San Francisco Squalor Swept Under the Rug During APEC Summit

San Francisco Squalor Swept Under the Rug During APEC Summit
A San Francisco Police Department officer asks two people sitting on the sidewalk to move during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ week in San Francisco on Nov. 14, 2023. Jason Henry/AFP via Getty Images
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An old friend of mine from my youth in Michigan attended the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Returning to the states, she visited me out here in California. She said the Chinese Communist Party authorities had made sure the streets were clear of any homeless people or other troublemakers. The air she breathed, although mitigation efforts had been enacted, still caused her to choke. And numerous high-rise buildings were “totally empty.”

John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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