The city of San Francisco has come under fire over the past year for a plague of crime and open drug use that has residents and businesses seeking help and answers to combat it.
The conversation has even spread to the world of sports in recent months.
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Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney, #5, before the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Chase Center in San Francisco on February 23, 2024. (Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)
Former San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey said the “state of the city” was an issue as the team tried to court free agents. Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley told Reggie Miller that the city was filled with “a bunch of homeless criminals.” Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green rejected the comment.
Green's teammate Kevon Looney said the fans have been great since the team moved from Oracle Arena in Oakland to Chase Center in San Francisco.
“My experience has been really good,” Looney told Fox News Digital. “The fans have been great. The playoff run last year was amazing. The fans always sell out. They show up and support us. They still show us a lot of love.”
Looney admitted that every city has its “dark side,” but he is still a fan of the sights and sounds of the city and loves taking his parents around town.
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Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney, No. 5, warms up before a game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Feb. 29, 2024. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
“I love San Francisco. Every city will have its dark side and things they have to fix,” he added. “But overall, the culture, the people, the food and the landscape are still something that attracts tourists.
“I love having my family come to town. I can take them to different parks and different things, take them to the pier. There are so many different things you can see here and I love it.”
Earlier this month, San Francisco was among cities that reversed course on some of its liberal policies.
San Francisco voters approved a pair of ballot measures to maintain law and order, including one that would require welfare recipients suspected of using drugs to undergo screening tests to receive benefits. San Francisco Mayor London Breed's spokesman Joe Arellano told Fox News Digital at the time that Proposition E was aimed at reversing left-wing policies.
Golden State Warriors No. 5 Kevon Looney warms up before the game against the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center on February 10, 2024 in San Francisco. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
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“In recent years, the city's policies have leaned too far to the left,” he said. “Now is the time to send the message that San Francisco is closed to criminals and brazen theft will not be tolerated.”
Fox News' Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report.
