Having said that, I think the one saving grace Denver has over Portland is that it gets cold enough here that it drives the drifters to warmer climates. Portland gets rainy but it never really gets that cold, and so the homeless are more likely to become a permanent fixture there. Ditto for Seattle.

One thing I noticed in San Diego is that I didn't see a lot of homeless people infesting the parks and open spaces there. I'm assuming that is because the people of San Diego are less tolerant of it and their police "encourage" the homeless to move on to more "friendly" locations like LA.