To me it starts with the fact that the homeless people don't have to follow the law.  They can live where they want, do what they want freely until randomly one they are told to move and then they just set up freely some where else.   Then you look at the programs for the mentally ill. The lack of good step down out of the state hospital or properly funding our public mental health system beyond a criminally based focus.  Then add in the drug issue which both contributed and exacerbates mental illness.  Finally add up the fact that we show the same care and respect for the palace that we do for the rest of land and people.  So the results are not surprising.  Just keep building that rail and focusing land development. Anything other than fixing the real problems.