Surging Crime, Dirty Streets; Local Residents Say San Francisco's Mission District Is In Crisis

By Jose Martinez, KPIX

Updated on: February 23, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO -- Desperate for help! This is how Oscar Gonzalez feels these days. He is the manager of Pancho Villa, a taqueria located on 16th Street in The Mission District, just a few steps from the BART station.

"This can't go on like this. It's just getting worse," Gonzalez said. "There has to be a positive change."

Local residents have been waiting for that change for decades, he told me, as he works extra hard this Wednesday afternoon, making as much money as possible before he has to close.

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