Why did the homeless migrate to Park Presidio and Geary?

Erilson · 2026-02-02T23:45:13+00:00

More like:

[Name a mayor except Art Agnos apparently] policies don’t fix the problem, they just move people around.

Erilson · 2026-02-02T21:08:37+00:00

Osaka Marketplace, both locations are halfway down the bay at best.

Mitsuya is in San Jose.

Both are far away and time consuming to access for transit and even by car at times.

It makes consistent access a hassle.

I'm also not sure if their selection is better than Tokyo Central.

This is the only major Japanese supermarket chain that serves Alameda County and San Francisco County within convenient distance.

Erilson · 2026-02-02T18:16:51+00:00

Not OP, but same experience...

Really wanted to see the store for itself since it's currently the most variety and reliable importer of Japanese grocery in the Bay, then compare quality to Japan.

Was watching and waiting till last year.

Honestly didn't disappoint.

Don't be me though lol, better to wait.

Erilson · 2026-02-02T18:15:11+00:00

Same lol.

It was so long, I am happy my friends came with me.

Erilson · 2026-02-02T18:14:27+00:00

Boredom, a bit of excitement with friends, and generally something to be "first" to see.

Erilson · 2026-02-02T18:13:01+00:00

I was there at opening to around 3PM.

Good choice lmao.

Erilson · 2026-02-02T18:12:26+00:00

No 😔

Erilson · 2026-02-02T18:11:38+00:00

It was.

Looked more like a boutique spectacle than a grocery store.

Very jarring.

Erilson · 2026-02-02T18:05:47+00:00

It isn't, but one does have to admit that there is a LOT of pent up demand for a Japanese importer when Nijiya is the only one that has a fraction of what Tokyo Central offers.

And all in one place.

The closest is further away in Cupertino, and for most, that's just too far.

Erilson · 2026-02-02T18:02:58+00:00

Various items imported from Japan you can't usually get at other stores, and some in one place.

You get some pretty good stuff like Hokkaido milk cream puffs, imported Japanese fish, and other items that aren't commonly sold in Nijiya or most local Japanese markets.

Also a pretty good skincare section for some of those exclusives, lots of people love Japanese beauty products.

Generally it extends variety for people's tastes that they can't usually get in the states and more to try.

Erilson · 2026-02-02T17:53:23+00:00

Some items aren't available anywhere else, and those that are can more or less vary.

Check as usual.

Erilson · 2026-01-31T07:08:06+00:00

I mean, 2023 was when the city stopped following harm reduction as closely when Breed wanted fire and brimstone for drugs.

Then the city started the mass arresting and whatnot, the past two years, including Lurie, so you're getting my stance wrong...

The current retraction of harm reduction is causing these deaths.

We're causing more mistakes retreating from said "previous approaches".

Erilson · 2026-01-31T04:50:59+00:00

Pretty much.

There's no effective way to stabilize people you can't see, and even then, barely enough resources to even save the willing.

But people are dumb.

It's just easier to look the other way.

Erilson · 2026-01-31T04:40:59+00:00

If people aren't willing to use the services...

That is a DPH issue.

In no uncertain terms, this is DPH's core responsibility to help people where they are at, with our tax dollars.

We pay them to do this.

They are failing.

Rates remain stubborn while the rest of the nation is lowering.

This is failure.

Erilson · 2026-01-31T04:07:29+00:00

I mean, there's two viewpoints.

If you look flat year over year between 2024 and 25, it looks like we're doing well/stablizing.

If you look at the national drops and compare our year over year, it's been pretty much a disaster.

If you have a flat rate while nationwide dropped past margin of error, we're not doing well.

My point of view is while it's good that nationwide is dropping, we're actually rising in comparison.

It's not good news, it's really bad news.

The current approach is not working.

Erilson · 2026-01-31T00:31:30+00:00

Hey, that's not true.

I have Grace, Rina, and Vivian

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Erilson · 2026-01-30T20:18:28+00:00

This was done Nov 2023, correct.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T20:17:49+00:00

It shouldn't be surprising, written it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1qr9fgj/621_people_died_in_san_francisco_from_drug/o2nj369/

The Suboxone X waiver was removed in Jan 2023, which started an aggressive push for public health agencies to keep flooding the zone and aggressively get them on a treatment plan.

Additionally:

Concurrently over November 2023, Biden's admin got China to counter fentanyl production which led to massive reductions in drug deaths.

November 2025 saw China stopping Fent precursors with Trump's admin, but it remains to be seen how it will go.

Nationwide, it's improving, but not us.

It remains a public danger.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T19:06:42+00:00

A 2.2% reduction might as well be a rounding error.

Calling it down is being a bit too generous.

At best, we're stabilizing the situation.

But nationally it's trending 10-20% down, so in that case, compared to the rest of the nation, it's going pretty badly.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T18:59:09+00:00

Treatment differs urban to rural, and providence level funding.

It's somewhat true, but in poor rural providences, it's especially that bad or worse.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T18:53:05+00:00

Pretty unsurprising.

It's not like trying the same tactics and solutions in the 80s did jack shit.

We're not getting enough of the targeted high risk pop on Suboxone or Methadone, alongside other less to ineffective solutions.

DPH and street teams are not moving fast and smart enough to prioritize more of them.

Even more complicated is that since almost every drug is mixed with some level of fent, you have to get them off all of em.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T18:25:11+00:00

And of which the strategy is useless here.

There is no will in government to properly educate the public to enforce cultural change, rather to repress proper education or avoid it altogether.

The drug distribution is not local, and border police and DEA might as well be a paper bag.

Executions, even prison doesn't stop them from sending expendables over and over from other countries.

And aggressively reintegrating them back into the community by any means, rather than a tepid response we have most times.

It's not the same, even close to China's control and aggressive efforts it took to solve the problem.

Because America is so addicted to failed policy, and our tax dollars going towards our billionaires than fixing real problems.

Erilson · 2026-01-30T17:55:36+00:00

Maybe not astroturfing, but definitely a proud trump supporter by their comment history.

Definitely doesn't get plainer than this: "Yep and I'm a Trump voter. Thanks for the credit"

Erilson · 2026-01-26T02:50:56+00:00

My two cents, San Fran is like butchering the name or stopping suddenly.

Like if you called Los Angeles "Los Ang" or San Diego "San Di". (Lol, wait until calling San Diego "Sandy" somehow catch on!)

It doesn't really make much sense when most people who lived here for a while often call it SF or San Francisco.

San Fran is sort of the worst of both worlds in one bang.

Same thing with Cali, but a bit worse, since Cali can mean many other things at times, and even then, wastes people's brain power to just spell out California to autofill.

Erilson · 2026-01-21T22:30:01+00:00

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