You are talking in a very defensive tone, like I have said something to deeply offend you.
The mess extends to the surrounding areas as well, such as China-town.
Also, I've mentioned the signs on shop windows (in areas far away) indicating an unusual crime level. Many streets were, not very clean, to say the least. Which is not hard to understand, given the "broken window" theory.
Well, how about closure of a big psych facility and letting people literally on the street? Or the fact that the area is starting to get massively gentrified, and whereas before that population was spread across entire East Hastings, now they have to converge by Pigeon Park, so the numbers seem massive? How about the fact that foreign land investors have caused the property prices in Vancouver to skyrocket over last decade, and for developers social housing doesn't sound like something they'd do.
I heard that Riverview will be reopening, so, hopefully people with mental health issues can get off the streets.
It's a sad state of affairs, but just saying "Because Marijuana" is silly...
The mess extends to the surrounding areas as well, such as China-town.
Also, I've mentioned the signs on shop windows (in areas far away) indicating an unusual crime level. Many streets were, not very clean, to say the least. Which is not hard to understand, given the "broken window" theory.