This problem unfortunately is not unique to SF. Same happens in LA. My son stopped wearing his Rolex when he eats in Beverly Hills for over a year now. We got used to human waste on sidewalks and homeless everywhere here on west coast. Boston and specifically Cambridge is very different due to education level of population, industries and cold weather
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The point is that many people benefit from the status quo. Someone is getting paid $90k for those homeless tents, and the homeless industry is big business that the city funds. The heroin addict was one of the most candid interviews; he loves the drug and happily relocated to a place it was cheap and easy to obtain with no consequences.
He volunteered that he too would be furious if he were living inside the expensive apartments he camps in front of and that the residents there have every reason to be upset. But if not him, others would camp there so he may as well. He was actually quite charming and articulate about both his lifestyle choice and the city that makes it possible.
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The hyperbolic fear mongering in this thread is out of hand. I am sure there are people who are afraid to go out to dinner in Beverly Hills, but that says much more about them than it does about Beverly Hills.
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This sums it up. Different populations, urban vs suburban and to a lesser extent East vs West coast, seem willing to live in and put up with significantly differing environs and human behavior.
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No one said they were afraid to dine in BH, just that they avoid wearing expensive jewelry when doing so. Pretty common practice among those who travel.
Probably says that the discussion has reached the stopping point given the number of flags today with the conversation continuing to diverge.