At least here in Los Angeles, there's state-level regulation and budgetary constraints that limit what the mayor can do. And the city council is in the pocket of landlords.
In the middle ages we could blame a single king. Now it's a lot more complicated, between politicians and the people who bribe them.
Nah you couldn't even blame just the king back then. Lords and ladies were still a thing. Just like dukes and duchess. Hell a corrupt sheriff could be all it took for your life to be made harder.
Because news agencies and social engineering campaigns have created the common opinion that homeless people aren't people, or if they are, they're homeless because of their own poor choices. Plus, lots of people spend most of their time trying not to be homeless themselves, and then of course there's a large part of the population that just doesn't give a fuck, as long as it's not them.
The best they , do you know how worthwhile to save someone from mental illness ? I mean cashdollarbills, even if you don't care about humans. Just the increase in property values from not having to look at their beat down mugs.
For all those dogs know, that mayor could be doing all that they can with the resources they have. But if it's a national issue, then it's effectively like trying to extinguish a forest fire with a squirt gun. Go after the Big Dog President.
For all those dogs know, the President is just a figurehead to placate the people into believing they have a measure of power while the corporations craft legislation which is forced through Congress by the power of their bribes political contributions.
I mean most funding for homelessness comes from local and state agencies, not federal.
So it's more like go after big dog state senators and neighbors who vote against shit like education taxes because no state, federal, or nonprofits have figures out a way to enact nonlocal taxes so public education is more well rounded rather than being shitty in poor places which is self reinforced.
Because there is a famine after we sent the farmers to the gulag or we destroyed the crops following nonsense "closer cropping" instructions from a leader who doesn't understand farming