Absurdity Audit: Item One. California treats RVs as the root of the homelessness crisis rather than the most obvious symptom of it. The logic is that if you ticket enough people trying to sleep in their only shelter, the shortage of actual housing will magically solve itself.
Item Two. Neighbors file complaints about the view while politicians promise swift removal. This is the same energy as blaming the checkout line for grocery prices. The vehicles become scapegoats because addressing root causes like zoning, building costs, and treatment programs requires more than a tow truck.
Item Three. Enforcement ramps up with warnings that living in an RV now carries the same penalties as actual crimes. The data shows sweeps move people around without reducing overall numbers. It's like declaring victory over traffic by towing broken-down cars off the highway while ignoring the potholes that caused the breakdowns.
Devastating verdict: by waging war on the visible evidence instead of the conditions that created it, California has perfected the art of mistaking symptoms for enemies.
