Well... it is warm, it hardly rains... kind of makes sense doesn't it? Wouldn't be very smart to be homeless in North Dakota or Idaho would it?
California became a State in 1849. Homeless did not become an issue until Leftards took control just a couple of decades ago.
Your sense of history must have come from the Ministry of Truth. I've noticed you've not posted where you live today. Embarrassed? I suppose so.
You work in the mental health field correct? Why don't you let these guys know what happened in the 80's.
Like how Rikers Island and the LA County Jail are the two largest mental health facilities in the U.S. today...
But they think homelessness is caused by Democrats in California. This is why shit doesn't get done in politics today, so many people that don't have a clue what they are talking about.
I worked with mental health agencies, when I was managing two VAWA Grants issued by the Federal DOJ.
In that capacity we worked with Battered Women's groups and CPS along with agencies which providing court appointed group counseling for men convicted of Domestic Violence. One of these therapist accompanied me to our jail where we prepared those convicted and sentenced for at least 60 days and up to one year in custody, who would later be placed on probation and ordered to attend one year in violence abatement training.
But to your question, mental health, probation and social service were all cut to the bone by the Republican Governors in CA, as the Republican legislature refused to raise taxes, and the state raided local revenue.