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> As some have said SF and many other west coast cities are extremely attractive to the homeless because they have relatively lenient laws regarding them, ample
by WkndTriathlete 9y ago
> As some have said SF and many other west coast cities are extremely attractive to the homeless because they have relatively lenient laws regarding them, ample social services (relative to any other city) and moderate temperatures.
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I'm skeptical of the weather argument. I would expect the homeless to move to Los Angeles or San Diego first.
Of course, that's assuming the homeless have the mental capacity to even make the conscious decision to move there. I don't think most addicts or mentally disabled people have the wherewithal to make a move from, say, Chicago to SF. (I.e. how do you make a planned move with (a) no money and (b) no Google to figure out the commercial train line routes you can hop a ride on for free? Hop a train in Chicago and maybe end up in Lansing, Michigan or Toronto instead!)
- jtmcmc 9y agoThere are lots of homeless in San Diego and LA, however, they don't have the same level of density that SF is nor the same level of social services. >I don't think most addicts or mentally disabled people have the wherewithal to make a move from, say, Chicago to SF. There is a distinction between people with mental health problems and mental disability. Things like addiction and mental health exist on a pretty vast spectrum and have massive variations day to day. As to how homeless people get around - well I see you haven't been on the greyhound much but that's a major way to travel for homeless both with their own money or with tickets paid for by various cities.