SFist: Homeless in the Park, I Think It Was the 4th of July

Jerry Jarvis

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 14:11:16 -0800

Awe the dreaded houseless people again. How dare they try to find a place to dwell. And they don't pay taxes either? Oh my. But if they aren't in the park then I guess they must move to the Street. Hope they find a public toilet there!

suzeqzee

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:02:21 -0800

did anyone else see the part where they said that most of the people who were living in the park were from out of town? I did. It's not like we're talking about SF residents down on their luck here. I can't think of any major city where squatting is legal. If you camp out illegally, you know the risks.

accidental haircut

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:36:32 -0800

It's striking to me that 'the park' in these stories, and for all I know in this entire lovely effort, seems to mean the block's worth of Golden Gate Park that's at the foot of Haight Street. This is a tiny slice of a very large park. The homeless are not moving out into the streets, they are simply moving west. The thickets around Metson and Mallard lakes are regular boomtowns now; the little hill looking over the 25th Avenue ingress to MLK Jr. Drive is the new town commons. Just this week, I got to enjoy a friendly knife-fight over ownership of a Sunset Super shopping cart, right in my own front yard! Thanks, Mayor Newsom!

Martha Bridegam

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:45:58 -0800

Look, the election's over. Can you give us a break from the "all poor people are incontinent" nonsense? Insted, how about you and Mayor McDreamy get busy building some low-cost apartments so people don't have to live in the park?

Realist

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:21:52 -0800

Hey Martha, I'm going to build myself an encampment on your front porch tomorrow. I'm also going to piss and sh*t on the public sidewalk in front. You might want to wear some hard soled shoes so that you dont stick yourself on any of my used needles. I mean, its my home now. Get real. The park is for everyone to use and for NOBODY to live in. Anything less is just supporting dysfunctionality.

Dave

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:35:11 -0800

How about maybe he focus on the police force he currently has and get them to, you know, solve some fucking crimes and maybe, you know, reduce the number of HOMICIDES.

Jerry Jarvis

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:52:29 -0800

the mayor wants to create a special police force? Maybe he could run that one as long as they aren't unionized.

Martha Bridegam

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:21:21 -0800

"...torn down 380 encampments..." In other words, they destroyed 380 people's homes, quite possibly including their papers, medicines, bedding and personal keepsakes. McDreamy indeed.