San Francisco&#x27;s budget is vastly less efficient than other comparable US cities:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sfweekly.com&#x2F;sanfrancisco&#x2F;the-worst-run-big-city-in-the-us&#x2F;Content?oid=2175354" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sfweekly.com&#x2F;sanfrancisco&#x2F;the-worst-run-big-city-...</a><p>As for people living vs. working in SF, this comment does an excellent job explaining it, with sources:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10875936" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10875936</a><p>tl;dr: The increase in population due to daily workers commuting in from outside is vastly smaller than in NYC.