I wonder if we are winning the battle against homelessness. 
There have been squatters (who would otherwise be homeless) living in the empty home next door to mine. Around 19 different people have stayed at 841 Hunt Circle during the past two years. I have notified the mayor and he's decided not to respond to my emails; I guess he figures they are at least out of sight. The neighbors are taking down license plate numbers because we think there are drug sales, "fencing" of stolen property, and theft from storage sheds in our neighborhood. 
Pete Petersen and Forrest Dunbar are the Assembly reps for this area and they, too, seem uninterested. When I saw Petersen at the post office he told me, "there is nothing I can do." I guess he figures it's OK to sell drugs, steal from neighbors, and "fence" property. 
One final note, the "senior squatter" (the first to move in but now lives elsewhere) shows up at the beginning of the month to collect rent from those living there. 
It's a big mess.