> Would you send your 5 year old self down the streets of San Francisco or Seattle

No.

And I would avoid raising my kids there to begin with. Those two cities in particular have done everything within their means to alienate families.

I get that some parents believe that exposing their kids to people living in squalor on the street due to mental illness or addiction is an enriching cultural experience, and maybe it is. But I’m going to pass on that.