re: Has to be a solution to homeless ruining cities

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We have zoned and over regulated away the ability to have things like flop houses, where folks like these used to be able to lay their heads, and odd jobs for them to make a buck or two to do so (muh everyone needs a LIVING WAGE). This is the end result of that.

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Agreed. But the current problem is at such a larger scale even if we doubled the shelters and number of odd jobs available it wouldn't make a dent in it. And besides, the current homeless are largely drug addicted w their brain chemistry hopelessly altered so the CAN'T function for long even in menial jobs. California's attempts at providing housing have been disasters. If you give a continuing drug addict housing, it ends up being trashed and uninhabitable.

Note that while housing costs have gone up, drugs are still cheap. Lots of people who may become homeless don't start out being drug addicts, but it's all around them and cheap.

In my mind the only solution is stopping the flow of drugs first and prevent the creation of new addicts/homeless. Then deal with the population of drug addled zombies in this generation via programs but w the requirement if they somehow slip up they are locked up. This will not happen in my lifetime unfortunately.