San Diego is known as one of America’s “safest cities.” But after visiting, I realized that safety often has a price people don’t talk about. Beaches are clean, neighborhoods quiet, streets manicured. But I also saw police sweeping homeless camps every morning — pushing people from one block to another like pieces on a board. A local told me, “We pay high taxes to keep our city clean.” But does “clean” mean safe, or does it mean hidden? And who gets pushed out so others can enjoy the illusion of order? San Diego is peaceful — but peace is complicated when you see who had to disappear for it to exist. #Travel #SanDiego #HiddenCosts