Skyler Paulsen - Blog

 Blog Post #3: The Problem Born and raised in San Francisco all my life for almost two decades, I have seen the rapid change of the city in all aspects such as the culture, landscape, and business. The city of San Francisco   is a beautiful city and is unique in every way, from the architecture of each neighborhood to the many parks and scenic views of the city and the bay. However, there has been an issue affecting most, if not all, of the city for the past several years. The issue that I am concerned with is the homeless crisis that San Francisco is still currently battling. When walking around the city, especially in the South of Market and Tenderloin areas, you are able to see many encampments of the homeless along the sidewalks and in parks. These encampments can spread a couple blocks, and can make walking from one side of the block to another almost impossible. This is due to the many tents and people covering the cement. This issue is a humanitarian emergency and has b...

  Currently, in my life while living on campus at San Diego State, I have faced some problems. One of the major problems I have faced this year and my freshman year of college is the lack of transportation. People who live on campus with cars can go anywhere in San Diego whenever they want to, such as the beach, downtown, Balboa Park, or the San Diego Zoo. They have the luxury and freedom to be able to leave campus and experience life outside of school housing and school life. However, it is much more difficult for those without transportation such as a car to leave campus. There are some ways students without cars can get off campus such as the trolley and zip cars. However, zip cars cost money, and can be expensive when only trying to take a trip to buy groceries or going to the beach.  https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/maps-and-schedules   The trolley is another way students can get around, but the trolley stations are only located in specific areas, so you may not ...