tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post8208412723834884236..comments2023-11-05T09:13:09.921+00:00Comments on Where do I start, where do I begin?: The Streets of...SandDancerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799646379550700816noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-18910154664702273082008-04-04T19:14:00.000+01:002008-04-04T19:14:00.000+01:00To give you even more of a flavor of 'liberal/prog...To give you even more of a flavor of 'liberal/progressive' San Francisco....it was announced today that they are spending almost $100K on advertising campaigns to let illegal aliens (undocumented workers who have entered the US illegally) know that they are welcomed there. SF is a "sanctuary city" which proudly states that they will not cooperate with US immigration authorities to help identify illegals (even if they commit a crime) and that they will use taxpayer dollars openly to offer them free medical care, education, etc.<BR/><BR/>They have similar attitudes towards the homeless, which is why you see so many in the streets there. You won't find it like that in most other US cities.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452664663894833976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-2465034486781218622008-04-03T18:23:00.000+01:002008-04-03T18:23:00.000+01:00Welcome back traveller. We missed you and I love t...Welcome back traveller. We missed you and I love the pickies.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't have described giraffes as docile. They are very protective of their young and have been known to kill lions. (They also have a tongue that is a foot and a half long...*insert smutty comment here*)<BR/><BR/>Oops lowered the tone. Sorry. Please let me back?Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-61121234754307304532008-04-02T16:42:00.000+01:002008-04-02T16:42:00.000+01:00Great pics and great stories! SF is certainly one ...Great pics and great stories! SF is certainly one city I'd love to return to...Northernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964074370942363720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-29709855797246977802008-04-01T18:20:00.000+01:002008-04-01T18:20:00.000+01:00Welcome home! Glad you had a great time - it cert...Welcome home! Glad you had a great time - it certainly sounds and looks like you did! and fabulous photos tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-78978648584187633902008-03-31T16:31:00.000+01:002008-03-31T16:31:00.000+01:00Perhaps 'encourage' is too strong a word. SF is a...Perhaps 'encourage' is too strong a word. SF is a 'tolerant' city where politicians who have tried to clear the streets of them have been labelled as callous and booted from office over it.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure SF has more homeless people than NYC, but for its size, it has an overabundance of them, and the city spends at least $100M a year of taxpayer resources on the issue. Still, they sit and beg. It must work for them.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452664663894833976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-84228795729868625732008-03-31T15:15:00.000+01:002008-03-31T15:15:00.000+01:00MD - I'm not any of those things, but apparently I...MD - I'm not any of those things, but apparently I am docile like a giraffe.<BR/><BR/>M - it was very strange with the begging - I didn't ever feel threatened by them and they weren't particularly persistent, but there were just so many of them everywhere and I didn't remember seeing much of it in New York. I don't understand how the city can be encouraging it though - if they looked after the homeless better than other places, surely they wouldn't need to be on the pavement begging?SandDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799646379550700816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-27018988776022599432008-03-31T14:01:00.000+01:002008-03-31T14:01:00.000+01:00Glad you enjoyed your trip.For the record, other U...Glad you enjoyed your trip.<BR/><BR/>For the record, other US cities are NOT like that in terms of the homeless. SF is a haven for them. I think the city encourages it there. Even I was shocked at how many there were when I visited the city last Sept/Oct timeframe (I even blogged about it). I had to step over them daily as I walked to work. Disgusting.<BR/><BR/>Glad you made it to the wine country. The food is fabulous out there!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452664663894833976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-52006655974230040172008-03-30T21:56:00.000+01:002008-03-30T21:56:00.000+01:00Welcome back! Great photos – I especially like the...Welcome back! Great photos – I especially like the 'beware loose women' and the giant broccoli. Giraffes are great – elegant, intelligent and good-looking, so I'd definitely take that as a compliment.Mellifluous Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180132607349077647noreply@blogger.com