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SF is placed in a difficult position due to its extremely high cost of living in a small area. It does not matter what policies SF put into place, there will st
by jjri 4y ago
SF is placed in a difficult position due to its extremely high cost of living in a small area. It does not matter what policies SF put into place, there will still be people on the streets: "63% said an inability to afford rent was the primary culprit; 11% of unhoused San Franciscans actually had jobs."[0]
[0] https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-San-Francisco-s-homelessness-is-a-16586799.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Edito...
- pcmoney 4y agoThe rampant drug crisis isn’t helping, it is a mental health and drug crisis causing homelessness more than a lack of housing. They say they are following “The Portugal model” but they are not. Portugal does not tolerate open drug use or openly being high/aggressive. There is also a housing crisis but I am not sympathetic. SF just refuses to build buildings, everything gets mired in “affordable housing” debates. Build houses and skyscrapers until the prices go down and then build a couple more. Simple supply and demand. Additionally SFs budget has doubled in a decade. They do less with more than practically any other city.