72 Percent of San Franciscans Say City Is on the Wrong Track, Poll Finds

The survey also finds support for boosting public safety and providing incentives for downtown businesses.

A San Francisco Police Department officer asks two homeless people on the sidewalk to move off the street during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, in San Francisco on Nov. 14, 2023. Jason Henry/AFP via Getty Images

In its annual Citybeat poll, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce found 72 percent of voters think the city is on the “wrong track.”

While the results, released Feb. 14, showed many residents were unhappy with the city’s direction—with public safety a primary issue for most—they also revealed residents are ready for change, according to a press release the same day by the chamber.