Our decrepit Golden Gate Park

"' I continually see these same homeless people,'' Graham said. "They don't bother me and most are friendly, but . . . they not only make a mess, but defecate just off the beaten tracks, which makes walking on nonsidewalk paths unpleasant to say the least.' "

Look at these pictures and read this story.

C.W. Nevius writes:

"Inevitably when we write a story like this, there are complaints that we are unsympathetic to the homeless. But this isn't a homeless issue.

"This is about a jewel of a public park, more than 1,000 acres of some of the most beautiful terrain in any city anywhere. This isn't about social welfare policy. The foliage must be cleaned along the road sides. The camps have to be controlled week after week after week. And most of all, this can't be a photo op. It has to be a steady, long-term effort."

He's calling on the city of San Francisco to keep this place livable. Why is that such a controversial thing?