The big cities with substantial homeless populations are already dominated by left-leaning politics. It is not a question of getting more people to profess the

The big cities with substantial homeless populations are already dominated by left-leaning politics. It is not a question of getting more people to profess the correct beliefs, it is a question of converting those beliefs to specific actions despite their specific consequences. Like grandma losing her now-$2m house because its property tax bill reflects its value, or a shelter going in on your kid’s route to school. It’s a consensus opinion in SF that we ought to tax millionaires. But we’re unwilling to touch the asset class where the millions are actually stored. It’s a consensus opinion in SF that tax revenues should be used to help vulnerable populations stay in their communities. But “this is a community” is an ironclad argument that it’s an inappropriate location for any services or supportive housing.