As a native from San Francisco I was thrilled to hear that Super Bowl 50 would be held in the Bay Area. This meant that the city would be bustling with Super Bowl events, hundreds of people flooding into the city, and celebrities visiting. However, for the immense homeless population of the city, this would not be good news.

The homeless wander all over the city, including the popular Downtown area of the city, which does not look nice for the hundreds of celebrities and people visiting and staying in the city. The mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee, has sent a message to the homeless people camping out in the Embarcadero (a popular area of the city) that, “They are going to have to leave.” According to Mayor Lee, “…[they] are going to have to leave. Not just because it’s illegal but because it’s dangerous.”

My question is who is it dangerous for? I love my city, but I am truly disappointed in the fact that they are kicking the homeless off the street when they have nowhere else to go. Mayor Lee has announced that he has started building housing that should be done by the end of this year, but that can be too late. It’s unfair to force these people to leave and not have a place to move them to. This reminds me of the documentary we watched in class about the homeless in Santa Monica. Once again, the police try to move the homeless away, but make no effort in  resolving the actual problem. I hope after the Super Bowl craze dies down, my city legislators begin enabling a plan to improve the homelessness in the city rather than hide it.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/S-F-mayor-Homeless-have-to-leave-the-6465209.php