I went again for a day trip to the downtown area as I felt the need to get urban. I first went to the central library and noticed how it has gotten an increased population of homeless people. I feel strongly that the situation for homeless in LA (and california) is unacceptable. They are allowed to hang out on streets and sidewalks while they roam on buses for free in between each dumpster they ravage for old cans. Most of them are mentally ill and should be cared for by way of institutions. But since Reagan did away with all that, we now live in what seems like a third world country even when there are fancy boutiques on the corner. It is degrading to our neighborhoods, and thus I am hopeful that either our mayor or our governor will find a solution to this problem.