All democrat run cities are rat infested.
Los Angeles is experiencing a minor epidemic of measles, some typhoid cases, and highly expects the Bubonic Plague to re-appear. I can hardly wait until some politician and/or celebrity gets the plague. Then what will they say about the 1000's on their streets? "They are just the unfortunates"?
Bullshit - they are what we use to call BUMS who don't want to live within societal norms. Yes, there are the exceptions, but most of these low-lifes won't even accept the offer of shelters until it gets cold, although will take the food from the fools who feed them. Just too many rules for these once romantacized hoboes.
Scrape them and their tents/tarps/boxes and feces and drugs off the streets and put them in fenced compounds/camps out in the Mojave desert. Provide them with water and food, but let them shit in their own nests. I'm serious. I've lost all compassion for these parasites.
Also, make the local politicians visit that cesspool once a week.