> A few security guards keeping an eye out and throwing out anyone unruly, ... ... and therein lies the problem. I know my evidence is anecdotal, but: there h

> A few security guards keeping an eye out and throwing out anyone unruly, ... ... and therein lies the problem. I know my evidence is anecdotal, but: there have been many cases here (in SF) of such security guards actually running protection rackets for drug dealers and participating in associated criminal activities. Look: I know that if you throw _enough_ money on a problem, you can mostly solve it (or mitigate it). If we had $1MM to spend per homeless person, I'm sure we could put them up in top-notch places with full care. But then the ~7000 homeless people in SF would eat up the entire budget, leaving $0 for the rest of the city.