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By your own numbers, 31% of homeless in SF, nearly a third, came from either elsewhere in the state (as OP posits) or another state entirely. That's a pretty bi
by floren 7y ago
By your own numbers, 31% of homeless in SF, nearly a third, came from either elsewhere in the state (as OP posits) or another state entirely. That's a pretty big chunk of the problem.
- kelnos 7y agoI'm not sure how you solve that particular part of the problem, though. If your city attracts non-local homeless people because your services for homeless people are good, cutting or eliminating those services doesn't solve the problem. It just makes living conditions worse for the people who are already there, and makes it even harder for them to get by. Leaving often isn't an option; if you can barely afford food, how can you afford a bus ticket elsewhere? And even if you could, that's still a risky proposition, striking out for a new city where you have no idea what the homeless scene is like.
- deathanatos 7y agoThe 21% of "other CA county" is likely heavily tilted towards Bay Area counties. (I really wish the PIT Count would break this out in a future survey.)
- conanbatt 7y agoAnd how many left the city? Way more.
- smadge 7y agoWhy is that a problem? A big chunk of the housed population came from another state entirely as well.