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WATCH Viral video shows homeless fight in San Francisco streets
By Aurko Maitra Modified 10 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share The fight is seen as being emblematic of the city's homelessness epidemic (image via J Terrell Allen/Twitter) On Thursday, Twitter user J Terrell Allen posted a video of a brawl between multiple homeless people in San Francisco. In the footage, two men can be seen grappling on a dilapidated, trash-strewn sidewalk in the city's SoMa neighborhood among a crowd of homeless people. Another individual then enters the fray and begins hitting them with a broom. Trigger warning: The following video contains violence. Viewer discretion is advised. J.@jterrellOn my evening walk. SOMA isn’t safe. Just happened. This is disgusting @MattHaneySF. I’ve written to your office and you and failed to take action. Why??? Is it worth your time?20386On my evening walk. SOMA isn’t safe. Just happened. This is disgusting @MattHaneySF. I’ve written to your office and you and failed to take action. Why??? Is it worth your time? https://t.co/cLwAtb4ZGU The fight ends when a fourth individual, driving an electric scooter, arrives at the scene. The struggle then gets over with the two men being separated. The fight is seen as emblematic of the homeless epidemic in San Francisco and California as a whole. NPR reported that the state might have as many as 151000 homeless people. Implications of the San Francisco brawl
In the original Twitter thread, J Terrell Allen sarcastically commented on the decaying social structure in San Francisco, on which NPR stated that it has seen rates of homelessness rise considerably since the 80s when the US government decreased the budget for affordable housing programs. Stephen R. Jaffe@Jaffe4CongressThere's one clear way to make a huge impact on housing the homeless in San Francisco: I will fight to radically increase Section 8 funding.15858There's one clear way to make a huge impact on housing the homeless in San Francisco: I will fight to radically increase Section 8 funding. Allen commented on the SoMA neighborhood, which according to the SF Chronicle, contains one of the largest homeless encampments in the Bay Area, “SOMA isn’t safe. Just happened. This is disgusting. Another post read: “I love going for long walks and passing by this every single day in my hood. Love the smell of crack and poop. Beautiful San Francisco.” As per Vox, the issue is only exacerbated by the wealth disparity in San Francisco, the second highest city in terms of household income equality in America. The outlet stated that as property prices increased in the city, even middle-class people were forced to resort to homelessness at the time. Old Fashioned SF@PowellMarket415 Homeless addicts on this block in downtown just attacked Mid Market CBD employees when they came to clean up around. This is getting dangerous & violent. I will post every day for the whole world to see what SF “leaders” have done to San Francisco. Urban Alchemy is useless13127 Homeless addicts on this block in downtown just attacked Mid Market CBD employees when they came to clean up around. This is getting dangerous & violent. I will post every day for the whole world to see what SF “leaders” have done to San Francisco. Urban Alchemy is useless https://t.co/m3CCShgXcO In an interview with Vox, 52-year-old Todd, a former video producer who experienced homelessness after losing his job, gave his account of trying to find work while living in his car. Todd said: "I slept in my car a lot. I was living in my car." He continued: "I went around to every gym in town and got those one-week trial memberships, so in the morning, I'd go get my daughter from wherever she was, take her to school, go to the gym, work out, take a shower, and that was the only way I could shave and keep clean. Then I'd go to the county and job search." HDizz@dizz_hNew public records show that the city of San Francisco displaced homeless people and their belongings on behalf of a merchants association because it was an “unsightly representation of our historic community and city” for tourists visiting the Cherry Blossom Festival in April.6036New public records show that the city of San Francisco displaced homeless people and their belongings on behalf of a merchants association because it was an “unsightly representation of our historic community and city” for tourists visiting the Cherry Blossom Festival in April. https://t.co/m9h2WvyQZt In an interview with NPR, Nan Roman, President of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, condemned the rising housing prices, saying that as long as this is not addressed sufficiently by lawmakers, the situation will only worsen. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Priya Majumdar × Feedback Thank You! 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