[oicu812]

As a non-resident who has enjoyed going to tech conferences in SF in the past, taking along my family so they could explore the city while I was at the conference, this article did nothing to change my opinion of SF. There is no way in hell I would go to SF for a conference or take my family there.

[space_fountain]

What gave you the negative view? Was it personal experience or media?

[denysvitali]

Not OP, but I've seen SF in the news before coming here last week and it really looked bad.

It's sadly exactly as shown in the news - car break-ins and zombies around TL. It's just sad and not safe.

I don't know how the rest of the US looks like right now in terms of crime rate and drugs abuse - but as an european I have never seen anything this bad.