The most visible homeless and those we consider &quot;the problem&quot; certainly may be those who &quot;cannot take care of themselves&quot;. However, the majority do not fit this category.<p>I may be naive but I think we should be tackling the homeless with mental problems first. While I certainly have more empathy to those who have &quot;lost my job, lost my apartment, and hence am homeless&quot;, I am unconfident that traditional support services can put them back on their feet without drastic improvements to the housing crisis in San Francisco. Furthermore, the mentally ill make everyone (especially those homeless who have fallen on hard times) less safe.