most beautiful cities in america. it s known for wealth and innovation. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per capita in the country. but it s also one of the least affordable places to live. it s san francisco, a city some say is in steep decline because of crime, homelessness, and drug use. more people die from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home, to show us what it looks like now and find out it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco. captions by vitac www.vitac.com so, when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now, driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it over the hills, like dry ice being poured over a perfectly sculpted city on a stage. and then you get down into the city and you meet these gloriou
good evening. welcome to the whole story. conclusion i m anderson cooper. tonight brings us to one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in america. a city known for its social activism as well as it wealth, particularly in the tech world. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per captain in the country. but it s san francisco, in steep decline because of homelessness and drug use. more people died from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home to show us what it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco. so when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now, driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it over the hills, like dry ice being poured over a perfectly sculpted city on a stage. and then you get down into the cit
good evening. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. tonight brings us to one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in america. it s a city known as much for its social activism as it is for its wealth and innovation, particularly in the tech world. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per capita in the country. but it s also one of the least affordable places to live. it s san francisco. a city some say is in steep decline because of crime, homelessness and drug use. more people died from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home, to show us what it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco? reporter: so when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it
impunity. crime, staffing shortages, and police response times are all getting worse. what will it take for the city to change? you really have been a fixture of this town for many, many decades. three-plus. i think you once said, san francisco and the bay area exists so that other people can talk about the city. yeah. that s what i said? what s the purpose here? it s to give people in the rest of the country something to talk about. so, for years, it was kind of fun. it was cutting edge. it was revolutionary. whether it was gay rights, you name it, we had it. lately, however, the stories haven t been on that sort of upbeat fun level that they were before. the problem is unsafe sex. is one of the most watched and read journalists in this town. right outside her bathroom window. that was the case back when i was a san francisco bay area reporter at ktvu in the early
elderly asians in san francisco. one elderly man was violently pushed to the ground, and he died. why are people feeling empowered that they can do this impunity? crime, police response times, all getting worse. what it will take for the city to change? you really have been a fixture of this town for many, many decades. three plus with the san francisco chronicle. i think you once said san francisco exists so that other people can talk. it s to give people in the rest of the country to talk about. for awhile it was kind of fun, cutting edge, revolutionary. whether it was gay rights, you name it, we had it. late the stories haven t been on that up-beat fun level that they were before. the problem sun safe sex. phil matier is one of the