Every word of this is worth reading. Today, I had to physically *step over* a crowd of 8-10 people rolling & smoking joints to get on BART at Powell St. Yesterday, a tiny woman sat next to me & was SCREAMED at by a huge man through 2 stops, until she fled.https://www.city-journal.org/html/san-francisco-hostage-homeless-16980.html …
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If anyone in my family knew what I saw moving through the city during the day, they'd beg me to leave. If they knew why I stopped walking *anywhere* at night, they'd plead.
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SF crime stats are a joke. Everyone already knows not to bother calling. At some point, I'm going to have to start driving everywhere and eating the $30 parking just to practice what I preach about staying safe as a lone woman.
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I took this photo on my way home in Oakland about a week ago. Does this look like the wealthiest metro area in the US to you? Would you want to walk your kiddos along this street?pic.twitter.com/qyFLjDCqH1
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Hmm. I know that block. The tenderloin and many other parts of SF are hecka scary. OTOH your photo feels representative of that part of Oakland: a dirty block but nothing to be scared of.
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Definitely dirty, definitely scary at night. Had several people try to get me to get into their car as I was walking home one night, with the final man claiming I was being followed and should get in so I'd be safe. Stopped walking alone at night after that.
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