Haight-Ashbury was quickly overrun by homeless, thieves, hoodlums, psychos, derelicts, and drug addicts. Overdoses were common, as were rapes. The "Summer of Love" in San Francisco has largely been mythologized in popular culture. The reality was far different.
.....” overrun by homeless, thieves, hoodlums, psychos, derelicts, and drug addicts”......
Sure...it’s free food, handouts and opportunity for criminal activity without consequences.