San Francisco hires tourism boss to battle ‘ongoing narrative’ about city’s woes

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The official will try and shift the public perception of the city as it deals with surging crime and rampant drug use.

Homelessness is one of the San Francisco’s biggest problems it is currently dealing with.About 48% of Americans view San Francisco as an unsafe city, according to a recent Gallup Poll, The Chronicle reported. Perceptions were significantly divided on partisan lines, with 74% of Democrats viewing the city as safe, while just 32% of Republicans agreed.

While FBI data shows that San Francisco has a relatively low violent crime rate, it has a considerably high overall crime rate — particularly with car thefts that target tourists’ vehicles.— including their passports — from their rental cars during a broad-daylight smash-and-grab while they briefly visited the city’s Ocean Beach. They had only been there for about 10 minutes.

 

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