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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    Lets just cherry pick a few lines

    the ambiance of an Army field base.

    guards are on duty around the clock.

    some people preferred tents

    Tents also “allowed them to keep the familiar environment

    Aggressive marketing aligned with rising public discontent over homelessness made for a winning strategy.

    $44,000 per tent

    $44,000 per tent

    $44,000 per tent

    $44,000 per tent

    $44,000 per tent

    $44,000 per tent

    $33k ANNUALLY per tent