I wonder how many at long-term vacant vs short-term. Every time a tenant moves out there’s usually 1-3 months of vacancy. SF is a majority renter city. Normal turnover would result in 3-4% vacancy at any point in time. That doesn’t mean there’s that many empty homes.
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They are definitely going to come up with a vacancy tax then to force the issue.
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The vacancy police…sounds like the Gestapo…restrict tenants rights and vacancy will got to zero…
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The commission should offer up spots in their homes for people to rest.
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There’s mothballed military ships all over the place. Maybe not in Oakland but close to it.
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It’ll never be solved as long as people view living in a specific city as a right that must be subsidized by others. The bulk of those people do jobs that exist in other cities, and other cities are affordable on those wages. Helping them move to cities they can afford would be far more practical, cheaper, and allow those people to have their independence.
The homeless have more rights than the middle class. The middle class has been forced out by high rents. Why are the homeless a protected class. They should be incarcerated, institutionalized or relocated, depending on whether they are criminals, drug addicts or indigent. Enough is enough
The law abiding citizens on SF need to take their city back. Homelessness is not a right to be depraved. Why shit in the aisles when there is a restroom in the store. This man should be in jail. Public exposure is a crime. Littering is a crime. Where are the police every time someone shits in public?
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Posted today and then quickly flagged on Craigslist. Friend got a screen shot. Not sure .png files work here.
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An Ohio city known for helping the homeless now questions its limits
https://m.sfgate.com/news/article/An-Ohio-city-known-for-helping-the-homeless-now-14943803.php
More lawyers? More suits? Lawyers are happy!
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Right, then show them how much more they’d pay in taxes and ask if they still think it’s be a good idea. That’s why those surveys are always dumb. As soon as you show what it’d take to fund it, people quickly change their mind.
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The homeless don’t want to go to shelters, how is a ship going to work?
Nobody wants to address the problem–homeless people hate being around other homeless people. I’ve now heard this from two different ones.
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Their definition of empty doesn’t mean empty:
" The census’ annual American Communities Survey defines a home as vacant if there is either no occupant or a temporary occupant—temporary meaning “people who will be there for two months or less.”"
Is that “two more months”? If you ask that in April and everyone is a student and moving around, you could have 100% filled homes before and after move date.
I’d want to know what homes literally aren’t being lived in, or have residents who are out for 3-6 months at a time.