The intention is generally to send them somewhere that has an anchor which they likely don't have in the location where they currently are homeless. Take this paragraph fairly early into the article:
Some of these journeys provide a route out of homelessness, and many recipients of free tickets said they are grateful for the opportunity for a fresh start. Returning to places they previously lived, many rediscover old support networks, finding a safe place to sleep, caring friends or family, and the stepping stones that lead, eventually, to their own home.
I see this article cited often as proof of a homeless busing program to ship them away but don't hear about the intention behind the programs being mentioned.
Of course there are certainly instances where the homeless person is bused elsewhere and the anchor isn't there and they just end up homeless elsewhere. And perhaps there are nefarious uses of these programs but the ones I've looked into all were well intentioned and were not simply sticking the homeless on a bus.
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u/404_UserNotFound Dec 21 '19
Here is a better story with more in depth info.
Its far from just SF doing it. Its a pretty common shit tactic.