Some data about homeless people in SF

[KamaAina]

http://www.48hills.org/2016/02/24/some-data-about-homeless-people-in-sf/

We’ve talked about the big myths around homelessness in San Francisco. We’ve discussed the problem of sweeping people off the streets when there’s nowhere for them to go. So let’s look at some actual numbers here.

The folks at POOR Magazine did a survey of 89 homeless people in SF, people who were “dwelling in tents, sleeping bags and cardboard on Duboce, 14th St, Trainor, and the Cesar Chavez Freeway underpass.” It’s likely that since the rains have come, many of those same people are in the tent cities that the mayor wants to demolish....

Of the unhoused people surveyed:
60% are women ages 24-40
30% are people of color from all four corners of Mama Earth
30% are men
10% are trans and non-gender-conforming
60% became houseless after displacement from long-time homes and neighborhoods
80% are living with untreated psychological disabilities
70% are people living with physical disabilities

Theft of Belongings:
100% of un-housed residents have experienced countless incidents of the theft of belongings by DPW/SFPD sweeps in a one-year period (see below); lost items include medicine, clothes, technology-phones, iPads, chargers, etc
60% of un-housed residents experienced loss of personal effects /belongings with a value of over $2,000
94% were unable to retrieve belongings from the city
100% were unable to replace belongings due to poverty

[mackerel]

1. 80% are living with untreated psychological disabilities

That's the biggest problem right there.

[KamaAina]

2. St. Raygun's parting gift to us

before he moved on to screw the whole country.