Originally Posted by
flyingeph12
My problem with the homeless situation in SF is not the people themselves but the fact that it is a stark indication of the gross inequity and lack of affordable housing in the Bay Area. Sure, those are issues everywhere, but I sense it is an especially big problem in SF. Put differently, I think the homeless in SF is a reflection of the city's failings, more than a problem with certain group people.
Exactly what I came here to say. That's why I find the comparison to gays in the military making people uncomfortable not analogous. The people in question are in a very bad economic situation for a city with such economic resources. I don't think the lesson is that I should just get more comfortable seeing people in sleeping bags on the sidewalk. I haven't lived anywhere else in the past 10 years to do an A/B comparison but I too feel like it does not reflect well on the leadership and governance of the bay area.