San Francisco Pays $16.1 Million to Shelter 300 Homeless in Tents

[rangerrebew]

San Francisco Pays $16.1 Million to Shelter 300 Homeless in Tents
By Rick Moran Mar 05, 2021 10:08 AM ET
 

California is in the midst of a self-induced homelessness crisis that shows no sign of abating anytime soon. The crisis is especially acute in San Francisco, where Mayor London Breed has erected three tent cities to house about 300 homeless people.

The cost? About $61,000 a year per tent. All told, the cost of the program is $16.1 million. I guess in San Francisco, even the tents are first class.

The city is running a $650 million deficit and the tent city isn’t eligible for reimbursement by the government, so that money comes out of city coffers. If the homeless were housed in a first-class hotel, the federal government would gladly reimburse the city for that, but not for a few measely tents?

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/03/05/san-francisco-pays-16-1-million-to-shelter-300-homeless-in-tents-n1430271

[rangerrebew]

The numbers don't seem to jive.  At $1,000 per tent, which would be an awfully good tent, that would amount to $300,000 which leaves $15.8 million unaccounted for.