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Do homeless people come to San Francisco because services are not available in cheaper CoL elsewhere? I don’t think public spaces should be used to house homel

Do homeless people come to San Francisco because services are not available in cheaper CoL elsewhere? I don’t think public spaces should be used to house homeless people in tents. Public spaces and commons belong to everyone.

carapace 6y ago
> Do homeless people come to San Francisco because services are not available in cheaper CoL elsewhere? It was ~20 years ago now, and I can't speak for every homeless person obviously, but no, SF has (had?) a rep as being a bit tougher and more dangerous than other West Coast cities. There's a "hub" of sorts around Haight St. for travelers but most SF city homeless folks are not involved w/ the hippies and travelers. > I don’t think public spaces should be used to house homeless people in tents. Public spaces and commons belong to everyone. I absolutely agree. Let me clarify that I don't think this move is an absolute good, just that it's much better than rousting people and taking their stuff. Ideally, we would construct ~0.5 million houses and apartments and everyone can just live inside if they want to, eh? (The last thing I read said the national housing shortfall in the USA is around 400,000 units!)
- jelliclesfarm 6y ago
  I agree. The solution for homelessness is to build more homes. The problem seems to be that everyone wants to live in the same high cost of living metro/urban areas. There are cheaper places in California where everyone can be housed. Having said that..not specifically about homelessness but more re housing affordability(because they can be connected) I like the Singapore model..where high density home complexes are built and given out on 99 year leases for different income levels. Over 76% of Singapore’s population is housed this way. It takes the pressure off housing affordability. But then again..Singapore is a benevolent dictatorship...their way of governance won’t fly in California.

carapace 6y ago

> Do homeless people come to San Francisco because services are not available in cheaper CoL elsewhere? It was ~20 years ago now, and I can't speak for every homeless person obviously, but no, SF has (had?) a rep as being a bit tougher and more dangerous than other West Coast cities. There's a "hub" of sorts around Haight St. for travelers but most SF city homeless folks are not involved w/ the hippies and travelers. > I don’t think public spaces should be used to house homeless people in tents. Public spaces and commons belong to everyone. I absolutely agree. Let me clarify that I don't think this move is an absolute good, just that it's much better than rousting people and taking their stuff. Ideally, we would construct ~0.5 million houses and apartments and everyone can just live inside if they want to, eh? (The last thing I read said the national housing shortfall in the USA is around 400,000 units!)

jelliclesfarm 6y ago
I agree. The solution for homelessness is to build more homes. The problem seems to be that everyone wants to live in the same high cost of living metro/urban areas. There are cheaper places in California where everyone can be housed. Having said that..not specifically about homelessness but more re housing affordability(because they can be connected) I like the Singapore model..where high density home complexes are built and given out on 99 year leases for different income levels. Over 76% of Singapore’s population is housed this way. It takes the pressure off housing affordability. But then again..Singapore is a benevolent dictatorship...their way of governance won’t fly in California.