Kicked to the Curb - Homeless vs. Coffee Shop
While on a business trip in California, I witnessed firsthand the problem of homelessness. I arrived after a six-hour flight to the city of Los Angeles and took an Uber from the airport to the hotel in Santa Monica. The curious tourist in me was taking in all of the sights on the drive, familiar store brands, banks, and other companies with familiar names. I was trying also to spot differences, different cultural influences, and so much more in that brief ride. Before long though, a sad reality struck me. What I noticed not too far out of the Los Angeles airport was the large number of homeless lining the streets in gray tattered blankets. Sometimes you could make out the person’s body, sometimes only a lumpy blanket. Even in Santa Monica, there were many homeless in the streets. At night, walking along the Santa Monica beach and pier, every few hundred yards was another homeless person. My work took me to Hollywood during the day. While commuting from