Avoid downtown SF, it’s a liberal hell hole. As somebody coming from *Detroit* (of all place) I was *shocked*, the shear number of homeless, the prostitutes, people shooting up heroin on the sidewalks...this is their liberal utopia?
A man asked for money, I offered the take out food I had, he wasn’t interested - only wanted money. Apparently they get a weekly handout of money, it seems they have two activities; going to soup kitchens and spending their money on drugs. The policy just encourages a death spiral, it ensnares people instead of empowering them to find a way out.
I’ve never seen such pain on the faces of so many people.
“it seems they have two activities; going to soup kitchens and spending their money on drugs. “
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here in LA, there is a 3rd activity: hanging out/sleeping at the public library. My grad thesis at Stanford had me volunteer at the Gospel Mission charity. The “homeys” were mostly bragging that they get FREE food, medical and shelter and I heard this EVERYDAY there.
THEN they head to the public library, the biggest one in L.A. WITH 8 floors to sleep there. There’s a running joke they call that library the Homeless Hilton. It’s a shame because it’s a beautiful library.