I have lived in downtown San Diego for 5 years now, and I can categorically say that things have deteriorated down here with respect to crime and homelessness during that time. I sold my place in 92103 last year and now rent a very nice place in 92101 for a reasonable price. There are drug dealers within 100 feet of my front door that the police won’t do anything about. Schizophrenics, addicts, and thugs roam the streets unchecked. I have found 9mm cartridges outside my office door. At some point in the last 5 years, I became infected with tuberculosis and had to undergo a 9 month regimen of nasty antibiotics. I recommend a TB test for anyone living or spending time down here, because the infection rate among these transients is very high and you can get it simply by breathing the same air. Unless we get a new economic model down here that provides solid middle class jobs, I don’t anticipate good things for downtown SD.