1) Homelessness is never a desirable state and it helps no one, especially tourism which employs a lot of lower middle class people. Look at SF and Portland.
2) Just because homelessness is bad != not providing assistance and putting these people in jail. They’re two separate issues. I would vote for progressive issues that are highlighted in the article but I can’t stand progressives that try to demean others by calling them ‘cruel’ and gain moral high-ground over others. It’s unproductive.
We should never accept crime and shitty streets as an acceptable compromise. We can do much much better as the article indicates. I am disappointed at how many people in SF Bay Area think that tent cities are okay and they think they’re some kinda of a saint for caring for the homeless. If they really cared, they wouldn’t have let this problem happen in the first place. Anyone who is trying to solve the problem is looked down upon here which is mind boggling. Immediately labeling people as cruel without having a deeper discussion is not going to solve the problem.
We should strive to eliminate homelessness and not make it the new normal.