LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson takes swipe at San Francisco's leadership after critical report

"This is really sad and disappointing," Mickelson wrote on X. "It's such a beautiful place to be ruined by poor leadership."

The ranking came months after voters made a key change in its leadership with the election of Daniel Lurie, who beat incumbent Democrat London Breed by more than 10 points. The last election indicated a pivot away from soft-on-crime policies and lax policies on drug use and homelessness that were rampant in the city. 

San Francisco has been consistently ridiculed for its rise in homeless population and videos of open-air drug use on the city's streets.

He previously called the city rat-infested.

Fox News' Joshua Q. Nelson contributed to this report.