Jax vs. San Francisco: Same Size, Polar Opposites

[AngryChicken]

I moved to the West side of Springfield you idiot.  I believed all of the bullshit that never came true and likely never will.

I don't understand the logic? I get why you moved to Jacksonville, but not where you don't want us to have a thriving downtown. Why not have both? Even if our downtown got to where many posters want it to be, it'll never be comparable to a city like NYC.

He didn't move to Jacksonville apparently.  He moved to one of the suburban counties.

[AngryChicken]

I am liking and looking forward to the revitalization of downtown. I think that high density urban living is a terrible way to live. From my experience public transportation sucks and I live living in a big house with a big yard.

I don't understand the logic? I get why you moved to Jacksonville, but not where you don't want us to have a thriving downtown. Why not have both? Even if our downtown got to where many posters want it to be, it'll never be comparable to a city like NYC.

[thelakelander]

I moved to the West side of Springfield you idiot.  I believed all of the bullshit that never came true and likely never will.

I don't understand the logic? I get why you moved to Jacksonville, but not where you don't want us to have a thriving downtown. Why not have both? Even if our downtown got to where many posters want it to be, it'll never be comparable to a city like NYC.

He didn't move to Jacksonville apparently.  He moved to one of the suburban counties.

No need for personal insults. We do try and keep it clean around here. Can you share more about your experience in Springfield? What did you like or dislike about it?

[I-10east]

San Francisco's homeless problem comes head to head with Super Bowl 50. San Fran is hiding it's homeless from the visitors in town; If you don't see the squalor then it isn't there, out of sight out of mind.... San Fran is listed as the '11th meanest city to the homeless' (Jax isn't listed in the top 20 BTW). Obviously everything isn't all hunky dory liberal concerning the unfortunate in the City by the Bay.

http://abc7news.com/sports/i-team-super-bowl-puts-strain-on-homeless-in-san-francisco/1184577/

http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/crimreport/meanest.html

[I-10east]

^^^The info is legit on the links (ABC7 and the NCH). Try to debate with actual evidence instead of your usual shifting the topic (my travels), condescension, belittlement, shaming, or name calling.

[I-10east]

Look at the video before commenting (as you like to say).

[fsquid]

all cities do it when big events come to town.  Atlanta did it with the Olympics, Charlotte with the Democratic convention, etc.

[I-10east]

^^^I've been to Cali before. The accosting (whether it be a pamphlet handout or whatever) while at a fast food drive thru speaker, it's a different animal out there. I was just saying by San Fran being very liberal (not to disparage liberals) you'd think that they wouldn't rank one of the meanest cities for the homeless.

[seaspray]

I don't think the point of the article is to bash Jax, and try to turn something that its not. But maybe when comparing it to other urban cities we can come up with ideas for improvement ("improvement" not "overhaul").

One thing I can say about living in Jax is, "Hey, I'm here aren't I?"