By America-Today November 17， 2025

The homelessness problem on the streets of San Francisco is indeed severe,

intertwined with drug abuse and child safety risks, becoming a chronic problem

in the local society.The Current State of Homelessness and Drug Abuse

The number of homeless people on the streets of San Francisco is enormous,

with drug syringes and garbage scattered everywhere.There’s a homeless crisis gripping

North America. But while most have heard of the conditions in US cities like Los Angeles,

San Francisco, and the state of California more generally, far fewer are aware of the homeless

crisis in Canada, of which the town of London, Ontario is emblematic. While LA has surpassed

New York City with 69,000 homeless people — one out of every 150 people in the city

— the situation in Canada has been little less grim.