[throw737858]

"California homeless are crazy" narrative is tiring and excuse. They are still people and need basic life necessities: toilet, shower and food. Periodic showers improve mental health, there are studies to prove it! After that is solved, we can focus on other issues. And frankly California invented drug culture, it glorifies drugs, why shame homeless?

If Jordan can accept 3 million people, so can California.

[okareaman]

The functional people who become homeless usually don't stay homeless because they are able to take advantage of services. There are some new methods being tried by providing temporary tent cities for these people with showers and such. A strict no drugs or alcohol policy in the tent city. When people speak of "The homeless problem" it's usually in regards to the chronically homeless who are addicted and/or mentally ill who won't stay in these regulated tent cities.

[throw737858]

"functional people"? What sort of language is this? Far right BS!

People are people. It is illegal to scan people for drugs on job interview. Taking dump and shower should not require drug scan.

[finiteseries]

I think one can be generous here and assume the treatment centers mentioned in their comment would have running water, and access to e.g. food.