Imagine 6,775 homeless people in one city. Well, in San Francisco there is. The excessive amount of homeless people in San Francisco has caused a dilemma because of the Super Bowl football game that will occur soon. San Francisco wants it to appear as if there is no poverty in the beautiful city. The city has a large population of homeless people because of the shelters, deficiency of jobs, and the weather. As a result, San Francisco is the thirteenth biggest US city populated with homeless people. The article “San Francisco nudges homeless away from the Super Bowl fan village” by Alison Vekshin summarizes the motives of the city to remove homeless people from the streets into shelters. The weather in San Francisco remains at a constant
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A job does not guarantee anyone a house because buildings in San Francisco are expensive. Moreover, people are homeless because of the low wages they earn from their jobs. Many homeless people are capable of doing a job, but can not get one because of their absence of education or their appearance. Jobs are scarce and homeless people are not given the top priority to receive them. Lastly, San Francisco has a large amount of shelters. The shelters that they provide are decent and allow many people to stay in them overnight. As a result, many of the homeless people in the area want to stay in San Francisco. “Complaints about encampments have quadrupled to 3,509”(Alison Vekshin). Furthermore, a small quantity of homeless people dislike the shelters because they feel forced to live there. Even though the city is trying to provide shelter for many homeless people some would rather stay on the street then be safe under a roof. In conclusion, San Francisco is highly populated with homeless people. The situation in San Francisco was caused by a deficiency of jobs, the weather, and the amount of homeless shelters located in the city. As the Super Bowl reaches forward homeless people are being evacuated from the streets. The actions by the government will present San Francisco as an ideal city without any poverty or hunger throughout the
A job does not guarantee anyone a house because buildings in San Francisco are expensive. Moreover, people are homeless because of the low wages they earn from their jobs. Many homeless people are capable of doing a job, but can not get one because of their absence of education or their appearance. Jobs are scarce and homeless people are not given the top priority to receive them. Lastly, San Francisco has a large amount of shelters. The shelters that they provide are decent and allow many people to stay in them overnight. As a result, many of the homeless people in the area want to stay in San Francisco. “Complaints about encampments have quadrupled to 3,509”(Alison Vekshin). Furthermore, a small quantity of homeless people dislike the shelters because they feel forced to live there. Even though the city is trying to provide shelter for many homeless people some would rather stay on the street then be safe under a roof. In conclusion, San Francisco is highly populated with homeless people. The situation in San Francisco was caused by a deficiency of jobs, the weather, and the amount of homeless shelters located in the city. As the Super Bowl reaches forward homeless people are being evacuated from the streets. The actions by the government will present San Francisco as an ideal city without any poverty or hunger throughout the