There is actually a severe shortage of shelter beds in San Francisco. You are right that mental health is a consideration, but the bigger problem is both simpl

There is actually a severe shortage of shelter beds in San Francisco. You are right that mental health is a consideration, but the bigger problem is both simpler and easier to fix: the number of shelter beds (and other forms of supportive housing - including long-term housing) has decreased since 2004 and is woefully inadequate for the number of current homeless. For more reading on this topic I recommend this detailed analysis: https://medium.com/@josefow/the-one-stat-that-explains-sfs-street-homeless-crisis-e863329ba8ed https://medium.com/@josefow/the-one-stat-that-explains-sfs-s... Also Mayor London Breed's analysis and approach: https://medium.com/@LondonBreed/a-bold-approach-to-homelessness-a42121dc586c https://medium.com/@LondonBreed/a-bold-approach-to-homelessn...