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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-14/california-homelessness-epidemic-licensed-tent-villages

The camps are managed by Urban Alchemy, the San Francisco-based nonprofit that has rapidly grown into a multimillion-dollar street services enterprise and embodies an elastic philosophy of shelter.

Aggressive marketing aligned with rising public discontent over homelessness made for a winning strategy. By 2021 it reported $51 million in revenue primarily from contracts for street outreach and shelter operations in San Francisco; Austin, Texas; Portland, Ore.; and Los Angeles.

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[โ€“] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Good points. I will now dedicate my life to spreading the gospel of Milton Friedman.