HOW LOW CAN BLUE CITIES SINK? [merged threads]

[TBoneTX 45,841]

Stories about San Francisco and Oakland.

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The Bay Area is still struggling to recover from 'defund the police' (now they're hoping Texas can help)

 

[...] You really have to soak in the comedic aspect of far left San Francisco going to bright red Texas to try to find officers.  For six years, San Francisco had banned business with Texas.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/09/18/the-bay-area-is-still-struggling-to-recover-from-defund-the-police-now-theyre-hoping-texas-can-help-n578984

[TBoneTX 45,841]

Portland tourism not recovering thanks to street conditions

 

Earlier this month the city of Portland passed a ban on the open use of drugs.  But as I mentioned when I wrote about the ban here, it hasn't gone into effect yet.  That's because the state legalized hard drugs via Ballot Measure 110.  So the city ordinance can't begin until the state law is changed.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/09/18/portland-tourism-not-recovering-thanks-to-street-conditions-n578997

[Dashinka 24,706]

I guess it is Blue States as well.

 

Illinois becomes first state in nation to eliminate cash bail: Here’s how it will work

 

People charged with an offense lower than a Class A misdemeanor — littering, some speeding charges and possession of marijuana over the legal limit — will likely be released with a citation and a court date without having to be processed at a police station.

 

In these cases, people usually face no more than six months in prison if convicted and often are released on probation without any incarceration.

 

However, law enforcement agencies will still be given discretion in certain cases. For example, if a person continues to commit the offense after being cited, they can be taken into custody and held until they appear before a judge, which must occur within 24 hours.

 

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/18/23878427/illinois-becomes-first-state-in-nation-today-to-eliminate-cash-bail-heres-how-it-will-work

[TBoneTX 45,841]

9 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Blue States

Good article and find.  Probably my doing, but the "Iowa vs. Minnesota" thread seems to be more for blue "states" (vs. cities here).  Doesn't matter that much, perhaps.

[Boiler 45,895]

 

[Dashinka 24,706]

Nate is always spot on, and this is no exception.

 

Progress…please ignore the unintended consequences and keep voting Democrat.

[TBoneTX 45,841]

California Democrat Sues Liberal City For Allowing It to Turn Into a 'Third World Country'

 

[...] Democrat Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho is suing the city of Sacramento over years of "Third World" homeless conditions.  [...]

 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/20/cali-dem-sues-liberal-city-for-allowing-it-to-turn-into-a-third-world-country-n2628734

[Dashinka 24,706]

Hmm, one less big city run by the Democrats.  I am not going back through this entire thread, but I do not remember seeing a lot of stories about Dallas.

 

Dallas mayor leaves Democratic Party, switches to GOP: 'American cities need Republicans'
 

The mayor of one of the largest cities in the United States announced in a Friday op-ed that he is leaving the Democratic Party and becoming a Republican. 
 

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed with the headline "America’s Cities Need Republicans, and I’m Becoming One", Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson explains that he is leaving the Democratic Party because "the future of America’s great urban centers depends on the willingness of the nation’s mayors to champion law and order and practice fiscal conservatism."

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/dallas-mayor-leaves-democratic-party-switches-to-gop-american-cities-need-republicans/ar-AA1h7iDg

[TBoneTX 45,841]

6 hours ago, Dashinka said:

I do not remember seeing a lot of stories about Dallas.

I can't remember even one, honestly.

Dallas and Houston have held up pretty well under Demo rule.

Of course, if Queen She-Jac is elected mayor of Houston next year, all bets are off.

[Boiler 45,895]

 

Expected to be out in 30 days.

[Boiler 45,895]

Pronouns not mentioned but the person concerned does include white supremacy defund the police and of course the mask.

Edited September 23, 2023 by Boiler

[Boiler 45,895]

This could have gone in 2 threads but I think the focus is more Chicago corruption

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,841]

Oakland businesses will go on strike tomorrow to protest rising crime

 

A group of as many as 200 businesses in the city of Oakland will be closing tomorrow as a way to call attention to the rising crime that threatens to put them out of business permanently.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/09/25/oakland-businesses-will-go-on-strike-tomorrow-to-protest-rising-crime-n580344

[TBoneTX 45,841]

Target to shutter nine stores due to violence and theft, shockingly ALL in blue states

 

https://twitchy.com/coucy/2023/09/26/target-corporation-to-shutter-9-stores-due-to-crime-and-theft-all-in-blue-states-n2387778

[Boiler 45,895]