About 15 hours ago, Leland Hedges had a close encounter: “Just saw female topless homeless woman walking down Mission. Not something you see everyday, not something you really want to see ever.” Link.
More details, via direct message: “Walking down mission street, between 20th 21st. She old crusty homeless, me confused. Basically shirt open tits out smiling.”
Thanks, Leland!
Commence comments criticizing people for laughing at the homeless . . . . Now.
Nobody’s laughing.
This happened to me once! Picture it, 26th and Valencia, 7am, in front of Clooneys. I’m walking to bart, minding my own business. There’s a crusty lady in a large, zipped up coat, workman boots and some tube socks. She’s talking to some early morning clooneys patrons, trying to bum smokes. She succeeds and as she walks away, the jacket opens and she’s wearing nothing but a sports bra under her coat and a bush that’s been growing since the 70′s. Ugh. Too early for that shit.
sad state of affairs…there are no effective services for getting mentally ill or severely afflicted people in sf off the street.
and no set of rules to insist that folks who cant take care of themselves enter such services.
totally broken and fucked up system.
far as this particular person, get used to it.
the economy is in the dumps,
hard drug sales are always up in a down economy,
SF’s homeless population grows every year regardless of the economy,
and sf continues to funnel its homeless into the mission.
business as usual, just more so.
Interesting Nevius piece today in the Chron on similar topic, and the upcoming Prop 1E that will divert 500M and effectively gut CA mental health services…as if there’s anything left to gut.
nudity everywhere haha. I moved out of sf in 98.. I never saw nude people on the street !