My stepmother, a psychologist and government employee in Orange County, was one of those involved in getting the homeless out of Santa Ana River, which had become one big colony. My brother, who lives in L.A. County, frequently drives through downtown L.A. Parts of it, he told me, look like something out of THE LIVING DEAD.
I left California back in the 1980s, when the homeless problem was just getting started. Unfortunately, many are attracted to the West Coast not just because of the liberal policies but because of the nice weather.
Both my wife and I have lived our entire lives in California and are now retired. It is only because of the latter that we have remained (so far). Despite that, we may still move to Texas to be near our only child who moved to the Austin area permanently two years ago.