My girlfriend is walking to Mass at the Cathedral right this minute. Fortunately, the west side of downtown doesn’t seem to have too many homeless and druggies. But a month ago when I stopped for gas at a station on Division adjacent to downtown they were swarming all over the property.
I stayed at the hotel on division right across from the 7 eleven, and had a view of the station. It was a freak show all night and the cops were chasing them off the property several times during the night.