“In my opinion it’s trash and garbage,” Choy said. “Is there a way we can not spend $2 million on storing stuff and spend it on, I don’t know, buying plate lunches for these guys?”

Talk about a disconnect between what non-homeless people think the homeless care about, and what homeless people actually care about. A plate lunch is a short-term victory. Holding onto possessions when you don't even have a home is much more meaningful to a person. What's trash to one man is another man's treasure.