This was the “nice” part of Market st., too. The bums and junkies always were down the street in the mid Market neighborhood. They’ve taken over the entire city now, obviously.
Yes - I worked right near there for 11 years in the 90's-00's and only remember hearing about one violent attack on a coworker during that whole time. Homeless were around, but were overwhelmed by the daily influx of commuters. Obviously now that everyone is working at home, the ferals have taken over.