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I would expect this would be a small number of people and therefore be a non issue.
by frankbreetz 5y ago
I would expect this would be a small number of people and therefore be a non issue.
- zardo 5y agoDepending on the housing situation being offered.
- mindcandy 5y agoYou would be mistaken. I'm no expert. But, I've been in SF long enough to talk to many homeless people there and read a bit on the subject. Paranoia, drug dependence, coping self-delusion, self-destructive pride and sometimes genuine personal need cause a huge number of homeless people to outright refuse housing when offered.
- abeyer 5y agoThis article had some stats of recent outcomes from offering shelter (and towards the better end of what's available) to displaced encampments: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/57-people-from-one-seattle-homeless-encampment-got-hotel-rooms-last-year-more-than-1-3-likely-went-back-to-the-streets/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/57-people... Far from the worst uptake and outcomes, but also far from great.