"There is a big difference between Travelers and Eugene’s Homeless. Not all homeless are “troublemakers”. The “troublemakers” get all the press and create problems for all."
Now we are getting somewhere.  It's the BEHAVIOR of SOME that is so much of the problem here. But so many of the homeless who aren't hassling anyone, pick up after themselves, etc,, and are just trying to get back on their feet, end up being lumped in with those people who don't give a damn about this community and the rest of the people in it - including the homeless. In my experience, the"troublemakers" as you put it, are one of the biggest impediments to many of the homeless finding acceptance and housing in this community.  For whatever reasons, this community seems unable or unwilling to deal with those hardcore people who create most of the problems and suck up most of the public resources that otherwise could be devoted to making REAL progress in housing the homeless.