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While city leadership claims to be working diligently to keep sidewalks and streets clean, these assurances clash with the visibly deteriorating conditions captured on video and in reports. Official statements tout "clean sidewalks" and "safe communities," despite mounting evidence of drug markets, overdoses, and public safety hazards.
Governor Gavin Newsom has publicly pressured city leaders to address homelessness, threatening to withdraw funding if progress isn’t made. Yet critics argue that the measures taken so far are ineffective, merely placating political optics rather than solving the crisis.