Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
That's the homeless encampment outside Angels Stadium in Orange County, California. One of the wealthiest communities in the USA and there is a lack of portable toilets and washing stations all over Southern California which is why contagious diseases are running rampant. Even in beautiful downtown San Diego homeless urinate on the streets and only in the last six months did various local governments start to recognize the disease and sanitary problems.

Until now the proposed solution has always been taxing developers and real estate sales to build apartments at a cost of $55,000 each. But few are built. And then you have those with mental illness and can't or won't live in buildings.

Count your blessings.
I seem to recall funding for mental hospitals running out in the early 80's due to legislative changes. I think that was a big factor, along with the economy and what Mickey describes. Not a single factor for sure.