I believe California is the dumping ground for America's homeless problem

I believe Californians equating America's homeless with garbage is the problem, snowflake.

When vagrancy was a crime there was much less vagrancy.

The government website stats support the claim: ~29% of the entire US homeless population is in California, which is disproportional when compared to other state population densities.[1] That said, the piece doesn't offer much constructive advice on how to fix it. Californians have been witnessing the very real, large increase in tent cities, addicts, feces, ... for years now, but so far they still vote for the same people and policies that create the problem.

In the Bay Area, they at one time had "Sit/Lie" laws prohibiting loitering -- but the locals condemned them as cruel and inhumane. Instead, they advocate that it's ones right to camp in the public park.

Even when Gavin Newsom was mayor of San Fran, he tried to enact a "Care not Cash" program to get people into mental health services instead of cash handouts; the people turned on him, and even set fire to his front lawn in protest.

Californians are getting precisely the kind of world they've voted for. It's ugly, and it literally stinks. Yes, how to fix it is the question, but I'm not sure the people have had enough yet. The recall election of Newsom next month will be an indicator. If he's recalled, then a new day of hope begins. Hope, anyway....

[1] https://www.usich.gov/homelessness-statistics/ca

1) How is this HN related?

2) Its popular for homeless because the weather is great and the surrounding community tolerates it.

The author and submitter has >35000 karma on HN.

The blog post has more linked sources than most content marketing spam that appears on HN from page.

There are already several comments on the post by HN users that are repeating statements from the post. This suggests it is HN material.