So many people want the homeless to just go away. Don't mess up my yard, don't mess up my business, don't clutter my eyesight. But the money spent on enforcement of ordinances like this could instead go to improved spending on homeless shelters and programs to reintegrate them into society. I'm NO fan of government spending but I would rather my tax money be spend to help instead of to harass.

I read an article where the city of Jacksonville could have made a small change to the bus schedule which would have improved the ability of the homeless to get from their work programs to the shelter and back on time. They did not, so people had to decide whether to go to their work program OR get a spot at the shelter. Making the change to the schedule cost almost nothing, and would have improved resources spent!

Thank you for bringing this up. I love your posts.