Josh Grisetti and Rob McClure have something to say about San Fran

Kate Shindles comment about the hair supervisor being stabbed in the head really got to me, I hope they’re alright. Why are tours still going there??? https://www.facebook.com/joshgrisetti/posts/10154661349956230

Updated On: 9/23/17 at 10:08 PM

I mean I'm sure SHN wouldn't prefer it this way, but they can't do much about it. They've already lost the Curran, and operating out of only the Orpheum would severely limit their options. They'd probably lose a lot of business. The tenderloin is not ideal for business either, of course, but at least people are still seeing the shows at the Golden Gate. 

Seriously?

I currently live in San Francisco (ex New Yorker). In fact, I actually live in a very upscale neighborhood just a few blocks from the above mentioned Golden Gate and Orpheum theaters.

It is true that the Tenderloin is a 'rough' neighborhood by San Francisco's very high standards, but for someone who's never been to this gorgeous city, reading the above they would imagine a situation far different from the truth.

It wasn't too long ago that many people would have been terrified walking across 42 Street in Manhattan. Tthe Tenderloin is not nearly as bad as Times Square was.

San Francisco has a very open policy regarding the homeless. The climate makes for a generally very hospitable environment for that community. That combine with the many policies in place that offer compassion juxtaposed to those cities who actually bus their homeless out of town - often to San Francisco - makes for the large population.

San Francisco is a beautiful city - perhaps one of the most beautiful cities. It is also one of the most livable cities I've had the good fortune to live in and I've lived all over the world.

i have to agree with Lizzie curry that some shaming by the arts community may move the board to do something.

The surprising thing from this story was that Rob Mcclure and the cast at something rotten were at the orpheum, which while not the best block in SF is nowhere near the gauntlet of despair you get walking down taylor street to the golden gate.

Actors should consider NOT walking home from the golden gate(its bad in all directions and market street is the safest but at 11pm or later you get some very sketchy characters), and should consider lyft pool from the all the theatres late night (and complain and see if you can get the reimbursement upped for the travel costs).

the worst area near the orpheum is near the library, which has become a gathering for the homeless. my recommendations for navigating to the orpheum is either take the bart which exits right in front of the orpheum, take lyft, or if you drive/park or some other cobination, stay on market street or stay on hyde or mcallister.

 a guy who lives near me in pacific heights( a very nice area) last week was beaten unconscious with skull fractures by two people he did not know who got of the car and beat him senseless. Violent attacks on individuals and even couples are on the rise in all areas of SF, including armed robbery.  

So be careful....

 

I can't agree more. I have traveled through the US a lot including many of the major cities. As a woman in her 20s traveling alone I have never felt unsafe anywhere except for San Francisco and that includes living in Manhattan for a year.

I've been to SF three times. The first I was actually with my dad, and we were followed by some dude in the dark, walking from the car park to our hotel on Market Street. The other two times were for work (the largest geosciences conference is in SF every December). Once I stayed with colleagues in an airbnb in the Castro which was perfectly fine, the second I had to pay for accommodation myself and stayed in a hostel on Post Street which was a bad choice. The hostel itself was totally fine, and Post Street was too, but getting there was not fun. I ended up walking detours because the direct route was so scary, day and night. I saw the Gentleman's Guide tour at the Golden Gate theater that same trip and I vividly remember thinking about how horrible that whole theater district was and wondering why seemingly nothing was done about it.

However, reading what Josh and Rob said I almost feel lucky now that nothing truly bad happened to me. I was walking around there by myself quite a bit...

wow i've never heard about san francisco being such a dump, has it been like this for a long time?

gypsy101 said: "wow i've never heard about san francisco being such a dump, has it been like this for a long time?"

I first visited NYC ten years ago and was surprised and impressed at how clean it was and how few homeless people I saw. Then I realized it's way easier to die from the elements here than it is in SF (or most places on the West Coast). That's just part of it — listen to broadwaysfguy for something more comprehensive.

omg, you were actually walking there without a security detail or even dear old dad?  Scary stuff, my dear, scary stuff!