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I used to clean up near my front door, but it became overwhelming. I live in a "bad" part of SF, by choice - I have a huge, cheap apartment. Until about 5 or s
by _jal 5y ago
I used to clean up near my front door, but it became overwhelming.
I live in a "bad" part of SF, by choice - I have a huge, cheap apartment. Until about 5 or so years ago, the homeless situation was not that bad around me. There would be periods where people with problems would be around, but generally it wasn't a big deal. I'd clean up around my and my downstairs neighbor's doors, and a bit wider if needed. Some of the folks that used to live on the street here would also help keep things clean.
Then the cops decided we are good place to funnel campers. Inevitably, dealers followed, and the street went to hell.
I won't go in to all the ins and outs, I can become very boring on this topic. Suffice to say, when you have a local small business that considers piles of garbage a competitive advantage, sweeping out my bit of sidewalk became pointless.
- computerphage 5y agoWell, I'm actually fascinated and wish to hear more. How did you figure out that the cops were funneling people?
- Teever 5y agoHe probably sees police trucks show up and unceremoniously dump homeless people and their belongings on their street.
- joshribakoff 5y agoHe probably lives in the Tenderloin. It’s right next to union square which is full of hotels and tourists, and adjacent to Market Street which is all upscale shops, offices, and hotels that are heavily policed. The Tenderloin is known for having a larger population of drug dealers and people experiencing homelessness than many other parts of the city. I don’t think I’ve ever seen cops dump people off in trucks as the other commenter suggested, but I would characterize it as being policed differently