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Old 08-27-2018, 02:30 PM   #21
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Utrecht , a nice Dutch city ! I think what we mean as bad crime in the Dam is like a backyard BBQ in SF . We have went to Holland at least once a year for the last 21 years . I don't know where the RLD is growing . A friend of ours in the Dam is a judge . He has explained how the city continues to buy buildings out that could be attached to organized crime. There are three RLD's in the Dam and all are shrinking . As far as safety . There are more Politze in the RLD then in most U S cities . In uniform and plain clothed . Let a fight break out and see how fast they are there.
As far as dirty , yes at night it becomes dirty and they have the pissers in the RLD so you can piss on the street into a canal . But every morning they clean the city . The city over all is not dirty it is old.


Hell the last time we were in SF they were selling poop maps areas to avoid because street people were pooping on the street .


I don't know if our SF friends know this but many midwestern U S cities have budgets to send their bums to SF on a bus ( one way ticket ) Seattle is also a target city . Sad yes but SF has all that money to solve the problem . Used to be New Orleans . But now SF and Seattle.
As far as Houston as a tourist city , no Houston is not a tourist city . One thing to remember Houston is the most modern city in the U S . Houston is also the Oil capital of the world. To talk about Texas , I ask a question why do we have all these U Haul trucks a trailers from Cali. that nobody wants for return trips . Austin is flooded with U Hauls from N California .
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Old 08-27-2018, 02:39 PM   #22
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We live 3 hours from SF and used to go a lot. Human and dog poop in front of stores, people shooting up, strong urine smell and garbage everywhere. We were there last January for my DIL’s surgery. People on poop patrol cleaning it up. It used to be such a great city. No more.
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As I said midwestern cities are sending their bums to SF . They used to send them to New Orleans but Katrina caused them to move . SF has become a homeless destination .
I just don't know how you solve the problem.
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I think all the bums are in Houston. It has a serious obesity problem and is one of the most dangerous places in America. It's also the fattest city in America.

https://www.chron.com/business/real-...us-4476367.php

The city is in serious urban decline especially the areas that were flooded. Of course it's not a tourist city. Who would want to go there?

I don't know how they will solve all their problems.
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As I said midwestern cities are sending their bums to SF . They used to send them to New Orleans but Katrina caused them to move . SF has become a homeless destination .
I just don't know how you solve the problem.
San Francisco actually sends twice as many homeless people out of the city:

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Over the last 12 years, San Francisco’s homeless population has grown from around 6,200 to just over 7,600, according to the city's counts. During that period, a small number of people in other cities have been given free tickets to relocate to San Francisco. A far larger number – more than 10,500 homeless people – have been moved out of San Francisco on buses.
From this interesting-to-me article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...-country-study
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