from Tribe B, and the city belongs to Tribe A, therefore we can ignore it"?

Even if the article is about San Francisco, do you have anything to refute what's happening or are you just going to put your head in the sand?

A lot of SF’s problems are common along the large West coast cities, but the bay area has often held itself out as a vanguard of progressivism (Berkley, Haight Ashbury etc) so fairly or unfairly it will always be a standout that draws criticism.

It may have to do with the fact it use to be used as an example of a great progressive city and changes its gone through. I grew up about an hour and a half from San Fran. The city was amazing. Everything about it. The people, the shopping, the food, the entertainment, the culture, just the overall feel. I loved taking day or weekend trips even if it was just to walk around. The majority of the area was this way imo. Sure there were still bad parts of town but they were completely overshadowed by the good areas. Over the years, the good areas have gotten smaller and the bad areas have significantly grown. There is rampant drug use and crime. There is a massive homelessness issue. Most woman I know do not feel safe in a lot of the area.

Whether all these changes are due to Democrat policies, I do not know. But it makes a good talking point for conservatives to use when talking about democrat controlled cities.