A conservative activist who documents San Francisco's fentanyl crisis is now trying to crowdfund his way out of the city's infamous Tenderloin neighborhood. Here's why.
for years on Twitter, sharing videos of trash-strewn streets, people appearing to overdose or behave erratically under the influence of drugs, violent altercations, shoplifting and more.
"I have two jobs, but as you and I both know, this Biden economy, it's making everything really expensive and it seems like moving is unaffordable," the 26-year-old Bay Area native said. His videos have gotten thousands of comments online, so he figured he'd see if people might be willing to"chip in five bucks" to help him move.
Stallcup started a GoFundMe with the goal of raising $6,000 to cover first and last month's rent in a new home, as well as the cost of moving. As of Thursday morning, it had raised about $1,400.He wants to move to a safer neighborhood, but said he won't leave San Francisco altogether. "I might potentially be the last Republican in San Francisco and I can't abandon ship. Only rats leave a sinking ship," he said."And I can't help but feel like if I leave San Francisco, I'm going to let these corrupt Democrats win."
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