Yeah, I share Mike’s view. The fact that the author acknowledges libertarianism and associates it with so many positive characteristics of the city (quoted below) is remarkable progress.
What bedevils the city instead is its libertarian, individualistic culture. Since at least the 19th century, Americans have come to San Francisco to be free of traditional constraints back East, to reinvent themselves, to escape the small-mindedness of small towns and to find themselves. This culture underlies the city’s entrepreneurialism, artistic energy and tolerance for diversity in all forms. But this has a downside when it comes to addiction