I worked on an inlet on the SF side of the bay for 15 years. There are definitely well-organized homeless populations that steal, repair, and operate boats to s

I worked on an inlet on the SF side of the bay for 15 years. There are definitely well-organized homeless populations that steal, repair, and operate boats to stay at arms reach from cops and other homeless. we had a crew that lived on a highway pylon, used water access to break into industrial yards, steal copper and iron, and sink it for storage until it could be sold. https://sfist.com/2012/02/29/metal_thieves_take_to_the_high_seas https://sfist.com/2012/02/29/metal_thieves_take_to_the_high_...