SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, despair of homeless’
I think he does have a point... but he could have put it better.<p>I live in SF too; for ~10 years. I have never seen it this bad. The City passed a &quot;sit&#x2F;lie&quot; law a couple of years ago.. but it&#x27;s never enforced. The City is spending $1M&#x2F;month ... for housing 225 people[1]. Do the math, and you&#x27;ll see how ridiculous is that. At that rate, how much do you think the City can spend on the homeless? It has 7000 homeless, and counting.<p>Many of the homeless used to live in City housing, but got kicked out due to drug and alcohol habits. What&#x27;s the solution here? You can&#x27;t incarcerate them. You can&#x27;t <i>force</i> them to use detox clinics, etc.<p>If the person refuses help, and refuses to follow the rules of whichever shelter they&#x27;re in, then s&#x2F;he has no more right to live in SF! As a last resort, the City is within rights to just kick you out. No one is <i>entitled</i> to live in SF. You can&#x27;t just show up and setup tent in a public space; that public space belongs to the rest of us too!<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;10&#x2F;san-franciscos-pier-80-homeless-shelter-comes-with-staggering-cost&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;10&#x2F;san-franciscos-p...</a>