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Could it be dogs or could it be people?

What economic factors could lead people to stop picking up dog poop? Have poop bags gone so far up in price that it's impossible for the average person to purchase poop bags?

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It's people.

Yes, for the most part dog owners are pretty conscientious. My neighborhood is full of dog-walkers but I rarely see feces, even in the park next to my house. The only doggy-poo beef in my neighborhood, based on NextDoor threads, is some of them put the dog feces in people's personal trash cans right after the trash has been picked up, which can be kind of annoying if you keep your trash bin inside your house (I always take it to the public trash bin when I see it). But even that is a minority of dog owners, after that thread I haven't seen that happen even once (it used to happen regularly).

It's more than half dogs. People in SF just don't care. Also, it wasn't such a good idea to give shelter animals to the permanent homeless. Now not only can they not get into a shelter, but now something else is dropping turds on the street and not being picked up.

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