To the editor: As a former San Francisco resident, I’ve adopted the information (“‘The vibe shift is’ real. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie becomes his hometown’s hype man,” April 14) concerning the troubles my former city has had with homelessness, graffiti, trash and enterprise emptiness with curiosity. Final week, I spent 5 days visiting San Francisco and walked throughout downtown, from the Ferry Constructing to the U.N. Plaza at Metropolis Corridor and the Castro, all of my outdated haunts. I discovered town remarkably clear with little graffiti and few seen homeless individuals. Not so true within the Tenderloin, however even there I noticed few camps, simply individuals congregating on the sidewalks.
I used to be relieved to see that town appears to now be heading in the right direction in presenting itself in a greater mild, extra prefer it was once I lived there within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties. Sure, there continues to be many vacant retail places in downtown and close to Union Sq., however if you happen to can create a clear and protected atmosphere, it would lure again retail companies once they can see elevated pedestrian foot visitors.
George Meyer, Lengthy Seaside
