I just got back from a week in San Francisco visiting family. My God has that city hit the skids. Walking down the streets of local neighborhoods outside of the tourist areas, all you smell is urine. There are stains all over the sidewalks. The "unhoused" are everywhere. NGO's drop off meals and water daily, enabling the lifestyle. Traffic is nothing like it used to be, even during peak hours. There's tons of unoccupied retail and office space. The tourist areas are busy but the only lines were for ice cream and oysters. You could walk into any good restaurant or pub with no wait. On the plus side, the sushi was as good as ever, and the public transit system was excellent. The NYC subways are disgusting. The SF buses were clean, modern, and on time.