Here’s a question: How do you, yourself—personally—feel about homeless people?

No kneejerk, politically correct responses allowed, let alone their dark flip-side, those politically IN-correct, personally inhumane one-liners uttered by a certain kind of guy seemingly in hope of eliciting a giggled “Oh, you’re awful” from a feminine companion.

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The policy debate in San Francisco for more than a decade has more often than not been centered on homelessness. The past two years have been no exception; the only difference is that the City is now actually addressing the issue. There have been countless articles and news stories about the City’s success, including heart-rendering stories about individuals who have been housed. However, for all its intensity in the media, the City’s efforts have barely scratched the surface of the homelessness problem. Media stories repeat lines from the Mayor that homeless deaths have decreased, even though a study has not been done for three years, and that homelessness has decreased substantially, even though the numbers of homeless people seeking services at social service agencies continue to increase.

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