[cjensen]

San Francisco has homeless shelters and a program to get transients into permanent housing. The homeless who need showers are the ones who refuse the program.

[pcrh]

I lived in San Francisco for a number of years, so I'm familiar with this issue.

The programs are underfunded and cannot cope with homeless people who are mentally ill or addicted.

The "voluntary homeless" are more likely to be found in the Haight and Golden Gate Park than in the Tenderloin.