San Fransicko Why Progressives Ruin Cities
San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities by Michael Shellenberger, published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2021, offers a critical examination of progressive policies in urban environments. In this 395-page book, Shellenberger draws on his thirty years of experience living in the San Francisco Bay Area to analyze the impact of these policies on issues such as homelessness, inequality, and crime. He argues that rather than alleviating these problems, progressive governance has exacerbated them in cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of the consequences of progressive ideology, which Shellenberger contends has led to the enabling of destructive behaviors under the guise of victimhood. The book delves into the complexities of urban development and governance, challenging the notion that financial resources alone can resolve societal issues. By focusing on the interplay between ideology and urban challenges, San Fransicko presents a provocative perspective on the future of cities and the values that underpin them.
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National bestselling author of APOCALYPSE NEVER skewers progressives for the mishandling of America’s faltering cities.
Progressives claimed they knew how to solve homelessness, inequality, and crime. But in cities they control, progressives made those problems worse.
Michael Shellenberger has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for thirty years. During that time, he advocated for the decriminalization of drugs, affordable housing, and alternatives to jail and prison. But as homeless encampments spread, and overdose deaths skyrocketed, Shellenberger decided to take a closer look at the problem.
What he discovered shocked him. The problems had grown worse not despite but because of progressive policies. San Francisco and other West Coast cities — Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland — had gone beyond merely tolerating homelessness, drug dealing, and crime to actively enabling them.
San Fransicko reveals that the underlying problem isn’t a lack of housing or money for social programs. The real problem is an ideology that designates some people, by identity or experience, as victims entitled to destructive behaviors. The result is an undermining of the values that make cities, and civilization itself, possible.
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