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Mental health courts may be a small step in the right direction, but California will try absolutely anything to solve homelessness apart from building more hous

Mental health courts may be a small step in the right direction, but California will try absolutely anything to solve homelessness apart from building more housing: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-will-do-anything-to-end-homelessness-except-build-more-homes https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-will-do-anything-to-en... We see the results: https://seliger.com/2022/06/29/homelessness-is-a-housing-problem-when-cities-build-housing-homelessness-goes-down/ https://seliger.com/2022/06/29/homelessness-is-a-housing-pro...

powerslacker 4y ago
Anyone who spends a few afternoons in the shady parts of San Francisco can tell you that the issue is not a lack of housing. There are some people who cannot live unsupervised in any kind of housing because they are a danger to themselves, others, and property. Newsom is one of my least favorite politicians, but credit where credit is due this is one of the best things that has been accomplished under his administration.
- riddlemethat 4y ago
  California has been losing a ground war to hordes of homeless drug addicts for a long time. If Newsom can win a battle it'll be turning the tide even slightly...
bsder 4y ago
About 1 in 5 homeless in San Francisco have a traumatic brain injury. To deal with that, you need medical facilities. Mere housing is insufficient.
- watwut 4y ago
  Somehow, they just all happened to start having brain injuries as housing got expensive. rather then, expensive housing made it impossible to keep house for more and more people with issues.
rllearneratwork 4y ago
not all homeless are the same. No amount of housing will help those doing drugs and defecating on the streets. They need mandatory treatment if they are public nuisance (which they absolutely are). For people "out of luck" but willing to get on their feet there should be socialized housing, not necessarily in SF (since that area is super expensive).

powerslacker 4y ago

Anyone who spends a few afternoons in the shady parts of San Francisco can tell you that the issue is not a lack of housing. There are some people who cannot live unsupervised in any kind of housing because they are a danger to themselves, others, and property. Newsom is one of my least favorite politicians, but credit where credit is due this is one of the best things that has been accomplished under his administration.

riddlemethat 4y ago
California has been losing a ground war to hordes of homeless drug addicts for a long time. If Newsom can win a battle it'll be turning the tide even slightly...

bsder 4y ago

About 1 in 5 homeless in San Francisco have a traumatic brain injury. To deal with that, you need medical facilities. Mere housing is insufficient.

watwut 4y ago
Somehow, they just all happened to start having brain injuries as housing got expensive. rather then, expensive housing made it impossible to keep house for more and more people with issues.

rllearneratwork 4y ago

not all homeless are the same. No amount of housing will help those doing drugs and defecating on the streets. They need mandatory treatment if they are public nuisance (which they absolutely are). For people "out of luck" but willing to get on their feet there should be socialized housing, not necessarily in SF (since that area is super expensive).