The issue of homelessness in SF is absolutely related to affordable housing and a lack of beds, the comparison NYC and LA are absolutely abysmal in that NYC has

The issue of homelessness in SF is absolutely related to affordable housing and a lack of beds, the comparison NYC and LA are absolutely abysmal in that NYC has huge amounts of permanently affordable housing that it can use to house homeless people in that has a relatively low cost to maintain compared to having to acquire new land and build new buildings, and LA, which has an incredibly high street homeless population in the same way SF does. Additionally, the total cost of homeless services is helping more people than the 7,500 that are let mentioned as it's really closer to 20,000 where many are in permanent supportive housing and aren't considered homeless but would be without the same type of support. If you look at the cost per person when using the 20,000 number, the cost is still far lower than what it costs to keep a person in prison each year, where with the passing of Prop C, that number would get closer to said amount. Add on the fact that SF is one of the most expensive real estate markets in the would (where there isn't cheaper housing anywhere nearby), with a related high cost of labor, and the spending makes far more sense.