San Francisco cleans up city's homelessness ahead of Xi Jinping visit | Washington Examiner
By: Washington Examiner
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San Franciscohas cleaned up its homelessness in preparation for a visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for this week.
The cleanup of the city comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) visited China last month. The cleanup included a power-washing and scrubbing of the city's streets and the removal of most of the city's homeless camps, according to KTVU.
"I know folks are saying, 'Oh, they're just cleaning up this place because all those fancy leaders are coming to town,'" Newsom said on Friday. "That's true, because it's true — but it's also true for months and months and months before APEC, we've been having conversations."
"APEC" refers to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which will host an expected 20,000 CEOs and heads of state in the city this week. San Francisco Mayor London Breed has argued that the conference will bring in almost $53 million, which could revitalize the city's economy.
"Tourism is our business here in San Francisco, and we need to focus on making sure that the tourist dollars still come back," city resident Patrick Rylee said.
Xi's visit to California comes amid rumblings that Newsom could launch a last-minute entry into the 2024 presidential race, as some Democrats have expressed concern that President Joe Biden could not win reelection. Recent polls have shown former President Donald Trump beating Biden in a hypothetical rematch.
Though some have speculated that Newsom is running a shadow campaign for 2024, the California governor has denied that his eyes are on the White House next year, stating it is "time to move on" from the speculation of someone besides Biden being the Democratic nominee.
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So he's not cleaning up to help anybody but himself. I really wish I could say this is surprising.
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So Gov Newsome, how and why did it get in such a sorry shape?
Had quite a bit to do with far right wing fascism.
Have you ever heard of a one trick pony?
Just an FYI:
San Francisco has not had a Republican mayor, or in your words "far right wing fascism" mayor since 1956. His name was George Christopher, and he served as mayor from 1956 -1964.
Is San Francisco a good place to hold an important conference?
I guess it would be embarrassing for Newsome to show the man who was responsible for China's having eradicated abject poverty in a nation of 1.4 billion people where you do NOT see homeless people, what San Francisco, representing the USA, REALLY looked like:
Last number I noticed for the USA was 600,000.
What if Xi Jinping says he wants to see all the areas where the shit infested homeless tents are like in the pictures he has seen? They probably have them in a truck to put back up when Xi Jinping leaves.
When did these tent cities begin?
How would I possibly know that?
Interesting how far right wing fascism is directly responsible for the jobless and homeless in America.
How can anyone making the comment expect it to be taken seriously?
Do you get paid by how many times you use the word fascism? Obviously it doesn't matter if you use it correctly.
Interesting. Democraps don't want the Chinese to see their shithole. I guess they are not proud of the shithole their policies created.
Actually the seed is a bit unfair. Who DOESN'T make sure their house is neat and clean when they're expecting important guests?
I doubt many people let their house get to the point SF is.
My family doesn’t shit on the floor so we don’t need a shit tracking app like SF.
Its no secret that Democrat policies have lead to this. It also displays that they care more for foreigners than their own people.
For the land of opportunity where the streets are paved with gold, the land of the free that has the highest rate of incarceration in the world there seems to be a lot of evidence that all those people sleeping under bridges and lined up at the southern border may have been misinformed. Think of this parallel from the movie Casablanca:
Who would have done that?
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And I urge you to take another look at the movie Vertigo made in 1958 and shot on location in San Fransisco.
Why were the streets of SF so clean then and so filthy now?
It is not the American system which China has tried to imitate that is to blame. The problem came with ideology.
If the film called for tents there would have been tents, and if it did not, and there were tents there, they would have cleared the tents away or else filmed there there were no tents.
China has tried to imitate the American system? Not likely.
It is called the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION in America.
The developing world lusts for it.
The Industrial Revolution started in Britain, not in America, and as far as China fits in has any other nation developed so fast as China has in the last 40 years. Frankly, I have no idea why China is included as a developing nation because IMO it's already advanced past a lot of nations that are considered developed.
That is true, but it was the American version which is the envy of the world. Something that is not taught much at American universities.
China fits in has any other nation developed so fast as China has in the last 40 years.
The world's leader in emissions pollution & slave labor. They are racing to catch the US.
Frankly, I have no idea why China is included as a developing nation because IMO it's already advanced past a lot of nations that are considered developed.
That is to benefit China in many ways, but you are right, it is a first world developed nation.
Is there a legitimate source for that bravado or is it your opinion.
Taking into consideration the population of China is more than 4 times the population of America, I think the emissions pollution caused on a per person basis which is the fair way of calculating it would not come even close to the emissions pollution caused by Americans.
It's a little hypocritical to accuse another country of slave labour when you look at how migrant farm workers are treated in America.
Yes, despite all the US has gone through, it is still the world's greatest economy.
My advice to you is to stop slamming the US and using an authoritarian regime as the model for the world.
It was you that invoked China.
I can't speak for anyone else, but my wife and I clean our home and property on a daily/weekly basis. It's called maintenance.
The same cannot be said for Democrat-controlled cities. Even my small town has monthly street washing, weather permitting!
I stayed on topic. The seed invoked China and the Chinese President. I thought America was the bastion of free speech.
Fair enough
And that is what San Francisco showed they are capable of it. They just don't do it. And the people allow it.
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If you wish to be taken seriously you really should look up the meaning of words before using them.
Looks like they didn't hide all the scum that is San Francisco.
Sounds like something far-right wing fascists would do.
But it IS what left wing bottom feeders do.
Fascist is the new racist. Call everyone that doesn't drink from the same bowl of koolaid you do a name and after awhile you have to find a new name because the name you are calling them has lost all meaning. What name is next, calling someone fascist has pretty much became a joke.
Newsom drew strength from his inner Potemkin spirit to miraculously transform San Francisco into its former glory in less than two weeks so his new bff Xi will approve of him.
No matter how much you polish it, it's still a shit hole.
Today, this is true. Many years ago, SF was beautiful and most areas were safe and clean.
Well, it was beautiful in 1967 when Scott McKenzie wrote this:
And it looked pretty good around 30 years ago when I was there.
That was my point with Vertigo.
Good movie!
I've been to SF many times. The last time also around 30 years ago. My wife and I followed a driving/walking tour that the NY Times recommended. Our relatives, who lived in the suburbs, cautioned us about 2 areas (high crime, drugs, homeless, shootings), so we eliminated them from our tour.
What a shame that you have to be do concerned about those things, especially shootings.
I don't have anything to be concerned about, because I avoid Democrat-controlled cities that allow mentally ill people to illegally acquire guns.
As I'm sure you know, the USA is a huge nation with tens of thousands of places to visit and live in safety, even in areas where citizens are allowed to own and carry those scary guns. (That silly Second Amendment constitutional right to self-defense that many other countries prohibit)
The unfortunate thing is the need to have guns to protect yourself, which is the argument that many gun-lovers use, and I can understand that which is why I tongue-in-cheek have suggested that guns and ammo should be distributed to every American from the age of 13 up.
Thanks to far-right wing fascism there are many American cities that aren't what they used to be.
Hate of the "other" is all the far right has to offer these days.
How has far-right wing fascism effected American cities?
Funny how the majority of these cities are Democrat run.
On a side note, to save you further embarrassment, I recommend you look up the definition of "Fascist" and start using it correctly.
By not winning elections Republiicans have allowed Democrats to be elected so the democraps can turn cities into shitholes.
Oh, but that's where you're wrong. The poverty, crime, and filth that plagues US cities are those which are controlled by Democrats - San Fran, LA, NYC, Baltimore, Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, Chicago - to name only few.
Hillary Clinton learned that the hard way in 2016, and Joe Biden is learning it as I type this post.
Had to put on a show for the boss man...
Sad they let residents live in rotten filth for years, but miraculously find the means to clean up when Winnie the Pooh shows up.
Perhaps you're not aware of the fact that officials and leaders of 19 other nations are attending the APEC meeting for you to insult. Go to it.
What I find sadder ... no, alarming ... is that the voters in these cities continue to stupidly vote for the same political party that refuses to protect them.
When the big meeting is over, they will have it trashed and the bums will be back before Christmas
Before Christmas? I give them to Friday.