[a_cactus]

Many of the homeless people in SF probably escaped the cold Chicago winters too.

Due to nice weather, California cities have to support many of the Midwest’s homeless population. To compensate, there should be a lot more federal funding for homelessness.

[tptacek]

This is a myth. LAHSA does an annual homelessness census in Los Angeles. The overwhelming majority of the homeless are native Angelenos; 73% of them have been in LA for over 20 years.

[idlewords]

Please stop spreading this pernicious myth. Nearly 3/4 of the SF homeless population became homeless while living in the city; 90% did so in California.

"The most recent homeless count, conducted in January 2015, found 6,686 homeless people in the city. Seventy-one percent of people reported living in San Francisco when they became homeless, up from 61 percent in 2013. Just 10 percent said they were living outside California when they became homeless, and the remaining 19 percent were living in the state but not in the city."

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/What-San-Francisc...