Also live on the east coast and public defecation is a real thing. It's just not as flagrant as San Francisco. I live downtown where the homeless have limited access to toilets. Occasionally, it will be on or near the sidewalk. More commonly it will be in alleyways, behind dumpsters, and in the bushes at our public park. Usually, the public defecators also have the white wristbands. Meaning they recently left the psych ward of the hospital.

The city has started to roll out public sanettes. Like a stripped down version of what you would find in Paris. I'm hoping they deploy more of them, quickly. They are useful to everyone.