Similar to SF, we have elitists / idealists (mostly white people) who want to experiment with ideas like abolishing the police, a hands off approach to crime, and diversionary programs. Our current mayor and DA have been a disaster. We've been ignoring the world's largest open air drug market (Philly leads the nation in drug OD deaths... one spot ahead of SF). You can see a bunch of interviews with some of the addicts/dealers on youtube at this channel (amongst others): https://www.youtube.com/@alltimemedia .
It's not been going well for us. I myself had a neighbor who, despite being caught multiple times with drugs (he was a heroin and meth user and dealer), illegal weapons possession, threatening his partner with a gun in her face, caught on camera constantly stealing packages from neighbors, and committing other crimes, was consistently released with charges withdrawn. Or we were told by police that they couldn't do anything. Absurd.
It's easy to be an idealist when you don't have to live with the consequences because it's not affecting you. But for those who are affected, who are building things for ourselves, building communities, just trying to live in peace, it matters. We can't have peace with addicts stealing everything that isn't tied down, people speeding through red lights next to the local daycare and park, blasting music as they ride dirt bikes at 2am and pulling guns on people, with used needles everywhere waiting for a toe or child to prick, people stealing your car at gunpoint, and with mentally unhinged people threatening you with violence just for being within screaming range.