"This may not be the most popular thing to say, but ... Just move?" The other question is (don't know the answer) how many people who owned homes (instead of r

"This may not be the most popular thing to say, but ... Just move?" The other question is (don't know the answer) how many people who owned homes (instead of renting) were able to cash in in some way on rising property values? My guess is that at least some of the people renting made the decision to not purchase and some of the people owning made the decision to not rent. Of the people who could choose an option. As far as people saying "it costs money to move" what about one family member moving and the other staying until a life is established elsewhere? [1] Maybe what is needed instead of handouts is some kind of social service that makes people aware of their options. Edit: And pushes them to take those options even if they are painful. And also to make them realize that "even though you don't want to move because your friends and family are here" you might have to move if you can't afford this place anymore. Note: I don't live in California and have no skin in this game. [1] And lastly, has the "problem" even been properly quantified? I watch stories similar to this on TV news reports. They always pick the right people that you seem to be able to relate to and a situation that always seems unjust. But they never show exactly how many people actually are like that person (or even not like that person). They pull at your emotional heartstrings because their job is to make the story attractive, not necessarily balanced. And when they do they always add the "to be sure" that gets them off the hook. As in "to be sure not everyone who is homeless is XYZ" etc.