A Neighborhood Group Was Mapping Where Homeless People Live—Until I Asked Them About It

by Heidi GrooverThis neighborhood group uses feel-good stock art and the word "safe" (five times) to make you think they care about safety. In fact, they seem to care little about the safety of homeless people.
A couple months ago, Twitter was buzzing about a new app that would allow people in San Francisco to snap photos of homeless encampments and report them to the cops.
"Illegal tent cities can be breeding grounds for drug abuse, mental illness, harassment, and property crime," the site read