I didn't bother to cite my sources at the time, and it seems that was a mistake. I used careless language. The overwhelming majority are Californians, at least as much as I have any right to claim to be. They lived in California for a significant enough period of time that they didn't necessarily intend to just become homeless. However, you're correct that a simple majority, not the vast majority, are native Californians.

> People experiencing homelessness in California are Californians. Nine out of ten participants lost their last housing in California; 75% of participants lived in the same county as their last housing (Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative - UCSF, page 5, June 2023)[0].

> Two-thirds (66%) were born in California[0].

> Where were you living at the time you became most recently became homeless?[1]

85.39% answered Santa Clara county in a survey conducted on homelessness in Santa Clara county conducted by the county government around the same time. 54.12% of those answered that they'd lived in Santa Clara county for more than ten years, with the next largest percentage, 21.26%, having lived there for 1-4 years.

[0]:https://homelessness.ucsf.edu/sites/default/files/2023-06/CA...

[1]:https://osh.santaclaracounty.gov/reports-and-publications-li...

[2]:https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2024/07/californ...