Hey @truth_seeker have you seen this?
I know plenty about it. The problem has several dimensions.
The "settlement" of homeless has grown organically along the Santa Ana River, which is a county owned property.
Basically nobody wants the homeless near their homes, businesses, recreational facilities etc.
Now that locations in the three cities has been rejected, next up is a mental health facility in Costa Mesa, which is many decades old.
Bleeding heart liberal do-gooders claim the homeless are mentally ill, so they use drugs and alcohol. Rational conservatives claim many of the homeless are addicts//alcoholics that have drugged themselves into mental illness.
The situation is a long term result, of forcing the public to endure "mainstreaming" of people that are not normal, in school, in society at large.
This issue and the sanctuary city issue, are good for conservative political interests in California, if there is any chance left.