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I also find it curious that safety and sanitation aren't referenced. I by no means have all the answers; however, I am sure my main reason for leaving San Francisco will be along the lines of these things. I've had traumatic experiences living in this city and I am 6 ft male that lifts weights often (I'm just trying to imply that some people most likely get harassed even more than I). I wish I had more of a capacity to help this city rather than leave.

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The surprising thing to me is seeing how bad many other cities have gotten with tent cities and homelessness. I remember (circa 2007) when there were no tents on SF streets, even under the freeway. But then I see how bad other cities have gotten: Portland, LA, Tucson, Vancouver... this is not an isolated issue and each city is managing homelessness/affordability in different ways. Although SF and CA in general have drawn themselves into a corner through decades of bad policy.

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