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    "author": "Lydia Moynihan",
    "date_published": "2026-09-01T23:42:48.000Z",
    "dek": "Two years after Union Square in San Francisco was riddled with open-air drug markets, homelessness and crime, its fortunes are now in the process of a dramatic reversal \u2014 thanks to good governance and private investment.",
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    "domain": "nypost.com",
    "excerpt": "\u201cForget blood in the streets,\u201d Max Raskin of Uris Acquisitions joked. \u201cWe bought when there was feces in the street.\u201d",
    "lead_image_url": "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/newspress-collage-e9cf56txy-1788306052237.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1788291686&w=1200",
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    "title": "San Francisco\u2019s drug-addled Union Square gets a rebirth with $75M bet from rookie real estate investors",
    "total_pages": 1,
    "url": "https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/opinion/san-franciscos-drug-addled-union-square-gets-a-rebirth-with-75m-bet-from-rookie-real-estate-investors/",
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