Why some of San Francisco's formerly unhoused frequent the streets again

Housing is BS. Until the people on the street get help for mental illness and addiction, housing does not matter. We have this all backwards. Instead of building section 8 housing, build great mental health institutions and addiction facilities. Stop spending millions upon millions on housing or temp. Housing that does not work. Spend the money for treatment and work up from there ..a job and then housing.

Vagrancy laws need to be enforced. Period

Finally, the truth reveals itself and the media actually reports.

This is why housing first doesn’t work. Some of these people choose this lifestyle because of drugs, mental illness and just a desire for freedom from societal norms. They don’t want structure, a job, responsibilities, etc. The woman who was talking about community has a point and she’s right. But this is a waste of resources. And what homeless person is driving a BMW? Yes it’s a 2008 but this homeless woman has a newer car than me and I’m working full time struggling to pay rent.

That’s why the city is a joke the street need to be clear loitering laws in this case are needed

Are we ALL sick of the tents in parks???

700 million? and the city is c/o "BROKE". This is pure waste of taxpayer dollars. Where is the accountability?

The TL flourished when the Vietnamese came in the 80s. Then Black Tar came. The SF Weekly had an article about a new start up millionaire who started doing heroin "recreationally" on weekends.

They have taken advantage of Government Payment/Care. They knew how to work the System. Everything given to them they will abuse it. Why do we keep on allowing them to live in despair & continue helping them with their addictions.

that dog she has with her is shared with the homeless in the castro and is used when they go out breaking into apartments as a look out , happened at my building , she's a junkie who's been on the streets in the castro for over 10 years ,

Can we forget the dam HOBOS and focus on the innocent dogs and cats that are held captive in these disgusting conditions

Housing first has never worked and never will. Forced treatment or jail time will.

Drugs, drugs, drugs

Why do these people (news, gov officials, etc) keep calling it a tricky situation? It's not. Start serving the people that are paying the taxes. Change the laws, so you can't camp in public places. Put them in jail for littering. Streets get clean and the city revitalizes. San Francisco is a decade away from being a decade away from becoming a visit-able city.

People tend to stay where their friends/acquaintances are. If you give someone a home but nothing to do, they're going to go back to where they had social interaction.

If they are willingly to work, they won’t have time to “hang around “ their neighborhood. They used to say that no one would hire them because they were homeless, now they are not homeless and they still don’t want to work. They don’t have to pay tax and just take in benefits.

Everything in San Francisco is about neighborhood. Why should it be less so for the homeless?

Sf has the best welfare system , every homeless person needs to head for SF. Someone mentioned In Oregon, people on public assistance has to sweep the streets or actually do some work to get paid.

Unbelievable. People who obey the laws, function in society without being a menace, work to live a modest life in this state, and people who don't do anything of substance, reap all the benefits. What's the point?

I'm in Southern California and in my community there's a clearly mentally ill woman who walks around with a shopping cart and seems homeless. She's sometimes seen in stores drinking alcohol - I've seen her at Target sitting in the Starbucks drinking alcohol she stole. There's been calls to help get her housing, but she's actually in the care of a family member who works so during the day - she leaves the house and wanders around. When her family member gets home from work, he goes and finds her. This whole "housing first" plan really doesn't address the problems of essentially the mentally ill who lack adequate care.