I'm against clearing homeless out of parks given we live in a world where standards of living in between "homeless" and "a properly zoned/fully inspected building" are illegal.
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Like, someone could buy a plot of land, build a bunch of tent-sized pods and rent these to live in for a tiny fraction of the price of normal housing. But despite this being an upgrade from homelessness, ppl would see it and go "wow that's inhumane, we can't allow this"
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Often, when homeless people are cleared from parks, they are given living options safer than tent cities.
Of the many things that affect homelessness on a large scale, building health and safety standards isn't one of them.
We can reduce homelessness without this compromise.
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maybe this is the case in some cities, but not the ones I've paid attention to. I used to be friends with homeless people back in Seattle and that was not the way they understood how homeless relocation worked
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I have no clue about Seattle.
Regarding LA where I'm located, I would agree that many (especially the more vocal) homeless people may not perceive there to be better options even when those options do exist.
Treating mental illness in a stable living environment is hard enough.
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