The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we ask you a question or provide a topic, and you talk about it.
Today’s Question: When was the last time you went to San Francisco? And did you have a good time?
The Water Cooler – When Was The Last Time You Went To San Francisco?
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25 years ago and that was only to fly to Kansas.
To city 30 years ago
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Only city where dogs have to watch where they walk.
Right before they finished the eastern span of the bridge, and yes, I had a good time. I visited some friends, and I always have a good time in the City. Unfortunately, traffic has increased
over the years, making the trek into the City tedious and monotonous.
Today.
There is some change to the city. The tenderloin is safer because most of the homeless and drug related activities move toward the mission district. Because of criminal activities that associated with fencing the stolen merchandise, the sfpd crack down street vendors on mission street between 16th to 24th street. The sfpd currently park its command mobile unit at 16th Bart station. It deters crimes however the crimes (mostly drug trafficking) move down an few blocks and into alleys.
Yesterday. I work in SF, but I also work from home. Did I have a good time? Well, I was working…
We actually went to SF on Bart last week.
We were commenting to ourselves that the new mayor has actually improved things. The city felt quite a bit better! Still a ways to go, but quite a bit better. It made us very happy!
It shows when you get a mayor who is not a crazy liberal, that things can improve. They see the whole picture clearer.
January 15th, 2025 for a memorial for a good friend of mine from The Scandinavian Club, it was held on Fell street, cross street Clayton at the Norwegian Club house. Before that for the Scandinavian Club Christmas dinner held at the same venue. It has been years since I have gone into the City for dinner and or shopping. When my friends from Denmark were passing through the City on a tour of the US, we went to dinner in North Beach and then walked around, some shops were open, they were impressed, it was in 2017.
I used to go into the City a lot, especially on Friday meeting friends for drinks at Harrington’s or Perry’s, or hang out in North Beach, Savoy Tivoli, Silhouettes for dancing, browsing at CIty Light’s book store. So many interesting place in North Beach great restaurants, family style very reasonable priced and good food. A girl friend of mine are talking about booking a hotel room for one night and then go out to dinner and go for drinks, or coffee at the Bohemian Cigar Store. Also used to go in to visit some of the great museums for special art exhibition. When my daughter was growing up from the time she was about 10 to probably 15-16 years (when she no longer would hang out with mom) every December I would take her and a girl friend into the City for lunch and some shopping. Always had a good time whenever I was going into the City.
In 2019, on Bart, with my sister’s wife to help her file some paperwork.
My sister didn’t go to help…. she is a germaphobe
Her wife suffers motion sickness and was worried…. we both never been to the location.
It was a long stressful day.
Sounds like you were better off staying in the city that day.
It’s been 5 or 6 years.
I got accosted by some homeless guy near the Ferry Building. I thought it was going to escalate into something physical but for whatever reason it did not. Haven’t been back since nor do I see a reason to go again.
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In the 80’s when it was fun,safe ,and alot cleaner.It is literally a toilet with nobody in line to use it.
Yet there are plenty of people, mostly techies, are willing to pay millions dollars for houses in this cesspool. And there are many sf natives who are angry because they are being priced out.
Gentrification; it’s how to clean up an area.
not anymore, too many dirtbags that live in the past and dont belong there wandering around making it an overpriced ghetto
About 2 yrs ago – wen to see a Giants game ….from BART to the stadium just before and after game time wasn’t bad … but used to work in the city & know what it really is like underneath …better now – but still has a loooooong way to go … imho
And one day Bart will make the gates so nobody can evade the fare.The same day the moon turns to dust and the birds sing nevermore.
I like to go to Giants games. It’s a trip from here, but it’s baseball.
I have to pass through San Francisco occasionally for work, but I don’t usually get off the freeway. A couple of weeks ago it took me 2 hours 15 minutes to get from Hillsborough to Walnut Creek. The traffic on the approaches to the Bay Bridge was completely stationary for a long time. That was about 3 o’clock on a weekday.
It’s been about 10 years. I went to visit some friends who live in the city. I had a good time despite the fact that I was in San Francisco. Fortunately, the friends I went to see live in a nice neighborhood where I didn’t have to worry too much about my car getting broken into or anything like that.
No more “techies” in SF,the building are all empty,business and residential.All Bart parking lots and the surrounding nieghborhoods that all needed parking permits so the techies didnt park in front of their house..alll barren. Courtesy of Biden and Fauci.