SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco has made national headlines because of the city’s issues with the unhoused, drugs, and crime. And now, the city is in the spotlight once again because of Super Bowl week.

The big game is this Sunday and there are visitors all over San Francisco. ABC7 Eyewitness News wanted to know what they think about the city and what surprised them the most.

Everyone is counting down to the Big Game and fans are pumped.

All the festivities for Super Bowl Week around the Bay Area are wowing visitors and locals alike.

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In San Francisco, out-of-towners are getting a good look at what the City is all about—the good and the bad.

Saurabh Raybaruah is visiting from Maryland.

“When I came 2 years back. I found it a little dirty, a little unfriendly. But now, it has changed. I love how it looks now. It’s clean. It’s beautiful,” said Raybaruah.

SUZANNE PHAN: “What surprised you the most? Raybaruah: How clean it got. It really got clean.”

Annie Dias from Boston said is visiting San Francisco for the first time.

SUZANNE PHAN: “What do you think?

ANNIE DIAS: “Beautiful city.”

On the Pat McAfee show, the host said Thursday San Francisco isn’t what he expected.

“We were so surprised by what we were told and expected versus when we walked through the streets,” said McAfee. “I think San Francisco is showcasing to us– I don’t know about the rest of the world– I don’t know how people are going to change their opinions about what’s going on. But, it’s a beautiful place.”

Kristina Foreman is celebrating her birthday. Her parents from Florida are seeing San Francisco for the first time.

“As we are walking around the first day today i feel fairly safe,” said Christopher Foreman, a Florida resident. “There was the presence of police and Coast Guard around. I thought it was going to be more smelly, more homeless than I’ve see– that I’ve heard about coming on the news. But, I haven’t seen as much of it around.”

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In the Mission District Thursday night, the buzz is all about one thing– this weekend’s half-time show performer.

“It’s a Bad Bunny look-alike contest. We want to see what the other good looking Bad Bunnies look like,” said Linda Sandoval.

Paul and Linda Sandoval of Penngrove are eager to check out the star attraction-the Bad Bunny look-alikes.

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The Sandovals will be the first to tell you that San Francisco is worth the visit.

“There’s always lot to do. There’s ton of diversity,” said Linda Sandoval.

“They talk about what they see on TV. But that’s not what you see on the street. It’s very different,” said Paul Sandoval. “Sometimes they see homeless people and they hear about crime and things of that nature. You know what? It’s like that in every city everywhere.”

Many people who live and work in San Francisco say the city isn’t perfect, but they also believe it’s headed in the right direction.

Police in the Denver metro area are searching for a group of thieves who are targeting Hispanic businesses and taking everything from the cash in the register to alcohol in cold storage. Investigators said at least six businesses have been hit and business owners believe the same people are behind the burglaries. 

Nothing could have prepared Lizeth Chavez for the terrifying encounter she faced in the early morning of Jan. 31 outside her business, La Malquerida Cantina in Denver.

“It was a feeling of danger, I was scared,” said Chavez. “We came here to see if they’d come to pick up the trash. That’s when we saw someone honking, and I thought it was a customer who was hanging around the parking lot.”

Surveillance video shared with CBS Colorado shows several people appearing out of the back door of the bar and jumping into a dark colored jeep before driving off.

“When they were leaving, you can see that they were carrying firearms with them,” she said.

Moments before, the video captures three people inside damaging the business’ front door, taking money out of the cash register, and stashing their alcohol.

“I think my total losses were roughly $35,000,” said Chavez. “You feel powerless because you struggle to make ends meet. You never feel so vulnerable that you think you could go through this situation.”

Multiple other Hispanic businesses across the Denver metro share similar stories and surveillance videos of burglaries that have taken place in the last couple of weeks, in the middle of the night, with similar cars and suspect descriptions.

“I felt really scared, I felt really scared because I normally work here alone with my daughters, and we don’t know where this came from,” said Karina Piedra Aluvarez, owner of Guadiana Express.

Aluvarez says these thieves cost her roughly $3,000 in damages to her door and stolen money.

“You can’t sleep well; no one feels safe while there are no answers,” she said.

Commerce City, Lakewood, and Denver Police are all investigating burglary cases like these and are working to see if they are connected to one another.

“I hope the public can help, because today it’s me, tomorrow it can be you,” said Chavez.

The Seattle Seahawks will take on the New England Patriots this Sunday in Super Bowl LX.

For the Seahawks, it’s a chance at redemption as they chase their second Lombardi trophy after losing to the Patriots, led then by quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick, over a decade ago.

Meanwhile, the Patriots, whose stadium is located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, are going for glory and their record-breaking seventh Super Bowl title.

As the teams prepare for the big game, the dueling NFL cities look to outshine each other.

Seattle vs. New England

Known as the Emerald City, Seattle is a tech hub, home to Amazon’s headquarters, while New England’s history dates back to colonial times. The USS Constitution in Boston is the oldest warship still floating.

Both are known for pop culture.

The popular and longtime series “Grey’s Anatomy” is based in Seattle. But one of the stars on the show for 11 seasons – Patrick Dempsey – is from New England and a lifelong Red Sox fan.

Seattle isn’t alone in being the backdrop to a popular TV show. “Cheers” was set in Boston and is where Kelsey Grammer got his big break. But the fictional character he played on the show, Frasier Crane, is from Seattle.

Traditions are strong in these NFL cities that sit at opposite ends of the country. While candlepin bowling and ice fishing are New England classics, Seattle is known as the nation’s glass art capital and as the birthplace of grunge.

The two are even divided when it comes to coffee shops.

Starbucks was founded in Seattle in 1971 and Dunkin is a Boston original. But the modern automated donut machine was invented in Seattle, while Boston cream pies, a timeless dessert, was created at the Omni Hotel in Boston.

Back on the gridiron, this will be the Patriots 12th Super Bowl appearance. They are heading into the game with a perfect 9-0 road record this season.

For Seattle, quarterback Sam Darnold and the Seahawks soared to the best record in the NFC and an all-time franchise record with 14 wins.