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Podcast: Mid-Atlantic - conversations about US, UK and world politics
Episode: Is San Francisco a failed city?
Description: During the first part of the pandemic, San Francisco County lost more than one in 20 residentsSan Francisco now has the fewest children per capita of any large American city, and a $117,400 salary counts as low-income for a family of four.Iād gotten used to the crime, rarely violent but often brazen; to leaving the car empty and the doors unlocked so thieves would at least quit breaking my windows.The budget to tackle homelessness and provide supportive housing has been growing exponentially for years.In 2021, the ci...