most beautiful cities in america. it s known for wealth and innovation. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per capita in the country. but it s also one of the least affordable places to live. it s san francisco, a city some say is in steep decline because of crime, homelessness, and drug use. more people die from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home, to show us what it looks like now and find out it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco. captions by vitac www.vitac.com so, when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now, driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it over the hills, like dry ice being poured over a perfectly sculpted city on a stage. and then you get down into the city and you meet these gloriou
good evening. welcome to the whole story. conclusion i m anderson cooper. tonight brings us to one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in america. a city known for its social activism as well as it wealth, particularly in the tech world. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per captain in the country. but it s san francisco, in steep decline because of homelessness and drug use. more people died from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home to show us what it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco. so when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now, driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it over the hills, like dry ice being poured over a perfectly sculpted city on a stage. and then you get down into the cit
good evening. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. tonight brings us to one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in america. it s a city known as much for its social activism as it is for its wealth and innovation, particularly in the tech world. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per capita in the country. but it s also one of the least affordable places to live. it s san francisco. a city some say is in steep decline because of crime, homelessness and drug use. more people died from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home, to show us what it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco? reporter: so when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it
what s the result? more drugs on the street being sold. that is unintended consequences of our aspiration. amid several high-profile cases involving repeat offenders and a surge in burglaries faces two recall campaigns. all the frustrations that are because of the pandemic and the economy, they re looking to him and blaming him for all of it. that s where all the frustration is. san francisco has led the country in property crime for over ten years. that s not a new problem. we had a district attorney who was just not working with us and wasn t work being law enforcement in a cooperative way. regardless of what the statistics show, if people in my city don t feel safe, if they can t go about their business and live their lives in safety and comfort, then we have work to do. on june 7, 2022, san francisco voters decided it was time for budine s work to come
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