April of last year, I was out on business and had lunch with a dear old friend who was succumbing to cancer. His name was Julius Turman, and he served as president of the police commission. He passed away a couple of weeks after I saw him. SF is one of my favorite places, but does indeed have a homeless problem. One of the really neat infrastructure things is the bus and trolley system. I never ride buses, except in San Francisco, because they are so good. And the trolleys are refurbished old-time trolleys acquired from all parts of the country.
The people there (except for the homeless) tend to be more creative and interesting than my Hoosier brethren. I don't get out there more than once every year or two these days. A few years back I had a case in San Jose, so I got to spend a lot of time there as well. The difference between Indiana and the San Francisco-San Jose corridor (i.e. silicon valley) is immeasurable. I certainly think they overshoot on some of the progressive initiatives, but by and large it seems to be attracting enough talent.