http://argonautnews.com/a-dramatic-spike-in-homelessness/

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/puget-sound/king-countys-homeless-count-rises-above-11600-people/

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-homeless-count-20170530-story.html

“There's no sugarcoating the bad news,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a news conference Wednesday where the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released its report. “We can’t let rents double every year. I was particularly disappointed to see veteran numbers go up.”

Garcetti called homelessness a problem that has persisted “through administrations, through recessions,” adding, “Our city is in the midst of an extraordinary homelessness crisis that needs an extraordinary response. These men, these women, these children are our neighbors.”

I ride through three camps on the way to work. Their economy isn't sick of winning.