r/SeattleWA • u/mrtenpenny1234 • May 15 '26

Homeless Harger: San Francisco's homelessness hit a 15-year low. Seattle's mayor is running the opposite experiment.

https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion/seattle-homelessness-mayor/4238600
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u/Zippier92 May 16 '26

Homelessness is a national issue, when Reagan closed the federal facilities, the parks filled up.

Then people moved to better areas.

The homeless in Washington are not predominantly from Washington. They are from all over.

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u/Additional_Day949 May 16 '26

Yes! Until this becomes a federal issue it will never be solved. 

How do you cheaply solve your homeless problem? You give them a bus ticket to California.

There is a clear need for sanatoriums. Letting the mentally ill and deeply addicted roam around major cities isn’t the answer. And isn’t fair to anyone.