Free Parking for Sale

Nobody really wants the services these people are providing just as nobody wants Street Sheets. We're just allowing homeless people to delude themselves if we allow them to rule our metered parking through guilt or intimidation. We need to give homeless people real opportunities to do real work for real money. Otherwise they'll never understand the cause and effect of working and income, and ultimately hopefully an improved life. But Woo-Woo, it's a scam that ultimately contributes to the deterioration of our quality of life. I'm sure the SFPD doesn't have a plan for it.

Hold on Paul. You make the assumption that most homeless people have never held a job and are incapable of understanding the correlation between work and income. That's ridiculous. Aside from this article. That assumption is purely and utterly ridiculous. If you have any understanding of this economy, you'd know a great deal of people who are currently homeless once held jobs, some had homes, and mortgages. Didn't the guy from the Pursuit of Happyness used to be, um, homeless (at least briefly) in your city? Hello. People who are hustling for a dollar are all over the world. From Nairobi to the Mission to Kingston to wherever. And many of them know exactly what it feels like to work. And Ashley Harrell does a good job of at least treating the people she encountered with a hell of a lot more dignity than what you're suggesting. No, Woo Woo isn't gonna buy anyone a new condo. And people need better solutions for this homeless crisis across the country, not just in San Fran.
But don't knock a person who's just trying to hustle up on a few dollars to eat.
If they're not knocking people upside the head and robbing folks, what's the problem?
Thanks for bringing this topic to my attention. I live on the other side of the country and found the story fascinating.
Just my ten cents.
In the words of Bubb Rubb...Woo Woo!!!