San Diego ranked "Top City to Be Homeless" by Hobo Magazine (Joking) (El Cajon: how much, hotel)

[moved]

And they also bathe out of the sinks in the restrooms at UCSD hospital in Hillcrest.

[snpdragr]

Originally Posted by RosieSD

The Union Tribune asked the same question last summer.

The answer was that while it is *officially* against the law to camp on sidewalks and in other public places in the city of San Diego, several lawsuits brought by the ACLU have put limits on what the police can actually do.

Thanks. That was a very informative article.

For anybody interested, it looks like the legal agreement referenced (Spencer v San Diego) is available online here: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/wp-co...AND-ORDERS.pdf

It seems a requirement for enforcement is that the property owner has to complain. But it's not clear to me who exactly "owns the sidewalk". I.e. is it sufficient for the owner of the property beside the sidewalk to complain?

Has anybody on this list actually complained to the police and had some action taken?

[TheGoodUsernamesWereTaken]

The only thing as bad as the homeless problem in CA is the ridiculous people who jump to their defense whenever you say something about it.



I was almost homeless at one point in my life, and I think I will still have the common courtesy to not mope around public crowded areas with my stench. Be homeless in the woods for crying out loud. The people shouldn't have to put up with homeless on public trans, for example, my goodness.

[Girl Friday]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

I just witnessed this for the second time. A homeless guy in Albertsons decided to finger food himself full at the do it yourself salad bar then bolted out the door. Many years ago I saw this happen at home town buffet off Clairemont dr.


Don't eat at salad bars. ever


and yes I told an employee

This makes me nauseous. Blech.

[mixxalot]

A lot of homeless do not want help. They enjoy living like swine on the streets. I know a guy who I call go-cart man who has been on W Point Loma Blvd across from Starbucks for over 2 years. He hangs out at Starbucks all day wears ghetto clothes and has a laptop! He even rides around town in his homeless go kart. Those who live in Point Loma area near the new apartment complex that charges 2500 for a 1 bedroom apartment know what I am talking about.

[moved]

Originally Posted by mixxalot

A lot of homeless do not want help. They enjoy living like swine on the streets. I know a guy who I call go-cart man who has been on W Point Loma Blvd across from Starbucks for over 2 years. He hangs out at Starbucks all day wears ghetto clothes and has a laptop! He even rides around town in his homeless go kart. Those who live in Point Loma area near the new apartment complex that charges 2500 for a 1 bedroom apartment know what I am talking about.

This is true.

[oddstray]

Originally Posted by moved

This is true.

In many cases the help they're offered comes with strings attached (various rules and responsibilities). Some of them are simply incapable of doing what it takes to stay qualified for help-with-strings-attached.

[moved]

Originally Posted by oddstray

In many cases the help they're offered comes with strings attached (various rules and responsibilities). Some of them are simply incapable of doing what it takes to stay qualified for help-with-strings-attached.

This is also true.

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by oddstray

In many cases the help they're offered comes with strings attached (various rules and responsibilities). Some of them are simply incapable of doing what it takes to stay qualified for help-with-strings-attached.

So what would be a solution?

[mixxalot]

Good question. Perhaps enforce vagrancy laws? Give them a spot to camp out away from urban areas? Offer food vouchers and bus passes? Government and private industry have failed on this front. Provide mental health treatment for the ones with drug and mental problems.

Funny thing is many other countries do not have a homeless problem as bad as the USA. I have been to Singapore and never saw a single homeless person. Same for Peru and Dominican Republic all places with lower wealth than America.