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San Francisco dubbed 'worst run' city in the United States, according to new report
San Francisco, California, was declared to be the “worst run” city in the U.S. according to a report by WalletHub.
The annual study measured the “effectiveness of local leadership” by comparing the quality of city services matched against the city’s total budget to determine its operating efficiency.
The report measured the 148 largest cities in the country and ranked them through a “Quality of Services” score made up of 36 metrics in six service categories compared to each of the cities’ per-capita budgets.
Despite ranking 24th in quality of services, San Francisco placed dead last at 148 in its total budget per-capita rank, along with having the highest amount of long-term debt outstanding.
San Francisco, California, was named the “worst run” city in the U.S. based on city service efficiency (iStock)
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In a comment to Fox News Digital, however, Parisa Safarzadeh, a spokesperson for San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s Office, derided the list.
“WalletHub does this every year and every year, it’s misleading and inaccurate, because this study compares San Francisco’s budget (City AND County) with other cities (City only budgets),” Safarzadeh said.
In response to the city’s claims, WalletHub communications manager Diana Polk insisted that the report does not stray from the Fiscally Standardized Cities (FiSC) database regarding its findings.
“I would like to clarify that WalletHub relies on the FiSC dataset as it provides a reliable source for making accurate, apples-to-apples comparisons at city level between different municipalities. We do not alter the data provided by FiSC in any way to ensure an unbiased comparison,” Polk told Fox News Digital.
The Office of the San Francisco Mayor claimed the WalletHub study was “misleading.”
San Francisco was dubbed the “worst run” city by WalletHub in 2023 and ranked second-to-last in 2022.
In the 2024 report, WalletHub dubbed Nampa, Idaho, as the “best run” city. According to mayor Debbie King, this is the eighth year in a row that Nampa has won the title.
“It’s interesting. I don’t consider us a wealthy city, but the key is using the funds that we have wisely. And I would say that stewardship is a very important core value in our city. Because we are spending the taxpayers’ dollars. So we’re always mindful of how we best utilize the tax dollars that we’ve been entrusted with,” King told Fox News Digital.
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Nampa, Idaho was ranked the best run U.S. city for eight years in a row. ((Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images))
She added, “What I would say for all of the cities and the elected officials that serve their communities and especially the smaller ones across the nation, you have a lot of people that work very hard to do a good job to meet the needs of their citizens. And personally, I think they should all be applauded for their hard work.”
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The San Francisco Giants are headed even farther south today as they begin a weekend road series against the Miami Marlins.
Taking the mound for the Giants will be noted bigot Landen Roupp. Roupp enters today’s game with a 4.24 ERA, 2.96 FIP, with 82 strikeouts to 32 walks in 74.1 innings pitched. His last start was in Friday night’s 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs, in which Roupp clearly cared more about proselytizing than he did about winning, allowing four runs on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks in four and two thirds innings.
As of the time this is being written on Thursday, the Marlins have not announced a starting pitcher for today’s game and I am off today (Happy Juneteenth!). But you can head on down to the comments for the most up to date information.
Who: San Francisco Giants vs. Miami Marlins
Where: loanDepot park, Miami, Florida
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM
Denver police arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of first-degree murder in a fatal shooting near East Colfax Avenue and North Dahlia Street.
Joseph York was arrested Thursday after detectives identified him as a suspect through interviews and surveillance video, the Denver Police Department said in a news release Friday.
Detectives believe York was arguing with the victim, 25-year-old Elijah Barr, before the shooting in the early hours of June 7, the Denver Police Department said in a news release Friday. The intersection is between the city’s South Park Hill and Hale neighborhoods.
Barr was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
York is being held without bail in the Downtown Detention Center and is set to appear in Denver County Court on Saturday, jail records show.
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Seattle, WA
Seattle fans pack waterfront hours early as USA defeats Australia, advances in World Cup
SEATTLE — Soccer fans descended on Seattle’s waterfront well before kickoff Friday, staking out their spots early to watch a highly anticipated World Cup matchup at Seattle Stadium between the United States and Australia. That patience paid off as Team USA won the match and now advances to the knockout round.
The atmosphere at Pier 62 was electric from the start, with fans lining up for prime viewing positions, whether down on the water’s edge or taking in the sweeping scene from the waterfront overlook above.
“I mean, look at all these people that are here hours beforehand to celebrate this incredible game,” said Paul Hanson, who was rooting for Team USA. “The hairs are going up on the arm.”
The energy was a draw in itself.
“The energy is amazing, everyone’s in a great mood, it’s just a lot of fun to be down here,” Maggie McNeil said.
Not everyone in the crowd was wearing red, white, and blue.
Lizzie Manning hails from Melbourne, Australia, and is now living in the Pacific Northwest.
Manning told KOMO News she hasn’t been back home in nearly a decade, but taking in the U.S.A-Australia match with the waterfront crowd gave her a taste of it.
“Whenever I see another Australian I’m like, ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie, oy oy oy,’” she said. “I feel so close to home. I need a meat pie, life’s good.”
“I’ve met so many people who are visiting from other countries,” Seattle resident Maddie Chaplain said. “I sat next to a couple yesterday who was eating dumplings for the first time from Argentina, that was so awesome.”
With Team USA advancing, fans like Aaron Olson say they’ll be back for more.
“USA’s gonna win it,” Olson said. “I will come down here every game. This is spectacular.”
The World Cup watch parties continue on Pier 62 throughout the tournament. They are free and open to the public with online registration, but capacity is limited.
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