Re:SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle,...
by wpietri on Thursday February 18, 2016 @11:47AM
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Your summary is flatly incorrect.
A lot of SF's homeless are from elsewhere, people who came here on a hope, or just because of SF's reputation as a city that's friendly to weirdos. (That's certainly part of why I came.)
If they can't make it here, SF offers them a way to get home again, but only if there is actually someone there who can put them up, and only if they're in good enough condition to travel. Details are here:
A lot of SF's homeless are from elsewhere, people who came here on a hope, or just because of SF's reputation as a city that's friendly to weirdos. (That's certainly part of why I came.)
If they can't make it here, SF offers them a way to get home again, but only if there is actually someone there who can put them up, and only if they're in good enough condition to travel. Details are here:
http://www.sfhsa.org/79.htm
That is distinctly different from places that dump their homeless residents here. E.g.:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-Nevada-reach-tenta...