Reading up on homelessness
3 deep · digging since dec 28, 25
- In San Francisco, the Tents of Homeless People Are Disappearing
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie's enforcement of camping bans and new facilities have reduced visible homelessness, with tent numbers down 85%, though critics argue the city is simply moving homeless people into jails.
- Away From Pomp of Olympics, Homeless Shiver on Streets of Milan - The New York Times
Six homeless people have died in Milan in recent weeks, underscoring widening inequality as the Olympic Games unfold there.
- We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years
A 1975 act of kindness by a young Welsh couple who invited a homeless man in for Christmas led to him living with their family for 45 years.