%90 of homeless are not the chronic homeless, it's the ~%10 chronic that really need mental health care that are ruining it for everyone. The numbers are also

%90 of homeless are not the chronic homeless, it's the ~%10 chronic that really need mental health care that are ruining it for everyone. The numbers are also very low, around 10k 'chronics' for the entire bay area as far as I remember. You need different solutions for different types. The poor / down on their luck types are definitely helped by free housing.