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So why other big cities in other continents have so few homeless compard to SF and LA? We do have people with mental problems here in Spain, but most don't roa
by spaniard89277 3y ago
So why other big cities in other continents have so few homeless compard to SF and LA?
We do have people with mental problems here in Spain, but most don't roam the streets and end up living under a bridge.
And I can assure you the Spanish institutions are not precisely brilliant dealing with problems.
- phpisthebest 3y agoI have no idea, but I suspect it is combination of factors. Let me ask, does Spain have and enforce loitering laws that prevent homeless of camping in front of businesses? Is this a factor in driving them to under the bridges instead of roaming the streets? Because CA prohibits the police from enforcing any of these laws, and many prosecutors refuse to charge anyone with "low level" crime. SF and LA (and CA in general) has the nicest weather, unlike other parts of the US where you have Extreme cold, extreme heat, or both in many area's LA and SF have mild temperate weather with limited rain fall, this promotes a "roaming the street" style of living.
- spaniard89277 3y agoYou can see homeless people in my mid-sized city. They typically sit in front of supermarkets or places where they can get money. It's always the same faces. If there's a law about that, it isn't being enforced. Most of Spain has a weather similar to CA.