{"id":2097230,"date":"2023-11-13T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clean-for-xi-but-not-for-thee-democrats-hastily-clean-up-san-francisco-ahead-of-chinese-visit\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T12:33:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:33:35","slug":"clean-for-xi-but-not-for-thee-democrats-hastily-clean-up-san-francisco-ahead-of-chinese-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clean-for-xi-but-not-for-thee-democrats-hastily-clean-up-san-francisco-ahead-of-chinese-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean For Xi But Not For Thee: Democrats Hastily Clean Up San Francisco Ahead Of Chinese Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclean-for-xi-but-not-for-thee-democrats-hastily-clean-up-san-francisco-ahead-of-chinese-visit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2097230&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>San Francisco Cleans Up for Presidential Visit<\/h2>\n<p>California Democrats were in a frenzy last week as they\u200c hurriedly spruced up San Francisco ahead of the highly anticipated state visit between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The New\u2064 York Times likened the scene to teenagers\u2064 frantically \u200ccleaning \u200bup after \u2064a wild house party before their \u2062parents arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s main thoroughfare, Market Street, saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clean-for-xi-but-not-for-thee-democrats-hastily-clean-up-san-francisco-ahead-of-chinese-visit\/\" title=\"Clean For Xi But Not For Thee: Democrats Hastily Clean Up San Francisco Ahead Of Chinese Visit\">maintenance workers resurfacing sidewalks<\/a> and installing plywood over empty tree \u2062wells. \u200cA long-neglected plaza was transformed into a vibrant \u2064skateboard park and \u2064outdoor cafe, complete with pingpong tables, chess boards, and potted plants. Elsewhere, decorative crosswalks and \u2062new murals\u200d were painted,\u200c graffiti\u2063 was\u200c wiped away, trash was \u200dcleared,\u2064 and scaffolding was removed to showcase a refurbished clock tower at the Ferry Building.<\/p>\n<p>So why the sudden cleanup after years of neglect? The answer\u200b is simple: \u2064Xi \u2062Jinping&#8217;s arrival. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation \u2063conference, which began on Saturday, attracted 21 world leaders \u2062and 30,000 attendees to the Golden\u2064 City. Governor Gavin Newsom of California admitted that the swift cleanup effort was prompted by\u2062 the presence of these &#8220;fancy leaders&#8221; \u2064coming to town.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Gavin\u200c Newsom just admitted that they only cleaned\u200d up the streets of San Fran because &#8220;fancy leaders&#8221; were coming to\u200b town.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 reality: They were always capable of this but they don\u2019t care about \u2063your safety. They care about the safety of the elite. You\u2019re expendable \u2063to them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BPedyEjn3q\">pic.twitter.com\/BPedyEjn3q<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    \u200c \u2014 Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1724090742509826347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November\u2062 13, 2023<\/a>\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While\u2064 government officials focused on \u2063power washing \u2063transit\u200b stations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venice-beach-to-clean-up-homeless-camps-l-a-city-council-launches-6-week-plan\/\" title=\"Venice Beach to clean up homeless camps, L.A. City Council launches 6-week plan\">clearing homeless encampments<\/a> in prominent areas,\u2062 residents couldn&#8217;t help but\u200c wonder why \u2063it took\u200c so long for leaders to \u2062address the\u2062 deteriorating conditions in \u200bone \u2063of\u2062 California&#8217;s largest \u200dcities.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco Mayor London Breed \u200cassured \u200cthe public that\u2062 cleanup efforts would continue even\u2063 after the conference concluded, stating, &#8220;We will continue to do everything we can to \u200dmaintain cleanliness in our streets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>There\u200d is not enough discussion about\u2063 this.<\/p>\n<p>They managed \u2063to clean up San \u2064Francisco using existing \u2064budgets\u2063 in just a matter of\u200d days to\u2064 prepare for Xi\u2019s visit.\u200b No one can explain why they couldn\u2019t have done this a \u200blong time ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nJB8B1XRKB\">pic.twitter.com\/nJB8B1XRKB<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    \u200c   \u200b \u2014 AG (@AGHamilton29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGHamilton29\/status\/1723706798790619375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a>\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>San \u2062Francisco\u2019s homeless population was \u2062entirely cleared out for Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p>The government can easily fix our cities\u200d overnight. It just doesn\u2019t want to.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBGmWCbwtX\">pic.twitter.com\/tBGmWCbwtX<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    \u2062   \u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1723508911792148756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a>\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>San Francisco finally fixed \u2063the homeless crisis. \u2063All it took was a visit from a world dictator.<\/p>\n<p>Before Xi: After: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2WimoNHC49\">pic.twitter.com\/2WimoNHC49<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    \u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1723504803815289029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a>\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For years, San Francisco has\u200c symbolized the decline \u2064of America due to\u2064 deteriorating health \u2063and safety conditions. Rampant crime and homelessness\u200b have left\u200c residents exposed to hazards, while the \u2064city remains prohibitively expensive to live in. \u200dInstead of prioritizing efforts to\u2063 clean up, the\u2062 city&#8217;s Board of Supervisors has focused on leftist activism. \u2062In \u200ba \u200bcontroversial move,\u200b they approved a plan to distribute \u200dslavery reparations of $5\u200d million per \u200bperson\u2064 to individuals who were never slaves, funded by residents who never\u2062 owned slaves.<\/p>\n<p>In an article titled &#8220;Can San\u200d Francisco\u2062 Save Itself From the Doom Loop?&#8221; published\u200b by The Wall Street Journal, the city&#8217;s \u2062downward spiral \u200bwas highlighted.\u200d Downtown San Francisco\u2063 now \u2062lags behind other major urban centers in economic health, with \u2064retailers like Nordstrom and \u200cBanana Republic closing their downtown stores. \u200dThe owner of the city&#8217;s largest mall even\u2063 decided to hand it back to the lender rather than \u200ccontinue making debt payments.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan Justice is the \u2063western correspondent for \u2063The Federalist and the author\u200c of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter covering culture, health, and wellness. His work has been \u200dfeatured in various publications, including The Washington Examiner and The\u2063 Daily Signal. Tristan graduated from George Washington University with a major in political\u200c science and a minor\u2062 in journalism. Follow \u200bhim on Twitter\u200b at @JusticeTristan \u2063or \u200bcontact him\u200b at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up \u2063for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did it take a presidential visit for San Francisco to address the deteriorating \u2062conditions in the city?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dCleans up for a presidential visit, prompting questions \u200cabout the city&#8217;s neglect and priorities. Mayor London Breed assures residents that\u200b cleanup efforts will continue even after the conference concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Last \u200dweek, California Democrats and city officials in San \u2064Francisco went into a frenzy as they hastily\u200c spruced up the city ahead of the highly anticipated\u200c state visit between President Joe Biden\u200b and\u2062 Chinese President Xi Jinping. The New York Times likened the scene to \u2062teenagers frantically cleaning up after a wild house party before their parents arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The main thoroughfare of San Francisco, Market Street,\u200d saw maintenance workers resurfacing sidewalks \u200cand installing plywood over empty tree wells. A long-neglected plaza was transformed \u200dinto a \u2063vibrant skateboard park and outdoor cafe, complete \u200cwith ping pong tables, chess boards, and potted plants. Decorative crosswalks and new murals were\u2062 painted, graffiti was \u2063wiped \u2063away, trash was cleared, and scaffolding was removed to showcase a refurbished clock tower \u2064at the Ferry Building.<\/p>\n<p>The sudden cleanup efforts\u200b raised questions among residents about why it took so long for leaders to address the deteriorating conditions in \u2064one of California&#8217;s largest cities. Many pointed \u200cout that government officials focused on power washing transit stations and clearing homeless encampments \u200din\u200b prominent areas, but neglected the overall \u2063cleanliness of the city.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Gavin Newsom\u200d of California acknowledged that the swift cleanup effort was prompted by the presence of\u200b &#8220;fancy leaders&#8221; coming to town \u2063for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference. This\u2064 admission\u200b only further fueled the frustration among residents, who felt that their safety and well-being should have been\u200c a priority regardless of the visit.<\/p>\n<p>While government officials promised that cleanup efforts would\u200c continue even after the\u200d conference concluded, \u2062critics questioned why these efforts couldn&#8217;t have been initiated earlier. \u200dIt became apparent that the city had the capability to clean up San Francisco using existing budgets in just a\u2062 matter of days, raising the question\u200d of why it\u2062 hadn&#8217;t been \u200da priority before.<\/p>\n<p>The cleanup efforts also shed light on the issue of\u200c homelessness in San Francisco. Many \u200cresidents noticed the sudden absence of the city&#8217;s homeless population\u2062 during \u2064Xi Jinping&#8217;s visit, prompting accusations that the government was more\u200d concerned\u200d with presenting a sanitized image to \u200bthe world rather than addressing the underlying issues of poverty and homelessness.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor London Breed attempted to address these concerns, assuring \u200bthe\u2064 public that\u200b cleanup efforts would continue \u2063even after the conference concluded. \u2064She emphasized\u200d that maintaining cleanliness in the \u200dcity was a priority, and steps would\u2064 be taken to ensure \u200bthat \u200cSan Francisco remained a welcoming and vibrant place for both residents \u2062and visitors.<\/p>\n<p>As the dust settles after the presidential visit, San Francisco continues to grapple with questions about its neglect and priorities. While the\u200c rapid\u2062 cleanup efforts \u200dwere a welcome change for some, the underlying issues\u200d of homelessness and neglect of certain neighborhoods remain unresolved. The city must now demonstrate a \u200blong-term commitment to addressing these issues, rather than resorting to temporary fixes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-dallas-in-july\/\" title=\"Trump to Speak at CPAC in Dallas in July\">high-profile events<\/a>. Only then\u200d can San Francisco truly be considered \u2064a thriving and inclusive city for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Democrats hastily cleaned up San Francisco last week ahead of the upcoming state visit between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. 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