San Francisco clears out homeless encampments in preparation for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, sparking a dialogue on the city's struggles with homelessness, crime, and drug addiction.
San Francisco is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum this week, which will feature a meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In preparation for the forum, the city cleared out homeless encampments throughout the city. This sudden rush to address the city’s issues sparked a dialogue in the media.
The article outlined the city’s struggles to address its issues with homelessness, crime, and drug addiction, determining, “In the end, all it took for San Francisco to clean up its act was the threat of embarrassment.” Determining that the city already had the resources and abilities to clear out homeless encampments but chose not to, Rothman writes, “The APEC summit demonstrates that the city’s commitment to abdicating its responsibility to its residents is total. That dereliction becomes untenable only when outsiders are in a position to notice the fraying social compact.” The article stated that the city was going through a “rough patch in recent years” as it struggles with crime, homelessness, and corporate flight
San Francisco Homeless Encampments APEC Summit Struggles Crime Drug Addiction
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