> I think on this issues it’s conservatives that make a solution untenable. > Conservatives are going to be against giving out living space. So that kills any housing first policies.

I'm trying to figure out the basis for your argument... surely you aren't suggesting that places like California want to do this but can't seem to overcome the conservative opposition in the state legislature, right? :)

See also : https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr-edge-inpractice-0... (one of the most conservative states in the country has been trying different housing first strategies for nearly two decades)