Two things I can know:

1. None of these council members are willing to work hard, purchase a property, and allow homeless to move in. They only believe in free housing when they can take it from someone else that has worked hard. They only believe in caring for the poor when it's paid for by someone else.

2. All of these council members believe it is evil to own property that sits vacant. Yet they vote for politicians that have second or third homes (bought by money earned as politicians, not through their own productivity) and they will never, ever require their beloved politicians to give up anything.

There is a growing segment of the population that believes we only build wealth by stealing from others. We didn't work for it, we don't deserve it any more than the next person, and we should be forced to share it with the "less fortunate." It's just a matter of time before states like California start seizing property and giving it to the homeless or poor, which is why we see successful people leaving the state.