Last week, Christine Oastler came down from Ontario for a vacation. She had a classic San Francisco experience.
She was appalled.
She was hassled by aggressive panhandlers, “scared” by drunken street people, and even spat upon in front of the Metreon shopping center.
“It’s stunning to me,” she said. “I’m a well-traveled girl. I’ve been to Europe, the Mediterranean and New York. How can San Francisco, that claims to be this tourist mecca, let this happen?”
SFGate article <link>
Filed under: Bad Urban Experience, homeless | Tagged: District 6, homeless, san francisco, SF Tenderloin, Tenderloin
Unfortunately, with the current rise in foreclosures and the weakened economy there are going to be many,many more homeless throughout the US. The answer to the homleless issue is providing strong community programs that cut through the redtape of bureacracy & assist those who want to be helped.
http://wanderingvets.com/2008/03/16/132-cities-losing-taxpayers-to-homelessness/