They closed the liquor store on First Street. Now the closest one to downtown is in Canal Park. This is the logical result for the alcohol dependent homeless who need to stay in the vicinity of downtown for safety and relative proximity to services available to them. 

Welcome to the lessons of unintended consequences. People don't just disappear.

Ha. That private developer is working in conjunction with city planning and one of the profiteers involved is former mayor Gary Doty. If you don't think closing that liquor store was a cause of celebration in City Hall, then you are woefully out of touch with the realities of the plans for First Street. Gentrification of that street, that will likely result in another Endi or Bluestone type property is the desired result. 

Having the police steal the property of homeless people is a pretty shitty thing to suggest. 

People are allowed to gather outside in a free country. If they are committing illegal acts, then they may be arrested for those acts. Sitting outside and looking scary is not one of them. Panhandling is not illegal (yet). It's not like the police are being lazy or something. They have more important things to do than to arrest people that make you feel uncomfortable. Public intoxication is an arrestable offense, but honestly, how do you think this really works? They spend the night in jail or detox, and then they're out the next day, and on and on. The root of the problem is homelessness and addiction. I have lived in this city for over two decades, and I have experienced this same constant refrain of folks who kneejerk at the idea that Something Must be Done about Those People Downtown Who Scare Me. A little depth in thinking would make me feel a little less tired. It's more complicated than moving them out of your line of sight.

24 hr access to hygiene facilities should be a human right. It has been passed by the City Council as part of the Homeless Bill of Rights, as have the following rights:

The right to use and move freely in public spaces, without discrimination or arbitrary time limits
The right to rest in public spaces and protect oneself from elements in a non-obstructive manner
The right to eat, share or accept food in public spaces
The right to occupy a legally parked motor vehicle
The right to a reasonable expectation of privacy in public spaces
The right to equal treatment by city staff and departments
The right to protection from disclosure of personal information without consent
The right to protection from discrimination in housing and employment
The right to 24-hour access to basic hygiene facilities
The right to choose whether or not to utilize emergency shelter
The right to speak with an advocate or street outreach worker when questioned by police

For something so basic as a place to take a shit instead of in your yard or next to your car, I support the hiring of someone to caretake such a facility to prevent such heinous activities as "sleeping" and "other things."