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Situation actually is declining nationwide, but accelerating out of control in california. it is. over the last ten years, homelessness nationwide is down about 16%. 35 out of 50 states have managed to reduce the number of people on the streets. but what you have seen is very curious. the states of california, oregon, washington, you ve seen it explode, and this is happening really for rhetorical reasons. one, because of out-of-control housing crisis, paired with permissive policies that really enable public campaign, public drug consumption, and homelessness almost as a lifestyle. now you have a situation that is really reaching that point of no return in the state of california, more than 100,000 pe streets. in los angeles county alone, it s now 59,000 people. that s essentially a small population that is really no feasible plan coming from any political leaders to make progress on this. mark: people say california is a nice state to be homeless in, because the weather is great, ....
it is. over the last ten years, homelessness nationwide is down about 16%. 35 out of 50 states have managed to reduce the number of people on the streets. but what you have seen is very curious. the states of california, oregon, and washington, you ve seen it explode, and this is happening really for two reasons. one, because of out-of-control housing crisis, paired with permissive policies that really enable public camping, public drug consumption, and homelessness almost as a lifestyle. and now what you have is a situation that is really reaching that point of no return.es in the state of california, more than 100,000 people on the streets. in los angeles county alone, it s now 59,000 people. that s essentially a small population that is really none feasible plan coming from any political leaders to actually make progress on this. mark: people say california is a nice state to be homeless in, because the weather is great, so it s not like they are homeless in maine or new hampshi ....