restaurants are LEAVING San Francisco
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Restaurants are fleeing San Francisco at a record speed after the $20 minimum wage increase fast food restaurants have lost 10,000 jobs , in this video. I’m walking all over San Francisco pointing out some of the restaurants that have left including big fast food chains like McDonald’s and KFC.
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San Francisco- gone now!
@nannerl6243
15 күн бұрын
Yup just a little earth shaking....
@WilliamFiler
15 күн бұрын
@@nannerl6243 My Libtard friends wont even mention a thing. Probable all sick from the VAX.
@hightowerTB303
15 күн бұрын
Gonnne noooowwww!
@robertlyman9789
15 күн бұрын
Take Pelosi with them!
@canman5060
14 күн бұрын
@@nannerl6243 I have been waiting for another big shake since 1906 !
Damn. When McDonald's bails, its rock bottom.
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
Exactly
@Krelian89
15 күн бұрын
And chinese restaurants
@nokateno
15 күн бұрын
Jesus
@amigosyl4573
14 күн бұрын
Mc donalds IS not a fast food Officialy the owner of them own some buildings That never be some restaurant
@canman5060
13 күн бұрын
@@Krelian89 The have been there for over 50 years !
Astonishing to hear friends, who live there, in total denial about the situation; “everything’s fine”.
@crayolascents
15 күн бұрын
I have relatives just outside of downtown San Fran. "Better than its ever been". LOL. That's because what they value is the inclusion, as if San Fran was not inclusive 20 years ago. But you know what they mean. Decadence and filth and drugs has sort of become a hallmark virtue sign for progressive cities and they all covet that.
@Tranquility32
15 күн бұрын
Hi. And on the flip side, now I know exactly why a friend of mine moved away. We were coworkers back in the late 90’s and kept in touch via snail mail over the years. He said he was leaving and I couldn’t imagine why. It’s really hard to see these images, ones we NEVER wanted to exist. The echoes that are left behind. So sad.
@stevens1041
15 күн бұрын
I have some friends and family members like that. They make excuses for all this stuff. They're not politicians and they're not getting paid for it, why carry water for this kind of nonsense? Supporting the destruction of our communities.
@armoredghost6180
15 күн бұрын
Crime, insanity, and squalor are perfectly ok. Everything is fine.
@patriciaanzelc5386
15 күн бұрын
Yeah. They love to blame Covid. When all else fails they blame Trump 😂
thank you for documenting the results of criminal goverments
@sableann4255
2 күн бұрын
while Piglosi lines her pockets with $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
California hit the self destruct button pretty hard!
@jacqquelinetackaberry5450
15 күн бұрын
😁
@thepro3729
15 күн бұрын
They're competing with NYC. It's a race to hell and both had big self destruct buttons
@JustMeNoOther
15 күн бұрын
They pressed the button so hard, that when they just put apart the finger, the button will keeps stuck, forever and ever.
@azmovement79
14 күн бұрын
😞...a damned shame ! " GONE NOW"
@EdDunkle
13 күн бұрын
"The economy of the State of California is the largest in the United States, with a $3.944 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2023."
I do not want to immigrate to the USA anymore. It used to be a dream to live there, now it is a nightmare.
@mortuus4601
15 күн бұрын
yes usa today is the american nightmare for anyone trying live there..... what a joke
@jacqquelinetackaberry5450
15 күн бұрын
I am watching these people FLOODING over the border thinking they are going to the American dream only to arrive in time for the American nightmare 😜 BIDENOMICS at work 😜
@garyballard179
15 күн бұрын
Move to a red state; we're not suffering like the blue states.
@tandemrudy2014
15 күн бұрын
Just wait coming to a Theater near you.....
@snowysnowyriver
15 күн бұрын
@@garyballard179. Unfortunately, having ruined the infrastructure of the blue states, they are moving into the red states and taking their politics with them. Your turn is next.
I’m 3rd generation San Franciscan. My great grandparents came from Ireland during the famine. My father was born in 1903 and survived the earthquake. I was born in 55 ( yes my dad was an old dad). I lived there until age 5 and we moved because our neighborhood was getting rough, however it was just part of the city. I worked there in the 70’s and 80’s. It was really nice then . The city was crowded with workers and tourists, it was beautiful, my heart is broken to see it now.
@erikhaack4123
14 күн бұрын
Yep. I was born in San Francisco in the 1970s . My parents migrated to san Francisco in the 60s. It was a booming town and they bought a house in suburbs in San Jose CA. The houses back then were brand new and they cost about 22000 dollars in those days. Look at san Francisco now. It's a dead place.
@griffhenshaw5631
9 күн бұрын
M6 family long time it's embarrassing
@sableann4255
2 күн бұрын
my husband was born in the Presidio Hospital. I have family friends that are 3rd generation as well. Police & Fireman in the City. this makes me sick
You are one of the very few ones, who really show reality. Many other KZreadrs dont want tackle the closure topic, since they dont get many views. People prefer living in a lie. 😶 Thank you for your endeavours! 😊😊 Regards from México. 😊
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
I appreciate that!
San Francisco is dead. I am broken hearted that Louis’ Diner is gone. I called it the place to get a $10.00 meal with million dollar views. When I lived in San Francisco I would often go there mid afternoon and after my burger I would order a piece of pie and a coffee. Management would let me sit there at a window table and just enjoy the view for as long as I wanted. The most beautiful city in America is never coming back. Purposefully destroyed by design.
@johncaldwell-wq1hp
14 күн бұрын
We used to to "Frisco"-for our holidays,--now it's like "Bangladesh"-only worse !-at least there you can get a feed !
@canman5060
14 күн бұрын
Deeply heart broken seeing Louis' Diner gone. The best view , best price , and best service restaurant San Francisco ever had.
@user-od9kw7wb4j
12 күн бұрын
And taxpayers may have to pay more, to support city leaders paychecks.
@sasharaj
12 күн бұрын
As a youngster, my mom and I would take the train from L.A. to SF -- she loved the wharf area and Original Joe's. That was ca.1958-1963. Before the infamy of Haight-Ashbury. I'm glad I can remember the city before it turned to trash.
@JIppy623
10 күн бұрын
@@sasharaj original joe is back in north beach and the family is expanding their empire
Normal Life? GONE NOW!!
Cliff House and No 9 at Fisherman's Wharf: icons shattered by SF's weirdo politics.
@sew_gal7340
9 күн бұрын
Don't forget the mall in downtown and the forever 21 across the street... Icons of market Street gone forever
@mikeh.7499
Күн бұрын
@@sew_gal7340 Dear God ,not the Cliff House !!!!arrrrrgggh!
Why isn't the mainstream media talking about this? Thanks to Leo for exposing the shocking truth !
@LeoMetalTraveler
14 күн бұрын
Always!
@dirtycordoba6713
11 күн бұрын
Because the same tribe that did this to San Fran also owns and operates the MSM.
@SSL0707Star
6 күн бұрын
They are talking about the bright future of Newson’s political career, who had met with XIJINGPING.
@Calibeachgtl1024
6 күн бұрын
Mainstream media are communist propagandists!!!! Of course they will never expose this to protect the legacy of dictator newsome its that simple!!
@translationstations
5 күн бұрын
Because they've ALL been bought & paid for. Long time now.. BOUGHT.PAID.FOR
Without these vids we would not even know this is happening all over the north. The little tow I am in SoCal is devastated with empty building all over, and nobody there seems to mention it or care these days. Good luck with that.
@seanmanning652
14 күн бұрын
@@TheRunoben What city?
@nuclearchris832
13 күн бұрын
It’s California “come on man” please don’t leave
The biggest shame of all are the Cliff House and Louie's closings. The landlord of both properties is basically the same entity that forced them to close - the US government. Imagine having your landlord taking away your ability to earn a living and then kicking you out for failure to pay rent.
@soavemusica
15 күн бұрын
I read that Louie's was left waiting out of respect for the previous family which run it. That was 2-4 years ago, maybe. I think it is GONE by NOW!
@user-od9kw7wb4j
12 күн бұрын
They raised the property tax reason they raise rent.
@GS-zc4sk
7 күн бұрын
Yep, we don't even have to imagine.
@user-iz3ve6dv3z
3 күн бұрын
The National Park Service is responsible for both the Cliff House and Louie's. They have selected somebody new to run the Cliff House and are going to be doing the same thing for Louie's but nothing has happened yet.
@user-iz3ve6dv3z
3 күн бұрын
@@soavemusica Building is still there. No idea what the NPS is waiting for but I understand they do want somebody else to reopen a restaurant there.
I can’t believe my eyes,I was there in 2012 it was beautiful. How could the people just let the politicians destroy one of America’s most beautiful cities.
@JIppy623
10 күн бұрын
still pretty every major city has bad areas
@DreamQueenScream
6 күн бұрын
I went to school in the city in 2010/2011, I don’t go over there now unless I have to…
@SSL0707Star
6 күн бұрын
They voted the politicians, didn’t they?
@7c8f9x
5 күн бұрын
AND THEY WILL KEEP VOTING DEM. THEY WILL NEVER LEARN, SO GLAD I AM 77.
Someone needs to tag every closed business with the words, Courtesy of Gavin Newsome. 😢
@TheRustyLM
14 күн бұрын
That person would be arrested and prosecuted to the max. But never the taggers/thieves/bandits. 😒😒
@scarygary-qq1pj
12 күн бұрын
Unless they're illegal aliens. Then they'd get free housing.
@3ffrige
7 күн бұрын
GONE NOOWWWWW! Love, Your homie G Newsome
- "No restaurant, no pharmacy, no grocery shop, not even something to eat around here?" - "Mam, all gone now" - "I am having a headache too. Do you know where I can get a painkiller around here?" - "Mam, good luck with that" - "........And do you have anything left I can get here?" - Sorry mam, we are............ closed now" (Well, that's a full course San Francisco sightseeing for you!)
@kailua808
15 күн бұрын
and no bathrooms either. well, the whole city IS the bathroom 😂😂😂
@samsonabraha9536
13 күн бұрын
The new Boom is Smoklng shop & lickers stores .
@jimjames6990
11 күн бұрын
Just homeless junkies with Chet in their ash robbing you
Vote Woke, Go Broke.
@Mikefngarage
15 күн бұрын
For sure....Change to the R.....may not be perfect but better than Broke and Poor.
@genewellnapata445
15 күн бұрын
but, homeless have to vote them for more alms. Do you know the idea of Final Producer? That is finally stage of Capitalism, and that is the future for all of us. No one can change it.
@soavemusica
15 күн бұрын
Unlucky Penny Cafe...
@pamelas1002
15 күн бұрын
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@dohabandit
15 күн бұрын
Do you think they are actually voting for this??? I think everyone's eyes should be open now to the fact that many of these elections are RIGGED and the true vote of the people is being suppressed.
Not only is" gone now " a signature sentence but now" for lease" is a good signature sentence too .. My husband and I love it when you say both of them... Oh hell all the damn words you say are fantastic and love the way you explain everything awesome You're very detailed very informative keep up the good work Love the honesty ..arrivederci
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
@lissiacammarasana3740 thank you very much for your kind words and your continued support. I appreciate you very much!
@nokateno
15 күн бұрын
for leeeeeeezs
@soavemusica
15 күн бұрын
"Good luck with that".
@machkam8371
14 күн бұрын
It’s THE BEST 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@bobmalack481
14 күн бұрын
And ' closed now'!..
by the end of the year my goal is to master Leo's cadence.
@johnjuarez8005
15 күн бұрын
GONE NOOOOOOW!
@andrechandon8558
15 күн бұрын
"Good luck with that" 😂
When does the commercial real estate market completely collapse? Landlords and general property owners can't continue to pay off loans and taxes on these properties that are never coming back in my lifetime. Scary where the economy is headed. And when is the last time you saw a major news network cover this total commercial real estate collapse?
@williamharmon3076
15 күн бұрын
They are not going to cover any of this, local media is only going to cover positive news stories, and crime stories only if enough people comprehend but they try to stay away from stories That speak on the city's economic health,...
@nokateno
15 күн бұрын
I mean, it’s happenin’ you are watchin’ it.
@thepro3729
15 күн бұрын
Corruption going on. They must be funneling our taxdollars to cover those losses. I'm betting Federal covid relief fund, approved for Democrat owners, denied for others
@canamrider07
15 күн бұрын
After the election. After that, watch the regional banks totally collapse and the auctions for high profile buildings will start. Big hedge funds will pay 50% or less for what the buildings last sold at. Bailouts will cause more massive inflation so that might not happen.
@ConcernedNinerFan
14 күн бұрын
I was even thinking about getting a job in the commercial real estate sector, but this is going downhill fast.
BOARDS BOARDS BOARDS!
@comeoncents3288
15 күн бұрын
Taking everything! Tag your it!
@billcereske7211
15 күн бұрын
That plywood isn't cheap anymore, either! All imported from out of state, so California can save the planet!
Extremely sad but they did it to themselves. I’ve lived in San Francisco twice. Once when my family immigrated here to the states and then again in the mid 2000’s. It was always my favorite city and was vibrant and beautiful. I was back one year ago to visit and the best way I can describe it is you own a house you love but lease it out. They end up trashing the place beyond comprehension to were it’s not repairable and is a total loss.
They need to close the Mayor 's office and the State House.
@nokateno
15 күн бұрын
Fat chance. It’ll be the last one to go.
@canman5060
14 күн бұрын
They probably not in office most of the time !
Leo, I feel your anger, sadness, and pain. I visited S.F. in 1990 and 1993, what a beautiful, vibrant city it was.
@mumbles215
15 күн бұрын
1998 and 2001 for me. Loved it and learned it like my own city on east coast. Have friends there and was supposed to go back but covid happened. Now I don’t think I ever will so sad. I have 1998 memories to last me now.
@user-fl6ko9do5y
14 күн бұрын
oh man those were the best years there!
Was in San Fran in late 90's I do not believe what I am seeing its like someone bombed the city
What's happening there, is coming to a neighborhood near you 😔
@user-od9kw7wb4j
12 күн бұрын
That's what scares me.
Clooooosed….Gone noooooow…..Fo leeeeeease…. Love it, keep up the good work.
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
Thank you! Will do! More to come!
Does anyone know when the Build back better starts? ANYONE!
@jimmyday9536
15 күн бұрын
Build Back Better starts in Four More Years, pause. LOL.
@patriciaanzelc5386
15 күн бұрын
When MAGA IS reelected
@fernandoscrenci4874
14 күн бұрын
😂😆
@tomjones5338
12 күн бұрын
Build back backwards you can see what's happening Democrats are greedy and stealing the states budget pocketing the money this Nancy Pelosi fault what has happened to San Francisco with Gavin Newsom at the helm expect California the whole state will be gone in 4 more years
@7c8f9x
5 күн бұрын
NOT IN S.F OBVIOUSLY!
I remember 1967. It was a long time ago. 😢 If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you're going to San Francisco You're gonna meet some gentle people there For those who come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there In the streets of San Francisco Gentle people with flowers in their hair
I lived in San Francisco in the late 80's to 1991. I can assure you all that Leo has documented and shown us on this channel about the city makes every part of the city I fondly remember, The Ferry Building, The Embarcadero, The Union Square area, the shops and department stores lining along Market Street past the Powell Street cable car turntable, Mission Street, Geary Boulevard from downtown all the way past the Golden Gate Park, and likely countless several places feel like a dream. Can't believe it feels this bad to stay awake.
@user-wh3fx3um9t
15 күн бұрын
😢😢😢 is the American economy this bad? I thought this is some sort of fake news?
@patriciaanzelc5386
15 күн бұрын
The democrats are the elite and this is how they want it. Woke rewards!😢
@ulexite-tv
15 күн бұрын
@@user-wh3fx3um9t No, it is not fake, Metal Leo has been documenting it for a long time. Look at his past videos of San Francisco, the East Bay, the South Bay, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and more. He is meticulous and accurate.
@Darrylizer1
2 күн бұрын
@@user-wh3fx3um9t The West Coast is that bad. Texas, Florida and the East Coast are doing considerably better. Where I am you wouldn't know that a pandemic happened.
I always tell people: accounting isn't magic. People need to stop taking out their frustrations on small business owners, with insane policies people in California keep voting for. We are ending up dominated by big business that can afford to buy the politicians and can afford to have an army of lawyers looking for loopholes. Small sandwich shops, taquerias, corner stores, can't afford a thing like that, now we end up with no social mobility, no jobs, communities blighted.
@philmiska7295
4 күн бұрын
They were groomed by fascist communists in school to live communism and hate capitalism and only vote blue. This is the result
Progressive policy at its best
Sen Mike Lee from Utah has introduced a bill to abolish The Federal Reserve, This Is The Way !
@GINZO4849
15 күн бұрын
Biden just let the Petro Dollar expire. Do you see the plan?
I pass by that restaurant (Louis) near the Cliff house every day on my way to work - there is usually some homeless person sleeping in the doorway. "Gown Now !"
Thank you, Leo, for documenting this. During the COVID lock-down, restaurants were hanging on by a thread, and when that ended, many owners spend a lifetime of savings to re-open, in hopes that things would improve. But other neighbourhood stores didn't make it -- and without a thriving neighbourhood, a restaurant is nothing, so local restaurants began to close. That left the fast food restaurants, which rely on drive-by and walk-by traffic, so the city went big into street (de)construction -- creating car-less streets and torn-up streets. To speed up the emptying, legislators put through the wage hike to $20.00 per hour for fast food restaurants, and since most of those are franchises, not corporate outlets, the owners cut hours, raised prices, or quit.Ten thousand jobs were wiped out in this cascade of falling dominos. But it's not over yet. The vandalism, tagging, street filth, and lost quality-of-life that follows is the last domino -- and Metal Leo shows it all. San Francisco dining -- GONE NOW.
@st.andrew999
15 күн бұрын
I believe that the most important point that he made was safety. Too much crime. San Fran has become a lawless, dangerous, hellscape...
Hard to believe that the tax paying citizens and property owners of this city actually voted for people who literally promised to bring about exactly what we are seeing in this video.
@poempadgett4664
15 күн бұрын
And rumor has it that GN may possibly be🏃♂️in place!?
@1940limited
15 күн бұрын
Democrats vote against their own best interests. Go figure. But they "Got Trump." That's all that matters to the party of hate.
@adolfdyversiti6517
15 күн бұрын
"The western leaders are psychopath and sociopath " Gonzalo Lira R.I.P It's highly possible, their voters too... Sorry.
@sasapopadic384
15 күн бұрын
So, SNL was right on tsrget years ago...with Calafournians. 😂😂😂😂😂
@siamajidi2761
14 күн бұрын
Capitalism fallen on its face! Enjoy
" The Lucky Penny has run out of luck" Lol 😂Epic!!!
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
😁🪙
California - Where dreams go to die.
@Kooliat
15 күн бұрын
All the leaves are brown- California dreamin
I grew up in Sacramento. This entire region is a liberal wasteland. I retired and moved to the Coastal Redwoods. Nice going lefties, real nice indeed, from a Republican.
@dohabandit
15 күн бұрын
This is Cloward and Piven, everyone needs to see this. I was born in Sacramento. NORCAL is turning into a meth head zone as well... This isn't the result of Capitalism as others have posted, this is the end result of Socialism and policies pushed by leftists designed to destroy America.
@calpolyca
15 күн бұрын
@pilot3016 I always thought the coastal redwoods was more leftist than not? Or are there good areas where common sense people reside up there? California born and raised here, but tired of the BS I didn't vote for
@TheUtuber999
15 күн бұрын
Thank your patron saint Ronald Reagan. He kicked all of this off.
@pilot3016
15 күн бұрын
@TheUtuber999 I'm 73 and remember those years. Much has happened since then. Water usage and restraints screwing farmers. Gasoline taxes in the name of the environment. And the list goes on. If anyone thinks our environment is bad, go to Beijing, Manila, or Bangkok.
@pilot3016
15 күн бұрын
@calpolyca It's still California but it's actually a cut above the rest of the state. You have to get "Way up North" to feel the difference. Way up.
We used to hang out at the Cliff House back in the 70s when it was mostly for the locals. Then it got remodeled and turned into a tourist spot. Totally wrecked the place and all of Land's End. So sad
thank you for documenting the reset, as painful as it may be. the closures and destruction of property is accelerating and spreading.
@suppylarue220
15 күн бұрын
all that will remain are the pigeons.
So sad to see SF go this way. It was a nice city. California - Gone now!
I just came back from Fort Worth, TX and I see NO DESTRUCTION in that vibrant city. People were happy, friendly and smiling. Stores were all open, thriving with people shopping from all walks of life. I went for a visit. to check for future retirement haven planned 5 years from now. I will be moving out of CA once I file early retirement.
With that ocean view and your restaurant is out of business, there's something wrong with the mayor or governor.
Not many small business can say closed for 18 months while still having to pay rent and insurance.
@lexxlars5762
15 күн бұрын
None
It’s crazy what’s happening in SF. I’m in Sacramento and I see a lot of empty commercial spaces as well.
Like NYC, San Francisco is also becoming a ghost town nothing but empty store fronts.
I almost didn't want to watch this one because I knew it would depress me, but we gotta support Leo on his documenting of the Fall Of San Francisco... Charles Phan's Slanted Door restaurant was THE best vietnamese food on the west coast, bar none. You saw how big that restaurant was, located on absolute prime real SF estate Charles Phan was one of *the* biggest restaurateurs there... That man brought in *millions* of dollars in revenue for that city, but the city f*cked him over by delivering a one-two punch of shutting him down over covid and then making construction costs for renovation so prohibitive that he not only closed it permanently but he also closed his other location on Fillmore, AND sold his house there. The man gave SF the giant middle finger and said, "See ya..." Thanks, Leo, for proving to the SF residents who come on here saying, 🤡 *"Everything's fine!"* that things are NOT fine there. You showed locations all over the city, not just in one area San Francisco used to be a premiere foodie town. Not anymore...
CLOOOOOOSSSSEEEEDDDDD NOWWWWWWWW…. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️….
Sad to see all those restaurants closed up. When you were at the seaside restaurant, I had exactly the same thought - imagine having dinner there, with that view. Not to mention the two cliff side restaurants - with that location they ought to be full. Thank you for the walk. 💐
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
Exactly
You would have to be insane to open a Restaurant in california now
My prediction: By June of 2026, seven of every ten buildings that are now vacant will be shelters. The will be dedicated exclusively to single, homeless and drug addicted men.
@ChrisCarlin-is8wv
15 күн бұрын
I hope you are wrong. It’s a huge cost to transition from office to residency. Some engineers say it would be cheaper in some cases to just demolish and rebuild.
@thomaswolf1771
15 күн бұрын
That's very optimistic of you. I'd predict worse. First abandoned, then looted, later burnt down. Finally: torn down. That's the way Detroit went. For now they seem to have enough paint to cover the decay. But "June of 2026" seems about right in your prediction...
@nokateno
15 күн бұрын
Summer 2026 is the time that stands out in my mind, too.
@lancepage1914
13 күн бұрын
That's exactly what will happen. It will turn into a homeless and asylum seeker shelter. Then they will come up with some dodgy scheme to make money from.
@karnubawax
9 күн бұрын
That already happens. A lot of the really big mansions in San Francisco are live-in drug rehab facilities. They are the only people who can afford it.
If I ever come back for a visit, I can safely add this to my "abandoned" channel. I visit enough ghost towns and relics of businesses. Now this is becoming one.
I've heard people echoing Gavin Newsom and saying, "But the $20/hr. law is only for LARGE restaurant chains." Well, here is why that doesn't matter: If you have a small restaurant and DON'T pay $20/hr, your employees are going to go to someplace that does! Therefore, $20 is now the BASE WAGE for all restaurants or they will go under because of no staff.
@garyballard179
15 күн бұрын
What they fail to understand also is that those "large chain restaurants" are primarily franchises; small business owners paying to use the famous name. So they have to pay for the franchise rights _and_ the $20 min wage. And, they're under contract with the brand and can't easily get out of it.
@ulexite-tv
15 күн бұрын
That is truth -- exactly. And it spreads to other small businesses as well -- "Why should i work for your clothing boutique / book store / candy shop at minimum wage when i can get $20.00 per hour at any fast food outlet!"
@enigmo20
5 күн бұрын
Newsome is full of Shit
@shartles_mcgee
3 күн бұрын
In a city like San Francisco I imagine anything below $20 is poverty wage.
@tampaps3ps38
Күн бұрын
large restaurant chains are often franchises with small business owners who don't always have deep pockets. Allot of them have very slim margins.
wake up people of California and vote every democrat out office before they close every store !!!
@comeoncents3288
15 күн бұрын
We do vote but the poles often close before we get back from the poling booth. Many more conservative people in California than media presets. Our votes are Gone Now! Trust me. I personally know people who are not citizens who have received a ballot to vote starting back in the 80s. This is the long game folks.
@Mikefngarage
15 күн бұрын
@@comeoncents3288 I vote R and absentee....I work all over the state. By the land masses the Rs are dominant. But in the cities......Bra we are outnumbered. I am not sure about the Frauds. My brother does those signatures for new items and they check EVERY one....Verify citizenship and voter status. They may get a ballot but when its counted they throw that sucker out. All the big cities control this whole state. LA and Bay area.....huge lefties. They dont read ANY of the fine print on anything and believe everything that comes out of that Governors mouth.....Every lie.
@genewellnapata445
15 күн бұрын
wake up yourself first. You still don't realize whatever you vote or not. They will "be voted" and sit on that chair anyway. This country is going to crash, and no one can save it, even Jesus himself, no doubt.
@anonymousgirl799
15 күн бұрын
Too late for that. The damage has been done. This isn't a band aid problem. 🙄
@genewellnapata445
15 күн бұрын
Actually, they don't need your vote. why those living people think they have more vote than dead?
On my visits to the city over the years, I have eaten at some of those restaurants. It is sickening that California politicians have helped with this decline.
I get so excited now whenever i see a For Lease sign.
Hi Frm UK, visited USA 96 and 2008, San Fran was my favourite city, just loved the ambience, was a beautiful city, SF and California being slowly ripped apart 😢, makes me want to cry, best wishes to all in the States, luv Frm 🇬🇧
@NunyaByness
2 күн бұрын
Ditto. London used to be for Londoners. Now it’s…..not as cool.
New drinking game: Everytime he says "Gone Now!!", you take a shot!
@patriciaanzelc5386
15 күн бұрын
So drunk NOW!
@nokateno
15 күн бұрын
I ain’t trying to die! Not yet lol
@erikhaack4123
14 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂gone now....salut!!!
@erikhaack4123
14 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣gone now!!... salute!
What companies survive in California today besides Hollywood films and drug trafficking ?
@rootdoc1997
15 күн бұрын
Do not forget pornography, pedophilia, human trafficking and illegal immigration 🙂
@chrisperry9002
15 күн бұрын
Only the companies that kick back 20% to the big guy. Mancy Pelousy.😮😮😮
@jimmyday9536
15 күн бұрын
The only ones making money there are selling plywood, spray paint, and padlocks.
@ivanalexis4284
15 күн бұрын
@@jimmyday9536 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@radiohobbyist13
15 күн бұрын
I'm sure this is helping the porn industry! 😅
Amazing! Almost every restaurant you covered I used to go to all the time and I know the owners of 2 of them. I actually did have a date at that restaurant on the Embarcadero but it was under a different name before the Slanted Door. It was a very nice date too. I went to the original Slanted Door when it was on 9th Avenue in the Inner Sunset. The Lucky Penny owners are my old neighbors. They were smart enough to get out of the restaurant business all together. The Cliff House is shocking! Especially since they've undergone a multi-million dollar renovation within the last 20 years. I liked that KFC on Duboce & Guerrero. Conveniently located as I got off the Central Freeway, had free parking with spots large enough to fit my 70s Lincoln Continental, then take home up to Twin Peaks. Phuket Thai Restaurant really surprised me! They were one of the oldest and most successful Thai restaurants in San Francisco. I used to work at Embarcadero Center and I used that pharmacy next to McDonald's all the time. San Francisco is turning in to what happened to Detroit.
@user-iz3ve6dv3z
3 күн бұрын
The NPS has awarded a new contract for somebody to run the Cliff House. I have lived in the Sunset since 1986. The Slanted Door was never located on 9th Avenue as far as I know. I believe it was in the Mission before it moved to the Ferry Bldg.
@Quad8track
3 күн бұрын
@@user-iz3ve6dv3z The Slanted Door was on 9th Avenue just a few doors down from Le Video between Lincoln & Judah. It was there for about 2 years.
@user-iz3ve6dv3z
3 күн бұрын
@@Quad8track I guess you mean between Lincoln and Irving. I absolutely do not remember it for some reason.
@Quad8track
2 күн бұрын
@@user-iz3ve6dv3z Yes, Between Lincoln & Irving. Thanks for the correction. I do remember it but only dined there once. Owners were nice but the prices were a bit high for what it was. Now it's bugging me that I can't remember the name of the restaurant on The Embarcadero in that building before The Slanted Door moved in. I really like that place too.
There’s a note on the Slanted Door’s web site that San Fran is re-opening late 2024. Ummm, I don’t see how this is possible.
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
They clarified last month they are not re-opening
@Tranquility32
15 күн бұрын
@@LeoMetalTraveler So sad. Thank you for all you do!
@Tranquility32
15 күн бұрын
@@LeoMetalTraveler And the views are so beautiful there. Truly heartbreaking. Sending you best wishes!
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
Thank you!
It looks like no mans land this is horrific😢😮
Moved to the east coast for school in 2015. People always ask if I plan on moving back to the bay area and are confused when I say no
Brought to us by. "Blue no matter who". Bye McDonald's your run is over in California.
I watch every minute of your posts,Leo, from the Republic of Panama. We left in 2020 in the height of the pandemic. I'm a native Angelino. I'm grateful that you're documenting this.
@LeoMetalTraveler
14 күн бұрын
A lot has changed since 2020 and the change is accelerating south I’m glad you’re watching.🇵🇦
The minimum wage going too high, too many taxes and regulations, combined with the rents always being higher than nearly everywhere else in the country...and residue from the 2020 lockdowns(companies leaving/working from home increasing)...it had to happen
@Tranquility32
15 күн бұрын
Hi. Yes. And we saw this coming from day 1 of forced lock downs. I always told everyone the consequential damages would be incalculable. And here we are. So sad.
@JsWarrior
15 күн бұрын
@@Tranquility32yes I said the same. Many people could not pay rent for their spaces during an over a year lockdown & not all businesses received PP loan to pay their rents. No 1 gave a shit that these poor people while others were allowed to work
@kailua808
15 күн бұрын
@@JsWarrior yep, same thing happening right now where I live in Hawaii, I'm a commercial property manager and saw first hand the government sponsored bankruptcy of the small business owner. we made the bed, time to sleep
@shartles_mcgee
3 күн бұрын
Minimum wage should have been adjusting for inflation and productivity like it used to. We're now decades behind on that.
It's not just 20$ /hr for Donald's workers. Something much bigger is rolling behind the hill !
Hey buddy would love to see you check out the Wharf...If Hillstone's restaurant is closed there that would be the nail in the coffin. I remember eating at the Cliffhouse in the early 90s when I was in the Navy
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
The wharf is on the list!
Sad, but Californians voted for decades for politicians that caused this
@IAMBENNYBLANCO.
15 күн бұрын
yup..... it's all their fault
@robvandrish2032
13 күн бұрын
@hankw999 the voting system is rigged. The vote counting machines pick the winners. No one voted for this. Globalist will pick up these properties for 5 cents on the dollar.
I LIVED IN DALY CITY THE 1ST 20 YEARS OF MY LIFE, YOU COULDN'T PAY ME TO TAKE A VACATION THERE NOW, THANKS GAVIN.
Everything perfectly stated. Nothing else to say. I'm not going to return to SF. Sadly, there is no reason to visit any longer....
@lexxlars5762
15 күн бұрын
Unless you want to take an open air Shiite on the street .
As shocking at this is to see a beautiful city like SF gone the way of the worst slums of America, it is even more shocking how fast it happened. This is was not this bad 5, 6 years ago. Maybe even two. GOOOOOONNNNEEEEE!!!!
CA workers went from $20/hr to ZERO/hr......another democrat success story!
@jonnieinbangkok
14 күн бұрын
I know the fast food workers and the people who vote these minimum wage increases think businesses just gonna pay it! They just cut hours or replace workers with machines and the total wage cost remains the same. The only losers are the frontline workers 😂 😂 😂
@canman5060
14 күн бұрын
$20 minimum wage translates into $22.50 for a appetizer and $48 for the basic main course.Who can afford it ??
Left California in 1991. Left the U.S. in 2022...
@adolfdyversiti6517
15 күн бұрын
You can't left USA. The insanity and evilness follow you. The western world spreading the diseases....
Long time ago, San Francisco was the most beautiful city in the world. Now it is a third world hell hole. I am glad that I have left the city and California.
Eating out is too damn expensive. Let them all close for all I care. Right down the street from my house is a restaurant at the corner of green st and grant Ave. A plate of spaghetti and meatballs will cost you 25.00. You have got to be kidding me. Forget about it!
Thank You for showing current situation. from Tokyo, Japan.
@LeoMetalTraveler
15 күн бұрын
Welcome!
My best friend and I used to take BART into the city in our preteens and wander the city. I remember in high school spending weekend nights on Haight. Those days are long gone. It makes me sad.
Raising min wage just raises the prices of everything overnight
@schwenda3727
14 күн бұрын
Anyone in Mid-America notice the price of their usual at every other fast food restaurant go up after literally a couple major cities hiked the minimum wage? Back in the mid-late 2010s?
GONE NOW!
USD is doom!! To see this from the UK, is heartbreaking.
Surprising that CA legislators didn’t investigate the Fast Food Business before the increased minimum wage. They typically make about 7% operating income. You increase ownership wage expenses by 20% and now they’re losing money. Pretty simple math.
@schwenda3727
14 күн бұрын
“They know… They just don’t care!” -Batman; the Dark Knight Rises
They can film the remake of “ The Omega Man “ there .
Gone now! LOL. But the governors office says the state has actually CREATED jobs in the fast food industry by raising the minimum wages. I guess they mean jobs boarding up all those closed restaurants!
@desolder75
15 күн бұрын
Anyone that believes anything coming out of greasy haired Newsom's office needs to have their head examined. The iron laws of economics dictate when a price of a good or service increases, the demand for that good or service (like minimum wage labor) MUST decrease. It's economic insanity to believe otherwise.
I visited SF in 2004, I fondly remember the ferry building where I could buy some of the best food of the trip while watching the boats on the bay. I came back in 2019, hoping to find the same experience, but it was already on a declining trend. I see covid and subsequent bullshit took their toll, that's terrible.😢
@suppylarue220
15 күн бұрын
all planned.
Come to San Fran for your sightseeing binge, Your best souvenirs: a belt and syringe!
@suppylarue220
15 күн бұрын
but be careful where you step.
Man that's terrible. Either this is on purpose or our leadership is extremely dumb
@tomjones5338
12 күн бұрын
Nancy Pelosi is to blame for the demise of San Francisco
California is - Gone Now!
Very sad to see my beautiful city go downhill, but there are still so many beautiful wonders in SF.
I remember many times in my youth going to restaurants that overlooked the Bay. Always a great experience. Sad to see what is has become.
good luck with that
what a shame- what is happening to this country
@suppylarue220
15 күн бұрын
& this is just the tip of the iceberg. You will own nothing, but you will be owned.
@Kooliat
15 күн бұрын
The US of A empire is ending
It’s awful when the small grocery stores disappear. Had one in my neighborhood. Yes it was a little more money for things. I didn’t shop there all the time, but the convenience factor…
The Lucky Penny is located at the top of the hill on Geary. Just were the avenues start. I ate there many times. The Lucky Penny closed soon after the "Healthy San Francisco" tax was put in place.
4:36 I have been there many years ago during my visit to San Francisco from Hong Kong via Canada. This really breaks my heart.
I live in Colorado explains the influx of thousands of people coming into our state are we next 😵
@suppylarue220
15 күн бұрын
so true. the infiltrators are there.
While underperformance is usually the main reason that companies cut locations in California, safety has sometimes played a factor. Both Denny's and In-N-Out Burger said that issues like break-ins, property damage, theft and robberies played a role in their decision to close California locations.
the only thing left is....drugs and crime.....but they did it to themselves.......