text: The situation along the river has gotten worse every year since the "sanctioned" homeless camps were put in. The unsanctioned ones now have quasi-sanctioned status because we have no where to put the criminals who have taken over the parkland. We have no homeless shelters and we don't have the jail beds.
  
  Not surprisingly, people still want to go for walks on paths that don't have cars. The result is that I'm seeing an awful lot more cars at the Ridgeline trailheads while I see far fewer people along the bike paths. We're reaching a point where the thugs who have taken over the parks outnumber all other users. Now, when someone dares to walk along the river, they are at risk of attack.
  
  Nice job Ruiz and city council. Way to turn our city's jewel into a toilet.