In the San Francisco Bay Area, the burden of dealing with the issue of homelessness has fallen mainly to a few so-called “liberal” municipalities: San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and Richmond, while neighboring communities contribute less to the solution and/or actively try to deter the homeless in various ways. A single municipality or county cannot be expected to be able to solve this problem. Once a homeless population is “chased” from one location. They often move on to another location, often in another city.
Suggestion:
I believe we need to consider implementing, widening, and strengthening the power and scope of regional governance, for example, a supercharged ABAG in the Bay Area.
Tackling Homelessness: New Approaches
Mayor weighs charging other towns if their homeless people move to Oakland