The pictures, and the numbers, say it all.

Shabby tent encampments erected in city parks, along streets and beneath overpasses. Homeless people, many with mental health or drug problems, sprawled across sidewalks or subway seats. Needles and other paraphernalia often nearby.

America’s homelessness scourge is huge and shows few signs of getting better.

California is by far the worst hit. It has about a third of all the country’s homeless people, and Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, and other Golden State cities have among the largest numbers of unsheltered people in the country.

[Lemme work through this puzzle.. Warm, usually not much in the way of weather, generous handouts, not much hassle about where you park your tent/hovel (in some cases the city will provide the tent), and whatever drugs you do, blind eyes to them. None of this is surprising. ~ Beege]