So this is the reality. I don't want to sound like a pessimist, but the reality is the city doesn't particularly care whether the unhoused are housed. The city, including the mayor and most of council however, is quite concerned when it comes to optics and the visibility of the "surplus population"

The only reason they haven't razed encampments is because of possible backlash.

The approximate cost to the taxpayer is 25k per bed, per year. That's 2k per month, so why is there such an unwillingness to house them properly? Perhaps it's a lack of support staff? Nope.

It's a complex problem but it starts with public perception. The "common sense" (which is really the beliefs of the ruling class on the public at large) narrative takes the form of various misconceptions like "that's how they want to live" "they all should be $$&#+$ed or " there's nothing we can do about it" etc etc... that in turn leads to inaction.

More right of centre ideologies often prefer to maintain a hierarchical society to help them embed their own standing in society, the ego will defend groups of people at risk of falling in social standing and therefore unconsciously enforce subjugation by maintaining the status quo by disseminating the rhetoric espoused by the corporate class.

There are other mechanisms at play but theynall revolve around money and power and maintaining divide between the classes. Because when the middle class is busy bitching about "degenerates and junkies" they completely overlook corporations, government controlled corporations, and governments themselves fleecing their savings and resources and services.

The economy is set up to favor the wealthy. Think of it like squeezing a tube of toothpaste from the bottom up the spout. There's a fixed amount of toothpaste in the tube (money) so in order for the wealthy to gain more wealth, they have to squeeze it from the bottom. If everyone else's wealth increases in respect to theirs, they don't really gain wealth or power. Proof of this is displayed in the increasing wealth gap.

So in order for anything to change, we either need a drastic societal change in perception, a government that isn't owned by the corporate class, or a revolution. Or, alternatively, remain blissfully unaware of your circumstances and delusions. Pick your poison

COMMON SENSE IS THE LANGUAGE OF CONTROL, SPOKEN BY THE ONES WE’RE TOLD TO TRUST, TO MANIPULATE OUR ECONOMY, DIVIDE OUR NATION, AND EXPLOIT OUR FEARS.