Quote:San Francisco Mayor London Breed, in her first one-on-one interview since taking office, said homeless advocacy groups that receive funding from the city need to better educate the homeless to “clean up after themselves.”

“I work hard to make sure your programs are funded for the purposes of trying to get these individuals help, and what I am asking you to do is work with your clients and ask them to at least have respect for the community — at least, clean up after themselves and show respect to one another and people in the neighborhood,” Breed told the Investigative Unit, referencing her conversations with nonprofit groups aimed at serving the homeless.

When pressed about whether her plan calls for harsher penalties against those who litter or defecate on city streets, Breed said “I didn’t express anything about a penalty.” Instead, the mayor said she has encouraged nonprofits “to talk to their clients, who, unfortunately, were mostly responsible for the conditions of our streets.”[…]

“I will say there is more feces on the sidewalks than I’ve ever seen growing up here,” Breed said. “That is a huge problem and we are not just talking about from dogs — we’re talking about from humans.”

San Francisco is slated to spend nearly $280 million this year on housing and services for the homeless — a roughly 40 percent increase compared to just five years ago. Over that same span, however, the number of homeless in the city has largely remained the same at about 7,500 people, according to city counts.

“About 70 percent of the people estimated to be homeless in San Francisco were actually housed in San Francisco before they became homeless,” Breed said. “We have to make sure people who live here, [and] sadly, people who are homeless here, that they are also held accountable for taking care of our streets. This is our home.”

(07-16-2018 09:32 AM)usmbacker Wrote:  

Where has she been living? This has been well publicized. San Fran is REAL sh#thole. Literally. The left has some really brilliant politicians.

Quote:San Francisco Mayor London Breed, in her first one-on-one interview since taking office, said homeless advocacy groups that receive funding from the city need to better educate the homeless to “clean up after themselves.”

“I work hard to make sure your programs are funded for the purposes of trying to get these individuals help, and what I am asking you to do is work with your clients and ask them to at least have respect for the community — at least, clean up after themselves and show respect to one another and people in the neighborhood,” Breed told the Investigative Unit, referencing her conversations with nonprofit groups aimed at serving the homeless.

When pressed about whether her plan calls for harsher penalties against those who litter or defecate on city streets, Breed said “I didn’t express anything about a penalty.” Instead, the mayor said she has encouraged nonprofits “to talk to their clients, who, unfortunately, were mostly responsible for the conditions of our streets.”[…]

“I will say there is more feces on the sidewalks than I’ve ever seen growing up here,” Breed said. “That is a huge problem and we are not just talking about from dogs — we’re talking about from humans.”

San Francisco is slated to spend nearly $280 million this year on housing and services for the homeless — a roughly 40 percent increase compared to just five years ago. Over that same span, however, the number of homeless in the city has largely remained the same at about 7,500 people, according to city counts.

“About 70 percent of the people estimated to be homeless in San Francisco were actually housed in San Francisco before they became homeless,” Breed said. “We have to make sure people who live here, [and] sadly, people who are homeless here, that they are also held accountable for taking care of our streets. This is our home.”

Keep reading hee....

(07-16-2018 09:54 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  280M for the 7500 homeless is over 37k per person. By comparison, the SF sanitation worker makes 39k per year.

(07-16-2018 09:46 AM)thespiritof1976 Wrote:  And a lot of the people in San Fransicko probably think the crap is some sort of deep and profound sidewalk art exhibit.

(07-16-2018 10:01 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 09:54 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  280M for the 7500 homeless is over 37k per person. By comparison, the SF sanitation worker makes 39k per year.

How does a sanitation worker afford rent?

(07-16-2018 10:19 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 10:01 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 09:54 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  280M for the 7500 homeless is over 37k per person. By comparison, the SF sanitation worker makes 39k per year.

How does a sanitation worker afford rent?

Public housing, or else they don’t live in the City

Quote:The median rent in the San Jose metro area is $3,500 a month, yet the median wage is $12 an hour in food service and $19 an hour in health care support, an amount that won't even cover housing costs. The minimum annual salary needed to live comfortably in San Jose is $87,000, according to a study by personal finance website GoBankingRates.

Quote:Ellen Tara James-Penney, a 54-year-old lecturer at San Jose State University, parks her old Volvo at one of those safe haven churches, Grace Baptist Church, and eats in its dining hall. She is paid $28,000 a year to teach four English classes and is carrying $143,000 in student debt after earning two degrees.

She grades papers and prepares lessons in the Volvo. At night, she leans back the driver's seat and prepares for sleep, one of two dogs, Hank, by her side. Her husband, Jim, who is too tall for the car, sleeps outside in a tent cot with their other dog, Buddy.

(07-16-2018 11:24 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 10:19 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 10:01 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 09:54 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  280M for the 7500 homeless is over 37k per person. By comparison, the SF sanitation worker makes 39k per year.

How does a sanitation worker afford rent?

Public housing, or else they don’t live in the City

There are plenty of apts in SF for $1200 per month

(07-16-2018 11:49 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 11:24 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 10:19 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 10:01 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 09:54 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  280M for the 7500 homeless is over 37k per person. By comparison, the SF sanitation worker makes 39k per year.

How does a sanitation worker afford rent?

Public housing, or else they don’t live in the City

There are plenty of apts in SF for $1200 per month

San Francisco, CA Rental Market Trends
Highlights
The average rent for an apartment in San Francisco is $3,441, a 3% increase compared to the previous year, when the average rent was $3,355.

Studio apartments in San Francisco rent for $2,453 a month, while 1-bedroom apartments ask on average $3,258 a month; the average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $4,382.
https://www.rentcafe.com/average-rent-market-trends/us/ca/san-francisco/

(07-16-2018 11:49 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 11:24 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 10:19 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 10:01 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(07-16-2018 09:54 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  280M for the 7500 homeless is over 37k per person. By comparison, the SF sanitation worker makes 39k per year.

How does a sanitation worker afford rent?

Public housing, or else they don’t live in the City

There are plenty of apts in SF for $1200 per month

San Francisco, CA Rental Market Trends
Highlights
The average rent for an apartment in San Francisco is $3,441, a 3% increase compared to the previous year, when the average rent was $3,355.

Studio apartments in San Francisco rent for $2,453 a month, while 1-bedroom apartments ask on average $3,258 a month; the average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $4,382.
https://www.rentcafe.com/average-rent-market-trends/us/ca/san-francisco/

(07-16-2018 11:45 AM)umbluegray Wrote:  'We Still Need to Eat': Tech Boom Creates Working Homeless
San Francisco is well-known for its homeless population, but the homeless crisis has been spreading rapidly into Silicon Valley as the tech boom has led to skyrocketing rents.
Nov. 7, 2017, at 11:12 p.m.

Quote:The median rent in the San Jose metro area is $3,500 a month, yet the median wage is $12 an hour in food service and $19 an hour in health care support, an amount that won't even cover housing costs. The minimum annual salary needed to live comfortably in San Jose is $87,000, according to a study by personal finance website GoBankingRates.

Quote:Ellen Tara James-Penney, a 54-year-old lecturer at San Jose State University, parks her old Volvo at one of those safe haven churches, Grace Baptist Church, and eats in its dining hall. She is paid $28,000 a year to teach four English classes and is carrying $143,000 in student debt after earning two degrees.

She grades papers and prepares lessons in the Volvo. At night, she leans back the driver's seat and prepares for sleep, one of two dogs, Hank, by her side. Her husband, Jim, who is too tall for the car, sleeps outside in a tent cot with their other dog, Buddy.

It seems like James-Penney made very poor academic and career decisions.