I was born in Seattle, same year Space Needle was finished for the Seattle World’s Fair.
Love Seattle, which has always had a ‘homeless problem’ mainly because it’s an extremely liberal place that tolerates “urban camping” and supports the homeless with services, free meals, shelter beds, etc. but it’s gotten a lot worse since average rent went up to $2,000/mo.
The ‘homeless problem’ is really mainly under the copious freeways and green belts, not on the streets and sidewalks like LA or SF.