Staff Reports
Amidst the chaos and rampant crime that has taken hold of San Francisco, federal employees at the U.S. Department of Health have received some much-needed instructions. And boy, are they interesting!
Here’s the situation: the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building, which houses various government departments including HHS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Transportation, has become the unfortunate home to drug dealers and users. Yes, you heard it right, folks. The same building that should be bustling with hardworking public servants is now a playground for criminals.
San Francisco’s tourism board launched a $6M ad campaign to overcome the city’s global reputation as a drug and crime-ridden hell hole. Six days later, the owner of two of the city’s biggest hotels announced it was abandoning them because it lost faith that the city can recover. pic.twitter.com/uaZRXWpD3R
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) June 6, 2023
So, in a stroke of genius, the employees have been told to work remotely until further notice. Can you blame them? I sure wouldn’t want to go to the office if it meant running into a drug deal on my way in. It’s not exactly the friendly, professional setting you’d expect from a government building, is it?
But here’s where it gets really interesting – only the U.S. Department of Health has decided to take action and encourage remote work for its employees. Why haven’t the other departments followed suit? Maybe they enjoy the excitement of dodging shady characters every day.
Now, I must say, it’s a bit concerning that it took this long for someone to address the safety of federal employees. You would think that the person who the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building is named after would have taken more initiative. But no, it took a memo from HHS Assistant Secretary for Administration Cheryl R. Campbell to finally acknowledge the dire situation.
Of course, Pelosi’s spokesperson had to jump in and save face. According to him, Pelosi cares deeply about the safety of workers in federal buildings. Sure, that’s why it took a pointed conversation with the U.S. attorney for the northern district of California for any action to be taken. Better late than never, I suppose.
And while all of this is going on, what are the San Francisco leaders doing? Oh, they’re too busy trying to attract tourists back to their crime-infested city. Talk about misplaced priorities! How about addressing the root causes of the problem first? But no, let’s just pretend everything is fine and dandy while more businesses shut down due to the escalating crime and drug use.
It’s truly a shame to see such a beautiful city succumb to chaos and neglect. And it’s even more disheartening to witness the lack of action and accountability from those in power. But hey, at least the employees at the U.S. Department of Health can work from the safety of their homes, right? It’s the little victories, I suppose.
