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What if San Francisco never pulls out of its ‘doom loop’?

San Francisco is facing a crisis of homelessness, drug abuse and sensationalized crime. The city’s progressive political class has failed its citizens and the gulf between rich and poor, and white and black, is among the largest in America.

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  • San Francisco is facing a crisis of homelessness, drug abuse and sensationalized crime.
  • Fentanyl overdoses are now so common that the city has expanded distribution of reversal kits.
  • The city’s progressive political class has failed its citizens.
  • The gulf between rich and poor, and white and black, is among the largest in America.
  • Houses are more expensive and scarcer, and offices are cheap and empty.
What if San Francisco never pulls out of its ‘doom loop’?
A crisis of homelessness, drug abuse and sensationalised crime threaten the city’s future
Financial TimesGeorge Hammond

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