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by hellllllllooo 2423 days ago
> San Francisco spends a lot on its homeless problem with little to show for it.

$241 million from a budget of over $12 billion from a city that with businesses that collectively make hundreds of billions every year. Doesn't seem like that much. Same as 1 SoftBank funded startup that inevitably wastes it.

Little to show for it? The money is going to help people in a awful situation. Just because they haven't disappeared from the streets doesn't mean it's wasted.

The number is more like $3800 per person per year.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/Bu...