I bet Sheriff Joe has no problems with homeless in his county.
Cities, say like Seattle or Portland, should form tent cities, with strict rules of no drugs or booze. Tightly controlled, with a fence and a guarded gate “to keep the people safe” at night. Let them out in the AM, say around 6:30 or so, a wake-up call would be nice. The people will move on, make sure the fence and gates can also be moved quickly. Rinse and repeat, suddenly the city that initiates this kind of service will be without a homeless problem. Most assuredly, the homeless that live in these tent cities will not be out robbing and assaulting hard working citizens.
Maybe install some nice showers, too.