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Our homeless crisis is determined by factors unrelated to the amount of housing (though it used to be, and it’s important to build new housing in general) - now
by armatav 4y ago
Our homeless crisis is determined by factors unrelated to the amount of housing (though it used to be, and it’s important to build new housing in general) - nowadays we actually import homeless people to places like SF.
- dublinben 4y agoIf you'd like to learn more about this, here's an entire book that investigates the various factors involved: https://homelessnesshousingproblem.com/ https://homelessnesshousingproblem.com/
- gongdzhauh 4y agoBasic supply and demand along with every study I've seen points to housing supply being one of and usually the main factor in the level of homelessness of a city. As to San Francisco homeless coming from outside the Bay Area, that's true for only around 10% of the population. Most (70%) became homeless in San Francisco and many others became homeless in other parts of the Bay Area. See the `PLACE OF RESIDENCE` section from https://hsh.sfgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2019HIRDReport_SanFrancisco_FinalDraft-1.pdf https://hsh.sfgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2019HIRDRep...
- armatav 4y ago22% - out of county. 8% out of state.