San Francisco's $1.7 Million Public Restroom Remains Unfinished

Bureaucratic red tape and public outrage stall construction, reflecting broader inefficiencies in the city's public infrastructure projects.

A $1.7 million planned public restroom in San Francisco's Noe Valley Town Square remains unfinished over a year after it was announced, with the city's bureaucratic red tape and public outrage cited as reasons for the delay.
The city's initial celebration for the restroom's construction was cancelled after taxpayers expressed outrage over the high cost.
After the funds were revoked, two businessmen offered to donate an alternate, modular public bathroom to the square, but this project also remains unfinished due to high worker wages and slow permit processes.
The restroom saga has been seen by many San Francisco residents as an example of the city's inability to get things done, with other public infrastructure projects also facing similar issues.
San Francisco is one of the top 10 most expensive cities to live in the world, yet suffers from abnormal rates of drug use, crime and homelessness.