The unique part of SF is our extreme inefficiency. We spend huge sums of money without much to show for it.
Homelessness is a crisis that is growing all over the US.
Homeless crisis in Hawaii sparks state of emergency http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/homeless-crisis-in-hawaii-spar...
L.A. County supervisors call for a state emergency declaration on homelessness http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-homeless-emergen...
Mayor, county exec declare ‘state of emergency’ over homelessness http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/mayor-coun...