Add Seattle and Portland to the list.

This is a west coast phenomenon largely driven by IMO west coast policies.

Some of it is also due to west coast weather being temperate.

You can’t really compare it to Irvine, which is almost completely suburban and has 1/15th the population.

Which is why I included other large cities as an example. Although I would argue the density in SF is not that much higher than some parts of Irvine due to restrictive zoning in SF.

Yes, it’s a bit like saying, “My favorite colors are blue, green, and a potato”.

But a potato is not a color!

“Which is why I included blue and green.”

Symptoms of a national issue. I used to live in Chicago and homelessness was through the roof as well.