Every year, Sacramento produces another round of homelessness legislation. This year is no different. Lawmakers have introduced bills to strengthen prevention programs, improve behavioral health services, regulate sober living environments and give local governments additional tools to respond to homelessness. Some of these proposals are thoughtful. Many deserve support. None are unreasonable. But after years of working alongside cities and counties trying to reduce homelessness, I’ve come to believe that California keeps asking the wrong question. We ask whether a bill will improve our response to homelessness. We should be asking whether it changes the economics that are driving homelessness...