Pivot · Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Scott Galloway shared his negative impressions of San Francisco after a brief visit, which he later posted about, leading to a viral clip. Mayor London Breed contacted Galloway to discuss his observations, providing statistics that indicated improvements in the city.
“And quite frankly, it was it just felt very, very ugly and very dystopian. In terms of the number homeless, number people struggling.”
“And of course, it got clipped. San Francisco still sucks.”
“And I got a four and a half call, which I never answer if it's unidentified. But for some reason I picked it up and I hear, Scott, it's Mayor Lowry.”
“Car break-ins, 22-year lows, down 83% between 2017 and 2025. Unsheltered homelessness at its lowest level in 15 years with the fewest encampments on our streets since the city started counting in 2019.”
“It's not fair of me to take 24 hours and an isolated area and make a generalization about San Francisco.”