NYC has a "right to shelter" due to the cold winter months. SF has no right to shelter, which means there are many more unsheltered people in SF than in NYC. I

NYC has a "right to shelter" due to the cold winter months. SF has no right to shelter, which means there are many more unsheltered people in SF than in NYC. In LA I suspect that due to the large geographical size, high automobile usage (whereby there's less direct interaction with people) and perhaps more draconian law enforcement, the unsheltered population is slightly less visible.