The "magnet myth" does not reflect reality. While some people experiencing homelessness move to find jobs and housing, many are unable to move because of financial hardships like foreclosure or job loss that may have led to homelessness, because of physical or behavioral health disabilities, or because they simply do not want to leave a community where they have established meaningful roots. Records show that the vast majority (over 75%) of people accessing services in Lane County became homeless in Lane County.

Your Davis comparison is similarly flawed. Its population of 65,000 is significantly less than Eugene's 160,000. The homeless count they conducted on Jan. 23, 2017 found a total of 482 homeless people living within not just Davis but in all of Yolo County. In Lane County, we counted 1,529 of which 1,003  men, women, and children were without shelter. There is no comparison.