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53. In the early '70s one did not go more than a block or two southwest of Union Square.

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #49)

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 01:03 AM

Dec 2013

South of Market was pretty much off limits.

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Startup CEO complains 'degenerates gather like hyenas' in downtown SF [View all] Newsjock Dec 2013 OP

Why should the Internet nouveau riche waste their beautiful minds on something like that? jsr Dec 2013 #1

So he's just like 90% of the tech community there? Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #2

+1.. Just the only one dumb enough to blatantly post it on Facebook.. SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #5

Actually, he's not. KamaAina Dec 2013 #45

The guy in your link is not the same guy in the OP.. SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #46

That's the point. Peter Shih is ANOTHER techie who moved to SF KamaAina Dec 2013 #52

You're just viewing America after it's been ravaged by Republicans, stupid. HughBeaumont Dec 2013 #3

I'd rather he write that on his Facebook page The Second Stone Dec 2013 #4

He did... That's where they found it.. SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #8

We deserve the problem of the insane poor in the US as we The Second Stone Dec 2013 #17

Who is this "we"? maxsolomon Dec 2013 #40

Is he wrong? Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2013 #6

Yeah, he's wrong...First-world problems of the wealthy and all that... Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #9

Most people who haven't been to SF recently don't get that. Xithras Dec 2013 #19

I work in SF near Civic Center - and I do not feel safe, even in broad daylight Nictuku Dec 2013 #20

When you say subway, are you talking about Bart? I have not had the experience or felt threatened lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #29

The area around market and seventh to sixth can be very dangerous.. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #39

BART and MUNI underground streetcars share station entries along Market, so it's irrelevant. Gormy Cuss Dec 2013 #48

Yes I mean BART Nictuku Dec 2013 #49

In the early '70s one did not go more than a block or two southwest of Union Square. FarCenter Dec 2013 #53

Hoodlums? They are just young Black guys dressing in a style of their upaloopa Dec 2013 #34

Ummm Nictuku Dec 2013 #50

I think you misunderstood my comment Nictuku Dec 2013 #54

Yes he is wrong. Just spent the weekend there walked 11 miles upaloopa Dec 2013 #32

No. You can't deny that there are a lot of aggressive winos on Market. Throd Dec 2013 #35

I know what he talks about as I've walked down Market street many a-time. BlueJazz Dec 2013 #7

Seems thayt a combo of social services and law enforcement elehhhhna Dec 2013 #18

He did put it on his FB page and he's getting ravaged there. I love it. CurtEastPoint Dec 2013 #10

The poor are clearly trash to him. jsr Dec 2013 #13

What a loaded word, "degenerate". I have no idea if he's Jewish, closeupready Dec 2013 #11

What does Jewish have to do with it? Do you have a problem with Jews lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #31

I think this is the first time I've ever made an obvious point closeupready Dec 2013 #33

He just removed the post... ljm2002 Dec 2013 #12

Isn't that yoga pants company looking for a new CEO? hatrack Dec 2013 #14

and today.... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #15

I can smell the sincerity jsr Dec 2013 #16

"In actuality..." the comment he is sort of apologizing for is more about him than SF KurtNYC Dec 2013 #22

His name is GOPman? How appropriate.... n/t csziggy Dec 2013 #21

Try running the gauntlet on Market from Powell Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #23

This area is a large open air drug market, there is a mix of homeless and out of town drug dealers. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #25

There is a real problem in SF taught_me_patience Dec 2013 #24

I hope that he never comes to Detroit MrScorpio Dec 2013 #26

He is full of shit. My suggestion to him get lost lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #27

Sounds like someone needs his taxes raised. Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #28

I just spent last weekend in downtown San Fran upaloopa Dec 2013 #30

It depends were you go. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #37

Well I didn't travel much outside of Union Square and the Wharf upaloopa Dec 2013 #43

That you had a good time and impression is great. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #44

I was walking about a block from my house. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #36

Up in Seattle we call this "Street Disorder" maxsolomon Dec 2013 #38

Down in SF we don't have a term for it. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #41

What an arrogant piece of shit. Lint Head Dec 2013 #42

Waaahhhh. What a pear-clutching idiot. fujiyama Dec 2013 #47

Well guess what? You will be visited by 4 ghosts and kewl shit like that!!! Rex Dec 2013 #51

He's right though. nt woolldog Dec 2013 #55

Thank you so much for putting this up. We need to be reminded from time to time Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #56