What’s Best of the Bay? Beyond thousands and thousands of voters expressing their love for the local people, places, and things that make this the Best Place on Earth, the annual Bay Guardian Best of the Bay (our 47th!) takes a temperature of the times. This is the 17th Best of the Bay I’ve edited, and I’ve seen the booms, busts, shifts, and slants of the city reflected in each one. This one was tough. So many winners from years past have tragically closed or left, so many categories had to be reconfigured so that they could be properly competitive in this time of online shopping, working from home, chain monopolies, not to mention stress about what’s happening in the world .

But it was so beautiful. So many of you voted for brilliantly San Francisco and Bay Area things, showing how much you care, and how much local businesses, arts organizations, music-makers, cocktail shakers, and everything else inside the Golden Gate matters to who we are and how we live. We have so many new and classic winners. We’re still here, dammit. Please join us to celebrate the winners and the runners up—as well as our sister site 48 Hills’ 9th anniversary!—at our Case Fling, Nov 3, 6pm-9pm at El Rio, SF. (More info here.) We’d love to party with you all, the true Best of the Bay. And hey, if you’d like to see this Bay Area tradition continue, please join 48 Hills as a member or donate today.

CITY LIVING

BEST STREET FAIR
FOLSOM STREET FAIR
www.folsomstreetevents.org
Runners Up: How Weird, Haight Street Fair

BEST HOTEL
PHOENIX HOTEL
www.phoenixsf.com
Runners Up: Fairmont San Francisco, Argonaut

BEST TOUR
SKIP THE BUS
www.skipthebus.com
Runners Up: Blandina Farley’s Fabulous Tours, Rides By Me

BEST KIDS’ VENUE
EXPLORATORY
www.exploratorium.edu
Runners Up: Randall Museum, House of Air

BEST POLITICIAN
HONEY MAHOGANY
Runners Up: Dean Preston, Chesa Boudin

BEST NON-PROFIT
CREATIVITY EXPLORED
www.creativityexplored.org
Runners Up: Rocket Dog Rescue, Pacific Center for Human Growth

BEST LOCAL SITE
BROKE-ASS STUART
www.brokeassstuart.com
Runners Up: Mission Local, Funcheap

BEST PODCAST
BITCH TALK
www.bitchtalkpodcast.com
Runners Up: Storied San Francisco, East Bay Yesterday

BEST RADIO STATION
BFF.FM
www.bff.fm
Runners Up: KQED, KPOO

BEST ANIMAL RESCUE
ROCKET DOG RESCUE
www.rocketdogrescue.org
Runners Up: Muttville, SFSPCA

BEST DOG WALKER
DOG TALES
www.dogtalesunleashed.com
Runners Up: Sniff and Go, Citizen Hound

BEST DOG GROOMERS
VIP GROOMING
www.vipgroomingsf.com
Runners Up: The Pawber Shop, Kosita’s

BEST PLUMBING
SUGAR BEAR PLUMBING
www.sugarbearplumbing.com
Runners Up: Plumb ‘Em All, Heise’s

BEST ELECTRICIAN
PAURIC ELECTRIC
www.thesfelectrician.com
Runners Up: Ike’s Electric, Wells Electric

BEST MOVING SERVICE
DELANCEY STREET MOVERS
www.delanceystreetfoundation.org
Runners Up: One Big Man & One Big Truck, Shamrock

BEST HOUSE CLEANERS
LA COLLECTIVA
www.lacolectivasf.com
Runners Up: BerryClean, Immaculate Cleaning

BEST AUTO MECHANICS
PAT’S GARAGE
www.patsgarage.com
Runners Up: Noe Valley Auto Works, Action Auto Care

BEST BICYCLE REPAIR
BOX DOG BIKES
www.boxdogbikes.com
Runners Up: Valencia Cyclery, Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative

BEST TAILOR
AL’S ATTIRE
www.alsattire.com
Runners Up: Michelle’s Tailor, HB Alterations

BEST SALON
RAUL ANTHONY PRO
www.raulanthonypro.com
Runners Up: Ginger Rubio, Glamarama

BEST GYM
FITNESS SF
www.fitnesssf.com
Runners Up: Bay Club, JCCSF

BEST COACH
ACE MORGAN
www.acemorganfitness.com
Runners Up: Dudley Flores, Graylon Sanders

BEST YOGA STUDIO
MISSION YOGA
www.missionyoga.com
Runners Up: Yoga Garden, Love Story Yoga

FOOD AND DRINK

BEST OVERALL RESTAURANT
BLUE PLATE
www.blueplatesf.com
Runners Up: Original Joe’s, Flour + Water

BEST BUDGET RESTAURANT
TU LAN
8 Sixth St., SF.
Runners Up: 7 Mile House, Tommy’s Joynt

BEST TAKEOUT
SOUVLA
www.souvla.com
Runners Up: Local Kitchens, DNA Pizza

BEST FOOD TRUCK
AL PASTOR PAPI
www.alpastorpapi.com
Runners Up: Senor Sisig, Vegan Mob

BEST FARMERS’ MARKET
ALEMANY
sf.gov/location/alemany-farmers-market
Runners Up: Ferry Plaza, Clement Street

BEST VEGETARIAN
GREENS
www.greensrestaurant.com
Runners Up: Ananda Fuara, Gracias Madre

BEST VEGAN
WILDSEED
www.wildseedsf.com
Runners Up: Souley Vegan, Shizen

BEST PIZZA
TONY’S PIZZA NAPOLETANA
www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com
Runners Up: Little Star, Golden Boy

BEST BURRITO
EL FAROLITO
www.elfarolitosf.com
Runners Up: La Taqueria, Taqueria Cancun

BEST SANDWICHES
RHEA’S DELI
800 Valencia, SF.
Runners Up: Lou’s Cafe, Alimento

BEST BURGERS
SCOPO DIVINO
www.scopodivino.com
Runners Up: Super Duper, 7 Mile House

BEST BBQ
4505 Burgers & BBQ
www.4505burgersandbbq.com
Runners Up: Horn, Everett & Jones

BEST SUSHI
EBISU
www.ebisusushi.com
Runners Up: Elephant Sushi, Live Sushi

BEST CHINESE
ERIC’S
www.erics-restaurant.com
Runners Up: Eliza’s, Yank Sing

BEST ITALIAN
COFFEE MACARONI
www.caffemacaroni.com
Runners Up: Sodini’s, Vega

BEST INDIAN
MISSION CURRY
2434 Mission, SF.
Runners Up: Pakwan, Tilak

BEST MEXICAN
PUERTO ALEGRE
www.puertoalegresf.net
Runners Up: La Taqueria. SanJalisco

BEST BRUNCH
ZAZIE
www.zaziesf.com
Runners Up: Plain Jane, Plow

BEST CAFE
FARLEY’S
www.farleyscoffee.com
Runners Up: Milk, Pinhole

BEST BAKERY
ARSICAULT
www.arsicault-bakery.com
Runners Up: Jane the Baker, Arizmendi

BEST CANNABIS EDIBLES
INCREDIMEDS
www.incredimeds.org
Runners Up: Green Cross, Purple Star

BEST OVERALL BAR
MADRONE ART BAR
www.madroneartbar.com
Runners Up: The Factory Bar, Oasis

BEST DIVE BAR
ELRIO
www.elriosf.com
Runners Up: Bender’s, St Mary’s Pub

BEST SPORTS BAR
HI TOPS
www.hi-topssf.com
Runners Up: SF Athletic Club, Kezar Pub

BEST QUEER BAR
ELRIO
www.elriosf.com
Runner’s Up: Oasis, Wild Side West

BEST WINE BAR
SCOPO DIVINO
www.scopodivino.com
Runners Up: Bar Part Time, 20 spots

ARTS & NIGHTLIFE

BEST MOVIE THEATER
ROXIE THEATER
www.roxiesf.com
Runners Up: Castro Theatre, Balboa Theater

BEST MUSEUM
DE YOUNG
deyoung.famsf.org
Runners Up: Asian Art Museum, Legion of Honor

BEST ART GALLERY
HAIGHT STREET ART CENTER
www.haightstreetart.org
Runners Up: Creativity Explored, Round Weather

BEST DANCE COMPANY
RAWDANCE
www.rawdance.org
Runners Up: ODC, David Herrera Performance Company

BEST THEATER COMPANY
BERKELEY REP
www.berkeleyrep.org
Runners Up: SF Neo-Futurists, Ray of Light

BEST PERFORMANCE SPACE
PIANO FIGHT
www.pianofight.com
Runners Up: Oasis, Z Space

BEST ARTS/MUSIC FESTIVAL
HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS
www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com
Runners Up: Stern Grove, Oaklash

BEST RECORD LABEL
BROKEN CLOVER RECORDS
www.brokenclover.com
Runners Up: Dark Entries, Storefront

BEST BAND
LOLLY GAGGERS
www.facebook.com/lollygaggers
Runners Up: Fantastic Negrito, Californicorns

BEST DJ
Charles Hawthorne
www.instagram.com/djcharleshawthorne/
Runners Up: Ion the Prize, The Tourist

BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
BOTTOM OF THE HILL
www.bottomofthehill.com
Runners Up: Great American Music Hall, The Chapel

BEST NIGHTCLUB
DNA LOUNGE
www.dnalounge.com
Runners Up: F8, Public Works

BEST QUEER NIGHTCLUB
OASIS
www.sfoasis.com
Runners Up: Jolene’s, Beaux

BEST DANCE PARTY
DEATH GUILD
www.deathguild.com
Runners Up: Swagger Like Us, Princess

BEST JAZZ CLUB
SFJAZZ
www.sfjazz.com
Runners Up: Mr Tipples, Club Deluxe

BEST OPEN MIC
THE RIPTIDE
www.riptidesf.com
Runners Up: Hotel Utah, Storefront Market

BEST KARAOKE
THE MINT
www.themint.net
Runners Up: Festa, Neck of the Woods

BEST DRAG SHOW
REPARATIONS
www.sfoasis.com/reparations
Runners Up: Princess, Monster Show

BEST DRAG PERFORMER
NICKI JIZZ
www.instagram.com/nicki_jizz
Runners Up: Lady Camden, Peaches Christ

BEST BURLESQUE
HUBBA HUBBA REVIEW
www.instagram.com/hubba_hubba_revue
Runners Up: Hex in the City, Baloney

BEST COMEDY VENUE
COBB’S COMEDY CLUB
www.cobbscomedy.com
Runners Up: Punchline, Pianofight

BEST COMEDIAN
MARGA GOMEZ
www.margagomez.com
Runners Up: Emily Van Dyke, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan

BEST STRIP CLUB
CONDOR CLUB
www.condorsf.com
Runners Up: Gold Club, center folds

BEST SEX CLUB
EROS
www.erossf.com
Runners Up: Steamworks, Power Exchange

SHOPPING

BEST OVERALL STORE
BIORDI ART IMPORTS
www.biordi.com
Runners Up: When Modern Was, Cliff’s Variety

BEST STORE STAFF
RAINBOW GROCERY
www.rainbow.coop
Runners Up: When Modern Was, The Green Cross

BEST BOOK STORE
GREEN APPLE BOOKS
www.greenapplebooks.com
Runners Up: City Lights, Dog-Eared Books

BEST COMIC BOOK STORE
MISSION COMICS AND ART
www.missioncomicsandart.com
Runners Up: Comix Experience, Isotope

BEST RECORD STORE
AMOEBA SF
www.amoeba.com
Runners Up: Vinyl Dreams, Tunnel Records

BEST GROCERY STORE
RAINBOW GROCERY COOPERATIVE
www.rainbow.coop
Runners Up: Gus’s Community Market, Berkeley Bowl

BEST CANNABIS DISPENSARY
THE GREEN CROSS
www.thegreencross.org
Runners Up: The Apothecarium, Purple Star

BEST WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE
NOOWORKS
www.nooworks.com
Runners Up: Ambiance, Sui Generis

BEST MENS’ CLOTHING STORE
SUI GENERIS
www.suigenerisconsignment.com
Runners Up: Al’s Attire, Mr Lin

BEST STORE FOR KIDS
Fiddlesticks
www.shopfiddlesticks.com
Runners Up: Tantrum, Chloe’s Closet

BEST FLEA MARKET
ALAMEDA POINT ANTIQUES FAIR
www.alamedapointantiquesfaire.com
Runners Up: Alemany, Ashby

BEST VINTAGE STORE
RELIC VINTAGE
www.relicvintagesf.com
Runners Up: Held Over, Vacation, Mary’s Exchange

BEST THRIFT STORE
COMMUNITY THRIFT
www.communitythriftsf.org
Runners Up: Out of the Closet, Mission Thrift

BEST SHOE STORE
ON THE RUN
www.ontherunshoes.com
Runners Up: Nice Kicks, Shoes on Solano

BEST HARDWARE STORE
COLE HARDWARE
www.colehardware.com
Runners Up: Cliff’s Variety, Papenhausen

BEST BIKE SHOP
VALENCIA CYCLERY
www.valenciacyclery.com
Runners Up: Mike’s Bikes, Box Dog Bikes

BEST PET GOODS STORE
JEFFREY’S
www.jeffreyspets.com
Runners Up: Bernal Beast, Pawtrero

BEST GIFT SHOP
LOCAL TAKE
www.localtakesf.com
Runners Up: Rare Device, Wishbone

BEST PLACE TO BUY EYEWEAR
VEO OPTICS
www.veooptics.com
Runners Up: Optical Underground, Eye Gotcha

BEST SWEETS SHOP
CHOCOLATE COVERED
www.chocolatecoveredsf.com
Runners Up: Dandelion, The Candy Store

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A recent poll of Bay Area residents found that 64% believe the region is on the “wrong track” — a record high in the eight-year history of the poll.

The poll was conducted by Bay Area firm EMC Research on behalf of the Bay Area Council, a group of business leaders in the region. 1,000 respondents were surveyed between March 2 and March 9, and the poll has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points. EMC Research has conducted other recent polls on the recall elections in San Francisco.

Survey respondents were asked the question, “Do you feel things in the Bay Area are going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track?” Sixty-four percent replied with the “wrong track,” 21% replied with “right direction” and 15% said they didn’t know.

The survey has been conducted every year since 2014, and the share of respondents selecting “wrong track” has never been higher. The previous high was 57% in 2019, but that number fell to 54% in 2020 and 50% in 2021. The last time there were more responses for “right direction” than “wrong track” was 2015, when 55% of residents chose the former option, compared to 28% who chose the latter.

The top concerns for residents are homelessness, housing and crime/safety, in that order. Just 2% of respondents listed the COVID-19 pandemic as their top concern.

The percentage of respondents who said they are “likely to move out of the Bay Area in the next few years” is unchanged since last year at 48%.

You can look at the full survey findings from the Bay Area Council.

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(The Center Square) – More than half of San Francisco Bay Area residents say they are considering moving out permanently in the next few years, according to a new report opinion poll carried out by the joint venture Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies.

The think tank has been publishing key figures in the Silicon Valley Index since 1995. The survey, the first the institute conducted, was produced in collaboration with the Bay Area News Group and Change Research.

The poll of voters in five Bay Area counties found that 56% of respondents said they were likely to leave the region within the “next few years,” while 44% said they were unlikely to leave the region; 14% said they wanted to move but couldn’t.

The underlying problem: cost of living and unaffordable housing. The majority – 84% – say the cost of living is the main reason for moving; 77% expressly name high housing costs; 62% name problems with the quality of life, 71% say the quality of life is worse today than it was five years ago.

“The mood is shared across the board – according to age, income, race and ethnic affiliation, according to home ownership, according to educational attainment,” the survey revealed.

“Rising house prices, rising homelessness, large income gaps and a host of sustainability challenges have made us nervous for some time,” said Russell Hancock, President of the Institute for Regional Studies, in the introduction to the 34-page report. “But if you add a highly contagious disease, you get a suffocating fear: 60 percent of the respondents say their life has become more stressful … 52 percent feel more isolated and alone, 66 percent are genuinely worried about the future.

“It is important to note that these feelings extend beyond the pandemic itself,” he said. “A high percentage of us are concerned about forest fires, drought and political polarization. 71 percent are of the opinion that the quality of life in Silicon Valley has deteriorated in the last five years. “

The pressure to leave the country is greater among residents who do not own property or are less educated. The majority of renters, 63%, say they are likely to move out, with 90% citing the cost of living and housing as the reason.

62% of those with less than a bachelor’s degree are more likely to leave, and 57% of households making less than $ 250,000 a year say they are likely to move.

Embold Research conducted the poll between Sept. 21-26, interviewing 1,610 registered voters from Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, San Francisco, and Contra Costa counties. The survey has an error rate of +/- 2.8 percent.

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OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – A poll by CBS News found that most Californians consider crime a major state issue, including more than two in three who they consider very important.

Crime is often a hot political issue, but how people see it often depends on their individual life experience. And now there are numbers to prove it.

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CBS News commissioned a survey of 1,800+ Californians on major problems facing the state. Forest fires and the coronavirus topped the list with 77% and 72%, respectively.

“But crime is at the top, very close to the Californian hot topics at 68%,” said Anthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections and Surveys director.

Oakland is often in the news about crime problems, but even there there are differences in how people view the scale of the problem.

“I wouldn’t say crime is a bigger problem here than anywhere I’ve ever been,” said Aidan Thompson-McTaggart, a college student from Oakland. “That doesn’t bother me much.”

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Shawn Granberry is a lifetime resident of Oakland. “Crime is definitely an issue in Oakland,” Granberry told KPIX 5. “Anyone who says crime is not an issue in Oakland doesn’t live in Oakland.”

Granberry said Oakland has become a city of the haves and the dispossessed, and young blacks don’t feel they have a great economic future. At 72%, this feeling is strongly reflected in the survey results on crime prevention.

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“The most important thing many Californians are saying is that more economic opportunities for people would help reduce crime,” said Salvanto. “Similarly, many Californians said that more mental health services could help.”

Mental health services scored 68% in response to crime prevention. Collin Vaughan agrees, saying it made a huge difference to him and likely saved his life.

“Because mental health treatment has changed my life,” said the 23-year-old. “Without the drugs, the therapists, everything … I would be dead now.”

About half of the survey said fewer guns would help, and the other half would like more money for the police. But the relationship between the police and the Oakland black community has not always been good.

“They don’t live here, they don’t go through church. They just drive their cars and show up when something happens, ”Granberry said. “You don’t know the community.”

The survey shows that 50% of those questioned feel “protected” by the police and 8% feel “threatened”. But 31% feel a mixture of both, like Tara Jones, who, as an African American, is not afraid of the police, but rather for the safety of her teenage son.

“When you live it, it changes the way you move, how you act, how you can actually enjoy the world,” said Jones. “Someone from a gated community probably enjoys the world very differently than my 6’8” and 18-year-old son. “

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Jones said there is no escaping the threat in her neighborhood. Crime seems to be a universal problem, but with individual implications.

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San Francisco could soon become a ghost town if residents keep their word.

A new survey by the city’s Chamber of Commerce found that a whopping 40% of residents will want to leave the city in the next few years due to the rapidly deteriorating quality of life.

The survey showed that crime and homelessness are among the main concerns of residents. Residents do not feel safe in the city and do not trust local officials to make positive changes.

“For the second year in a row, 70% of residents believe that the quality of life in San Francisco has declined,” the chamber wrote in a press release on the survey. “Given the pandemic, these views are hardly surprising. What is striking in the survey results, however, is the strikingly high and constant number of respondents who see homelessness and crime as the main problems facing the city today.

“Around 88% see homelessness getting worse in recent years, and an overwhelming 80% see addressing this homeless crisis as a high priority,” the Chamber noted.

As a direct reprimand for the progressive city’s efforts to weaken the police force, 76% of respondents said increasing the number of police officers in high-crime neighborhoods should be a top priority.

A former resident who just moved from San Francisco to Palm Springs, Florida over the weekend spoke to KPIX-TV about precisely these issues.

“There’s nothing worse than seeing such a beautiful place in such a mess and I really thought I would be sad when the moving companies loaded the last container on Saturday and I’ve never been so relieved,” said Lindsay Stevens.

“I honestly think we’ve seen a massive decline in the quality of life over the past three years and that has only been improved by COVID,” she added. “Homelessness has been a serious problem, people don’t feel safe walking their dogs … the number of break-ins seems to be increasing all the time.”

Another resident, 24-year-old Minku Lee, told the news agency, “I think safety is a huge concern, even two years ago when I originally returned to the city, I never considered certain neighborhoods to be necessarily unsafe. “

He remembered falling victim to a homeless person just the last week while driving a group of friends to happy hour on 3rd Street near Oracle Park.

“He said that even an insult would have knocked me over violently, a slash would have stumbled me, really shocked about the incident,” reported Lee.

The upcoming mass exodus from San Francisco has actually been going on for a few years. In April, TheBlaze reported that of all major US cities, San Francisco lost the most residents in 2019 and 2020 – many of them moved to Florida or Texas.

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According to a recent poll, almost half of San Francisco’s residents plan to leave the city due to rising crime and the deteriorating quality of life.

The survey of 500 San Franciscans commissioned by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce found that just over 40% of residents plan to leave the city in the next few years.

In addition, 8 out of 10 respondents said that city crime has increased, and almost 90% of respondents said they believe the homelessness crisis has worsened. About three-quarters of San Francisco residents said their quality of life had declined over the past year.

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“For the second year in a row, 70% of residents believe the quality of life in San Francisco has declined,” the chamber wrote. “Given the pandemic, these views are not surprising. What is striking in the survey results, however, is the strikingly high and constant number of respondents who now see homelessness and crime as the main problems in the city. About 88% see homelessness worsening in recent years and an overwhelming 80% see addressing this homelessness crisis as a high priority. ”

Lindsay Stevens, who has lived in San Francisco for 12 years and recently left town, told CBS Bay Area that she felt relieved when she loaded her things into a moving truck.

“There’s nothing worse than seeing such a beautiful place in such a mess,” she said. “I really thought I would be sad when the movers loaded the last container on Saturday, and I’ve never been so relieved.”

Stevens added, “I honestly believe that we have seen a massive decline in the quality of life over the past three years and that has only been improved by COVID. Homelessness is a serious problem. People don’t feel safe walking their dog. … The number of break-ins seems to be increasing all the time. ”

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Police statistics show that certain criminal offenses have increased in California’s fourth largest city, including a significant increase in car break-ins, which has increased by as much as 700% in some areas.

The San Francisco police chief pointed to two factors: too little police on the streets and criminals released from prison because of relaxed law enforcement.

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“These same people … go into stores and rob property,” San Francisco police chief Bill Scott told CNN. “As soon as we arrest them, we find out that they have been arrested over and over again. It is frustrating.”

In the poll, 76% of San Franciscans said that “increasing the number of police officers in high-crime neighborhoods should be a high priority for the city.”

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San Francisco has always been a passing city, a place where people come to work for a couple of years and maybe find a good time or romance and then go to a cheaper and more boring place when it comes to “settling down” “.

Well, somewhere around 40 or 50 percent of the people who live here – people who live here, who answer surveys – say they want to leave the country in the next few years. And many of these people have told pollsters that the biggest problems facing the city these days are crime, homelessness and “street behavior”.

The SF Chamber of Commerce released the results of its annual CityBeat poll Thursday, which asks San Francisco voters a series of questions about the state of the city and their perception of it.

This year’s survey found, like last year, 70% of city dwellers who say that the quality of life in the city has decreased. 80% of residents surveyed said tackling homelessness must be a high priority for the city, and 88% said the problem had worsened in recent years.

71% also said that “road behavior” has deteriorated. And 80% of San Franciscans support extending conservatory laws and making it easier for the mentally ill to be sent for treatment.

Additionally, 76% of San Franciscans said increasing the number of police officers in high-crime neighborhoods should be a high priority for the city, and 60% supported prioritizing funding for police academy courses and recruiting new police officers.

“San Francisco has suffered over the past year, highlighting and exacerbating issues such as homelessness, road conditions and safety concerns,” Chamber President and CEO Rodney Fong said in a statement. “Public infrastructure and the ability to handle road conditions have also pushed their limits, and it’s not surprising that residents have a strong sense of it.”

The Chamber of Commerce unveiled a data dashboard earlier this year listing 311 complaint dates across the city, and overall the data shows that complaints about theft and homeless tent camps have been on the decline since 2019.

This is just the latest poll from a local organization that has registered the growing public perception of worsening crime and found that many San Franciscans dream of escaping it all. As reported by the SF Business Times, a recent survey by the Bay Area Council found that nearly half of respondents plan to flee California entirely in the coming years.

Dignity Health was the presenting sponsor of the chamber’s survey, and a Dignity representative, Mark Klein, flipped the survey data on people who want to go to Business Times this way: “They are expressing their intentions to move. We still have the ability to “make changes that keep them here.”

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