SF has a lot of homelessness, which seems to be due to a combination of both culture (generally liberal, reasonably good provision of social services, reasonabl

SF has a lot of homelessness, which seems to be due to a combination of both culture (generally liberal, reasonably good provision of social services, reasonably relaxed attitude to drugs) and climate. As brutal as it sounds, cities like New York will never have as large or visible a homelessness problem for the simple reason you're quite likely to die sleeping rough over the winter.