Christopher F. Rufo

Christopher F. Rufo

Shut Down Open-Air Drug Markets

President Trump should act to clean up urban disorder.

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Christopher F. Rufo
Jul 17, 2025
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Several years ago, I directed a short documentary on the homelessness crisis in San Francisco. As part of my reporting, I visited the Tenderloin neighborhood and was shocked to see Honduran gangs operating an open-air drug market in the middle of the city. The existence of these markets was common knowledge. Reporters, activists, and city leaders would …

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