Agreed, that's what I would choose as well, but would the people that are already homeless make that decision as well? It seems like part of getting someone of

Agreed, that's what I would choose as well, but would the people that are already homeless make that decision as well? It seems like part of getting someone off the street is building a support system to help them stay on the path to recovery. If you establish that system in the bay area (maybe with local friends, family, social workers, etc) and then ship that person out of the city or state, what are the chances that they will return to homelessness when things get tough?