It's more cost-efficient and effective long-term to prevent people from falling into homelessness. And affordable housing is widely viewed as a major root cause

It's more cost-efficient and effective long-term to prevent people from falling into homelessness. And affordable housing is widely viewed as a major root cause. [1] Yes, people on the streets should be helped. But if 4 people fall into homelessness for every 1 person place in permanent supportive housing (this is the ratio in SF [2]), we will never "solve homelessness." [1] https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/the-ongoing-crisis-of-homelessness-in-the-bay-area-whats-working-whats-not https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insigh... [2] https://hsh.sfgov.org/about/research-and-reports/pit-hic/#2022-pit https://hsh.sfgov.org/about/research-and-reports/pit-hic/#20...