Communities that want to eradicate homelessness should focus on getting people into permanent housing without preconditions, says the architect of a successful housing strategy in Finland.
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omeless encampments are so ubiquitous in the Bay Area, they’ve become a part of the landscape, as people seek shelter in tents and RVs, along residential streets and under highway overpasses.
Bay Curious listener Matthew Schmitz lives in San Francisco s Mission District and was shocked to see this kind of extreme poverty in a region as wealthy as the Bay Area. It doesn t seem to make sense, he said. It feels dystopian.
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