You're only partly right, the problem more is exceptionally worse than when you were a kid. I'm 4th generation Southern Oregon and when I was a kid (20 years a

You're only partly right, the problem more is exceptionally worse than when you were a kid. I'm 4th generation Southern Oregon and when I was a kid (20 years ago) I rarely saw homeless people in Medford, they either were much more reclusive or didn't exist. Ashland is it's own case however and we would play the game "Hiker or Homeless." There's a bike path that runs from Ashland all the way to... Well, at least Central point, or maybe Gold Hill? It's about 25 miles. The Medford sections are now overflowing with tents and homeless camps, enough to make it dangerous for families and children. This was unthinkable twenty years ago.