Yes, homelessness is still a housing problem (even if some homeless are from out of state) (opens in new tab)

Supporters of new housing tend to believe that high housing costs increase homelessness, because expensive cities tend to have the largest number of homeless people. Recently, Christopher Rufo of the Manhattan Institute has argued that homeless people are attracted to Los Angeles because they are attracted to places “where it is easy to camp, do drugs, and commit crimes…”