Robert L. Terrell Blog

Much of the conventional wisdom in the United States regarding chronic homelessness is shortsighted, provincial and tragically inadequate. This is due to several factors, not the least of them being the ill-conceived tradition of permitting politicians too much latitude to frame the issue and propose politically palatable fixes. The full magnitude of the problem can be easily ascertained via an overview of the deteriorating situation in San Francisco, where the problem has grown and metastasized during recent years.

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The large, white man in the big, new, unmarked American made automobile caught my attention because such folk are rarely found in this neighborhood. There are of course lots of large, white men in big, new unmarked automobiles in this South of Market neighborhood. But in almost all instances, their vehicles are expensive, foreign manufactured rides such as Mercedes, Porsches and BMWs. As a result, I took a long glance at the vehicle as the driver cruised slowly down Third Street, turned right and moved into the leafy green darkness that prevails in South Park after sundown.

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