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Alex Karp from Palantir on CNBC just now dropping a truth bomb. “More people have died from fentanyl in the last year than all service members since World War 2. And almost all those people are working class and that’s why no one cares. If they were Yale grads, you’d have a bomb being dropped on some South American country and it would stop.” Interesting commentary especially in light of the Trump administration’s decision to sink known drug smuggling boats coming in from South America who just happen to be “fishing” in the Gulf of America while speeding along at 100mph. Are the lives of working class Americans worth less?

Alex Karp from Palantir on CNBC just now dropping a truth bomb. “More people have died from fentanyl in the last year than all service members since World War 2. And almost all those people are working class and that’s why no one cares. If they were Yale grads, you’d have a bomb being dropped on some South American country and it would stop.” Interesting commentary especially in light of the Trump administration’s decision to sink known drug smuggling boats coming in from South America who just happen to be “fishing” in the Gulf of America while speeding along at 100mph. Are the lives of working class Americans worth less?

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This is terrible Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉, JUST TERRIBLE! This is not helping San Francisco. Turn this noise off. We have a noise ordinance, let’s use it. Stop letting these noise terrorists disrupt downtown San Francisco. It’s not fair to the few tourists we still have who need to get some sleep and it’s not fair to the office workers downtown who have nothing to do with these entitled toddlers or their temper tantrum. Enforce the law.

This is terrible Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉, JUST TERRIBLE! This is not helping San Francisco. Turn this noise off. We have a noise ordinance, let’s use it. Stop letting these noise terrorists disrupt downtown San Francisco. It’s not fair to the few tourists we still have who need to get some sleep and it’s not fair to the office workers downtown who have nothing to do with these entitled toddlers or their temper tantrum. Enforce the law.

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Look at all of these beautiful Christmas decorations at the Crocker Galleria mall in San Francisco. It’s 4:47 PM and everybody should be shopping and buying Christmas presents for their family, but nobody is in this mall. There are only three stores left that are open here. The escalators hum on inside this beautiful but empty decorated mall. Outside on Market Street the fentanyl addicts lay folded over while a street performer sings Last Christmas to an empty Street.

Look at all of these beautiful Christmas decorations at the Crocker Galleria mall in San Francisco. It’s 4:47 PM and everybody should be shopping and buying Christmas presents for their family, but nobody is in this mall. There are only three stores left that are open here. The escalators hum on inside this beautiful but empty decorated mall. Outside on Market Street the fentanyl addicts lay folded over while a street performer sings Last Christmas to an empty Street.

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Good to see CBS News 60 Minutes taking on Gavin Newsom wasteful high speed train to nowhere tonight. Gavin has spent about $15 billion so far and not an inch of track has been laid. They have a concrete structure for the train to nowhere outside of Fresno that 60 Minutes said local residents refer to as their own “Stonehenge” describing it as a “curiousity in a field, a monument to promises that haven’t been met and plans that haven’t been executed.” At best the hope is now that this rail line might someday connect the cities of Merced and Bakersfield. Gavin Newsom refused to be interviewed by 60 Minutes (of course) but it’s good to see this story run on national television documenting Newsom and California’s reputation for over regulation, waste fraud and abuse.

Good to see CBS News 60 Minutes taking on Gavin Newsom wasteful high speed train to nowhere tonight. Gavin has spent about $15 billion so far and not an inch of track has been laid. They have a concrete structure for the train to nowhere outside of Fresno that 60 Minutes said local residents refer to as their own “Stonehenge” describing it as a “curiousity in a field, a monument to promises that haven’t been met and plans that haven’t been executed.” At best the hope is now that this rail line might someday connect the cities of Merced and Bakersfield. Gavin Newsom refused to be interviewed by 60 Minutes (of course) but it’s good to see this story run on national television documenting Newsom and California’s reputation for over regulation, waste fraud and abuse.

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San Francisco Center — This used to be one of the most packed malls in the country. Just look at it now though. Nordstrom’s shut down. Holiday music still plays but it’s empty. I counted 22 people high on drugs out on the street in the block around San Francisco Center. What are we doing wrong San Francisco. It’s the Holidays. Meanwhile the Westfield Mall down in Santa Clara is absolutely packed. I guess they don’t have these problems down there.

San Francisco Center — This used to be one of the most packed malls in the country. Just look at it now though. Nordstrom’s shut down. Holiday music still plays but it’s empty. I counted 22 people high on drugs out on the street in the block around San Francisco Center. What are we doing wrong San Francisco. It’s the Holidays. Meanwhile the Westfield Mall down in Santa Clara is absolutely packed. I guess they don’t have these problems down there.

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Transparent California shows over 1,000 government employees on the dole with the word "homeless" in their title. The top guy earned over half a million dollars as a "Homeless Services Division Manager." And this doesn't even begin to touch the billions we hand out to non-profits and NGOs whose sole purpose is to perpetuate homelessness by treating the problem rather than solving the problem. (Willie Brown's words). So much wasted money on a problem that has only gotten worse and worse under Gavin Newsom as he has thrown so much more and more and more money at it. So much anti-social behavior caused by drugs. What a failure. By the way, I thought we weren't allowed to use the word "homeless" any more. I thought everybody had to be called "unhoused" now. How come there are so many people getting paid $$$ with the word "homeless" in their title working for the state of California?

Transparent California shows over 1,000 government employees on the dole with the word "homeless" in their title. The top guy earned over half a million dollars as a "Homeless Services Division Manager." And this doesn't even begin to touch the billions we hand out to non-profits and NGOs whose sole purpose is to perpetuate homelessness by treating the problem rather than solving the problem. (Willie Brown's words). So much wasted money on a problem that has only gotten worse and worse under Gavin Newsom as he has thrown so much more and more and more money at it. So much anti-social behavior caused by drugs. What a failure. By the way, I thought we weren't allowed to use the word "homeless" any more. I thought everybody had to be called "unhoused" now. How come there are so many people getting paid $$$ with the word "homeless" in their title working for the state of California?

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Perhaps the most important and honest part of Anderson Cooper and Sara Sidner CNN’s documentary last night on what’s happened to San Francisco. It’s a simple truth. If we want to fix San Francisco, we need to get rid of the drugs. “I don’t think it’s the housing that encourages them to come, I think it’s the cheap drugs, I think it’s hearing about what you can buy for how much money and how you can use outside and not get arrested.”

Perhaps the most important and honest part of Anderson Cooper and Sara Sidner CNN’s documentary last night on what’s happened to San Francisco. It’s a simple truth. If we want to fix San Francisco, we need to get rid of the drugs. “I don’t think it’s the housing that encourages them to come, I think it’s the cheap drugs, I think it’s hearing about what you can buy for how much money and how you can use outside and not get arrested.”

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It’s in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district — near the intersection of the city’s two most iconic commercial roads, Market Street and Montgomery Street, 100 feet away from a major downtown BART station, nestled in amongst the skyscrapers: a three story atrium mall called Crocker Galleria. The empty escalators still hum on in this cavernous shell, but the stores that used to inhabit this mall all shut down and are long gone. Only three businesses remain and they are hanging on by a thread. The vacant stores are covered over with sayings of optimism: “it’s all about patience, water and sun.” “So fresh and so green, green” “leaf a great impression” “we are branching out” “you’ll soon be listening to the birds” The signs on the vacant stores read “people love us on yelp” Gourmet Burritos? Gone. Green Olive Mediterranean Cuisine? Gone. Jimmy John’s sandwiches? Gone. Niji Japanese sushi? Gone. Braised and Bread Cambodian Flavors? Gone. Fountain Cafe (they used to make a GREAT breakfast sandwich)? Gone. Giorgio’s Pizza? Gone. Permanently Closed. The weekly farmers market? Gone. The door going out to the old public space rooftop gardens above the old (now abandoned Wells Fargo) locked and closed. VIP luggage and leather? Gone. Ravit’s watches and jewelry? Gone. Andersen Bakery? Gone. Aricie Lingerie? Gone. Shine ‘em Up Shoeshine (the shoe shiner Vanity Fair once named as the best shoeshine in the world)? Gone. Abigail’s Flowers? Gone. Breakpoint Massage? Gone. The Dental Suite? Gone. EOS sleep? Gone. Galleria Hair Designs? Gone. GreenStreets Cleaners? Gone. J. Roland Salon? Gone. Weight Watchers? Gone. Leonida’s Chocolates? Gone. Bernie’s Coffee? Gone. Bossa? Gone. Luxe Pieces? Gone. T-We Tea? Gone. Top Shelf Boutique? Gone. Tomboy Tailers? Gone. Bella Ceramica? Gone. CompoClay? Gone. Memento Press? Gone. StorEnvy? Gone. Under One Roof? Gone. It’s a Wednesday in the middle of the week. Where did everybody go? All of these were real businesses in San Francisco. Look them up on the internet and you’ll see them. People blame Amazon and the pandemic, but the Valley Fair Mall and Santana Row are packed to the gills down in San Jose. They got an Eately even, but we don’t. I used to come to this mall for pizza back in the early 90s with my boss and mentor, fresh out of college and excited to be working in finance — we’d share lunch at the giant food court. Those were the days San Francisco, those were the days. You can see more photos of this abandoned mall here:

It’s in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district — near the intersection of the city’s two most iconic commercial roads, Market Street and Montgomery Street, 100 feet away from a major downtown BART station, nestled in amongst the skyscrapers: a three story atrium mall called Crocker Galleria. The empty escalators still hum on in this cavernous shell, but the stores that used to inhabit this mall all shut down and are long gone. Only three businesses remain and they are hanging on by a thread. The vacant stores are covered over with sayings of optimism: “it’s all about patience, water and sun.” “So fresh and so green, green” “leaf a great impression” “we are branching out” “you’ll soon be listening to the birds” The signs on the vacant stores read “people love us on yelp” Gourmet Burritos? Gone. Green Olive Mediterranean Cuisine? Gone. Jimmy John’s sandwiches? Gone. Niji Japanese sushi? Gone. Braised and Bread Cambodian Flavors? Gone. Fountain Cafe (they used to make a GREAT breakfast sandwich)? Gone. Giorgio’s Pizza? Gone. Permanently Closed. The weekly farmers market? Gone. The door going out to the old public space rooftop gardens above the old (now abandoned Wells Fargo) locked and closed. VIP luggage and leather? Gone. Ravit’s watches and jewelry? Gone. Andersen Bakery? Gone. Aricie Lingerie? Gone. Shine ‘em Up Shoeshine (the shoe shiner Vanity Fair once named as the best shoeshine in the world)? Gone. Abigail’s Flowers? Gone. Breakpoint Massage? Gone. The Dental Suite? Gone. EOS sleep? Gone. Galleria Hair Designs? Gone. GreenStreets Cleaners? Gone. J. Roland Salon? Gone. Weight Watchers? Gone. Leonida’s Chocolates? Gone. Bernie’s Coffee? Gone. Bossa? Gone. Luxe Pieces? Gone. T-We Tea? Gone. Top Shelf Boutique? Gone. Tomboy Tailers? Gone. Bella Ceramica? Gone. CompoClay? Gone. Memento Press? Gone. StorEnvy? Gone. Under One Roof? Gone. It’s a Wednesday in the middle of the week. Where did everybody go? All of these were real businesses in San Francisco. Look them up on the internet and you’ll see them. People blame Amazon and the pandemic, but the Valley Fair Mall and Santana Row are packed to the gills down in San Jose. They got an Eately even, but we don’t. I used to come to this mall for pizza back in the early 90s with my boss and mentor, fresh out of college and excited to be working in finance — we’d share lunch at the giant food court. Those were the days San Francisco, those were the days. You can see more photos of this abandoned mall here:

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Crime is not down 30%. Smoking meth/fentanyl is STILL crime — even if you don’t arrest people for it or include it in your statistics. Take a walk any day (or worse night) of the week up Mission Street or through the Tenderloin and crime is EVERYWHERE you look. Addicts getting high with impunity, on our city streets — even though our Limosuine Liberal mayor says that getting high on the street is “no longer an option.” We have lost over 4,300 people from drug overdoses in the past five years, and the city continues on this downward spiral. Thousands of drug addicts smoking their drugs, every single day/night on our city streets. Illegal Honduran drug dealers operate fluidly— even if they are arrested they are immediately released to return to the streets to continue selling drugs by catch and release judges — our City, providing “sanctuary“ to these criminal cartel narco terrorists. Just last month, a man murdered for telling someone to stop doing drugs, right outside the mayor’s office window, right next to a playground for children. What we need is an intervention — more specifically, a federal intervention — we need the National Guard to come into San Francisco and do battle with the cartel foot soldiers who continue poisoning our city despite what Limosuine Lurie would try and gaslight you with. Bring in the National Guard. Post them on Market Street. Have them apprehend the Hondurans and turn them over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation. Have them arrest the addicts and put them in 72 hour holds, forcing them to detox the hard way until they leave San Francisco. There is no fentanyl state of emergency. What we have been doing is not working, it’s time to try something new. Trust your own eyes, take a walk up Mission Street today and see what I’m talking about.

Crime is not down 30%. Smoking meth/fentanyl is STILL crime — even if you don’t arrest people for it or include it in your statistics. Take a walk any day (or worse night) of the week up Mission Street or through the Tenderloin and crime is EVERYWHERE you look. Addicts getting high with impunity, on our city streets — even though our Limosuine Liberal mayor says that getting high on the street is “no longer an option.” We have lost over 4,300 people from drug overdoses in the past five years, and the city continues on this downward spiral. Thousands of drug addicts smoking their drugs, every single day/night on our city streets. Illegal Honduran drug dealers operate fluidly— even if they are arrested they are immediately released to return to the streets to continue selling drugs by catch and release judges — our City, providing “sanctuary“ to these criminal cartel narco terrorists. Just last month, a man murdered for telling someone to stop doing drugs, right outside the mayor’s office window, right next to a playground for children. What we need is an intervention — more specifically, a federal intervention — we need the National Guard to come into San Francisco and do battle with the cartel foot soldiers who continue poisoning our city despite what Limosuine Lurie would try and gaslight you with. Bring in the National Guard. Post them on Market Street. Have them apprehend the Hondurans and turn them over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation. Have them arrest the addicts and put them in 72 hour holds, forcing them to detox the hard way until they leave San Francisco. There is no fentanyl state of emergency. What we have been doing is not working, it’s time to try something new. Trust your own eyes, take a walk up Mission Street today and see what I’m talking about.

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