‘Why don’t homeless people just go to a shelter in San Francisco’
There are 605 in line for a waitlist to the shelters
Shelters also don’t let you keep your place, so you have to check out every morning and literally get back in line again.
So in order to have a shot at a shelter, you don’t have time for like, job searching. Or doing anything else
https://www.sf.gov/data--check-your-position-adult-shelter-waitlist
www.sf.govCheck your position on the adult shelter waitlist | SF.gov
Also you can literally lose your limbs sometimes at a shelter
Mission Local · Migrant mother lost nine fingers and a foot after contracting meningitis while living in an SF shelter. SF tried to put her back into a shelter.