Doesn't California notoriously have an extreme shortage of shelter beds? I've heard it compared unfavorable to New York this way plenty of times.
Overall the state has a major shortage of beds. Cities and counties across California reported in 2023 a little more than 71,131 beds in either an emergency shelter or transitional housing. The state would need more than twice that number to accommodate everyone.
http://calmatters.org/explainers/californias-homelessness-crisis-explained/
Ah, I understand now. Ya, that's not good. And I know what you mean about some shelters being less than the streets. Like, not personally, but I've heard stories about lots of thefts in those places, or things like that.