The more you learn about California the less appealing it sounds. They have a booming homeless population that is linked to plague-carrying rats. They have sidewalks laden with human excrement because of the homeless population, so much so that they have to send out a cleaning service monthly if not more. The liberal leadership has led to wildfires and they have decriminalized theft under $1000. California also has many sanctuary cities so illegals can hide from justice. But some people still see California as a place of opportunity and want to open businesses there. But it turns out California has put up so much red tape that it is near impossible for the average American to open a business.
Jason Yu is an American chasing the dream of opening an ice cream parlor. He, unfortunately, chose San Francisco and after a year plus of bureaucratic BS, he is regretting that decision.
“Sixteen months after signing a lease on a shop at 20th and Valencia streets — and more than $150,000 in the hole because of rent, a lawyer, an architect and other costs — Yu has nothing to show for it. The walls he wants to paint bright pink are still a dull gray and white. The windows are still boarded up. The space is still empty.
Yu’s entrepreneurial dreams are melting like soft serve on a hot day.
“We’re just trying to make ice cream, you know?” said Yu, 29, a San Francisco native who grew up in Chinatown and is trying to raise two children in this city that’s not particularly friendly to kids or middle-class families or small business owners.
“It’s so simple!” he said incredulously. “And my plans are nowhere near approved.”
Many of us are wondering whether San Francisco’s commercial corridors — already struggling with a host of
major issues including numerous vacant storefronts before the COVID19 pandemic — can survive.”
Yu has gone through a hellish experience getting the permit and OKs necessary to open and now has to get a building inspection that is backlogged until February 2020. That’s over $36,000 in rent to add to his already $150k investment into this place.
“Yu has asked for a rent break from his landlord, but no dice. He fears he’ll be in the hole by $200,000 or more by the time he can finally open. If that day ever comes.
“For an ice cream shop!” he said.”
It’s just amazing that people still live in this sh**hole of a state. Where is the appeal? Homeless squatters and waste in the streets? Horrible leadership that is leading to wildfires and higher rates of theft. And to top of this off, they are apparently making it near impossible for an American to open a business.
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