1. Right to roam (in the US) might might actually reduce homeless encampments. In my firsthand experience, people are generally more sympathetic and supportive

1. Right to roam (in the US) might might actually reduce homeless encampments. In my firsthand experience, people are generally more sympathetic and supportive if you are just passing through as a homeless person. They may give you a ride and/or a small amount of cash without you asking, but the US is actively hostile to pedestrians in most places and you have zero right to pitch a tent overnight anywhere. 2. If homelessness is something you dislike, the primary root cause of homelessness is lack of affordable housing. This is a nationwide problem, not peculiar to the West Coast. So if you don't like homeless encampments, try to find ways to foster the existence of more affordable housing generally. It's a win/win solution that helps the homeless without rewarding or encouraging bad behavior and gets "the homeless" out of "your" face (not intended as a personal attack). And has zero relationship whatsoever to this issue. None.