Im not suggesting this is the cops job. I said my friend *worked* in law enforcement. If I wasn't clear before, his work in homeless outreach was not through the police department but through another organization.

As far as what housing option it is that they offer - anything. Options are limited. It is what it is. Not being able to afford rent in a neighborhood doesn't give you the right to literally pitch a tent on the street and live in it anyway.

Pretty sure if I tried to build a fort or a treehouse anywhere on my street I'd be asked for permits. Also pretty sure if I walked around naked, did drugs, or had sex in public I'd be arrested and charged. The laws don't seem to apply to the homeless in LA County.