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San Francisco appears to be the consensus here, and I'd have to agree. I have never EVER seen so many homeless people in any city in my life. You literally have to step over them to walk down the sidewalks. No coincidence that San Francisco has the most liberal laws in the country when it comes to homelessness: Free health care and three free meals a day. It's tragic.
I think it's less visible in LA simply because let's be real, how likely are you as a visitor to be hanging around areas where the homeless live (like Skid Row for instance).
Extremely likely.
Tourists never go to Hollywood? Tourists never go to Griffith Park? Tourists never go to Venice or the rest of the west side? Tourists never set foot anywhere near freeways (all of which have adjacent homeless encampments)?
All of the city of Los Angeles has a severe homeless problem. San Francisco has an atrocious homeless problem, worse than anywhere else except Los Angeles - but L.A. takes the cake. I've lived in both cities
Those with mild winters and/or year-round temperate climates and high housing costs. One city that comes to mind that has not been mentioned is Honolulu.
if they were not drunks, dopers, lazy or nuts, they could come up with enough money to get a $300 car to live in no kids, single). Throw away the rear seat and passenger seat. Cut out the partitions between rear seat and the trunk. Put a sheet of heavy particle board over the trunk area, from the driver's seat back, and presto, sleeping area. Secure from theft, weather, mobile (so not noticed, if you move it morning and night, 1/2 mile or so each time, around the corner from the last place.
Day labor places are always hurting for people with a car, so they can get enough money, in 2-3 months, to upgrade to a $1000 minivan. With a van, living like this is actually quite viable. Just move twice a year, north or south, with the weather. There's no reason why you can't, and there's no reason to suffer with the heat or the cold, either.
In this manner, you can live in some really nice areas, for almost nothing, and never be noticed (if you are careful). I lived in a Dodge caravan for a year, gas averaged $15 a week, while I pulled down13k per year of loans for college. The grants paid for tuition and fees. I read the books in the library, charged my razor, laptop and phone while there, (or at Macs, public library, VA hospital, etc.) All, including Wally's, the college Dollar General, my storage unit, etc, were located in a circle of about 1 mile radius. Nothing's changed since I did this, It's quite feasible. I used the 12k that I saved to get a 40k per year income secured (clear). You can on sales of blood plasma ($250 per month) and food stamps, while eating at the mission. Car insurance and storage (not really needed, if you are organized) are still just $50 per month (each) clothing is very cheap at the Goodwill.
if they were not drunks, dopers, lazy or nuts, they could come up with enough money to get a $300 car to live in no kids, single). Throw away the rear seat and passenger seat. Cut out the partitions between rear seat and the trunk. Put a sheet of heavy particle board over the trunk area, from the driver's seat back, and presto, sleeping area. Secure from theft, weather, mobile (so not noticed, if you move it morning and night, 1/2 mile or so each time, around the corner from the last place.
Day labor places are always hurting for people with a car, so they can get enough money, in 2-3 months, to upgrade to a $1000 minivan. With a van, living like this is actually quite viable. Just move twice a year, north or south, with the weather. There's no reason why you can't, and there's no reason to suffer with the heat or the cold, either.
In this manner, you can live in some really nice areas, for almost nothing, and never be noticed (if you are careful). I lived in a Dodge caravan for a year, gas averaged $15 a week, while I pulled down13k per year of loans for college. The grants paid for tuition and fees. I read the books in the library, charged my razor, laptop and phone while there, (or at Macs, public library, VA hospital, etc.) All, including Wally's, the college Dollar General, my storage unit, etc, were located in a circle of about 1 mile radius. Nothing's changed since I did this, It's quite feasible. I used the 12k that I saved to get a 40k per year income secured (clear). You can on sales of blood plasma ($250 per month) and food stamps, while eating at the mission. Car insurance and storage (not really needed, if you are organized) are still just $50 per month (each) clothing is very cheap at the Goodwill.
no, instead you'll work forever for 50k a year, and give all of it to big bro and the landlord and utility companies. Never save a dime, do anything or go anywhere. I went overseas, married a nurse, she paid me enough to get a house, rented it out, got another, then another, and now I'm all set. I'm clearing 60k a year and no longer have to manage any of the buildings. Yeah, I had to sacrifice a couple of years, living rough. But now I get to goof off for the rest of my life, if I wish. I'm using my time to design weapons.
I would love for SF to win this one but living in downtown LA a few blocks from Skid Row and witnessing the depths of despair there every day, I don't see how any city in the country has LA "beat" in this measure. That's not a brag. Its a blight on our city and I hope this city gets it together in terms of affordable housing and care for the mentally ill sooner than later.
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Miami definitely.
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