[kjksf]

None of that is specific to San Francisco.

All of South California and North California has great weather, including other big cities like LA, San Diego, San Jose.

As to crime, I don't have the stats but again I doubt SF has meaningfully lower crime rate than other cities. Generic "crime stats" are pretty meaningless anyway. I doubt anyone keeps stats that would be specific to homeless people (we have stats for "homicide rates" but not "homeless homicide rates").

And even if Reagan is to blame, it was a national thing, so doesn't explain why San Francisco has more homeless.

[lubujackson]

SF spends $241 million on homelessness. Per year. The reason SF has so many homeless is because it provides the most services, the most programs, the best support network and a sympathetic population (not to mention rich tourists and locals to panhandle from, and a good mix of urban and park areas).

[seanmcdirmid]

Reagan was governor of California before he was president.

[gedy]

And California has had both assembly and state senate dominated by Democrats for 50 years or so.

[seanmcdirmid]

The republicans earned their way to obscurity with Reagan and the likes of Pete Wilson. It goes without saying that the governor can do a lot of damage in California.