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First time I was walking through Houston I saw a man shit on the sidewalk and fall into it. What was your point?

It was an anecdotal example. Other examples I saw include drug paraphernalia (e.g. needles) littered all over the sidewalks, vast encampments of homeless people, and no police presence. Maybe a bad day? I've been to Houston many times and never seen anything like that. I've also seen shadier parts of NYC but the level of despair appeared much higher in SF.

Everyone shits, not everyone does heroin.

Ever been to rural Wisconsin?

We definitely have what we like to call an 'opioid' problem here.

I lived in Houston from Rita to Harvey. Also had serious drug problems. Needles and all. There is no way other people living in Houston could not have noticed these issues. Homelessness, drugs, rampant crime.

For San Fran to be different from Houston, there would need to be something more.

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