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Re:California Spent $17B on Homelessness. It’s Not Working by atdrummond on Friday June 02, 2023 @04:14AM (#36162520)
They don’t need a bed or a room. You can camp quite comfortably throughout the city all year long thanks to the mild weather.

It’s a very different situation than being homeless in cities with more typical seasonal weather patterns; I nearly lost a number of toes due to frostbite when I was homeless in Saint Louis during a major blizzard. San Francisco’s climate and permissive camping policies help absolve a lot of the housing related issues that are involved with being homeless.

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Re:California Spent $17B on Homelessness. It’s Not Working by da39a3ee on Friday June 02, 2023 @07:07PM (#36171978)
> San Francisco’s climate and permissive camping policies help absolve a lot of the housing related issues that are involved with being homeless.

Of course they don't. Living out of a tent on a street makes it extremely hard to get your life onto target for rejoining the economically healthy portion of society. I'm sure you know that. I don't know what you were trying to say.

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