Rampant crime and corruption. A deadly drug crisis. Unprecedented homelessness. Grossly overwhelmed and underfunded police departments. If that is not convincing enough, add a diminishing population that is all but powerless against a crime-infested city.
Comic book fans might suggest these conditions are hauntingly reminiscent of Gotham City—a fictitious city in the all-American classic, Batman.
To see Gotham City in real time, look no further than San Francisco, a place that was once considered “the Golden City.” A place that was governed by law and order.
I faced Gotham City in real time last month when my car was broken into in the heart of San Francisco’s most affluent area, the financial district….