mostly a mystery out here but patrick donahue was on the list. not that he wants to live in that shelter. >> i don't want somebody to tell me that i can't move around freely. >> reporter: it is no good if he goes, em, and maybe if he stays, this is with a sonoma county is dealing with. so many cases. is it too late for change? >> i've been on the streets for 28 years. >> reporter: what happens next? >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: that's a fairly standard answer. they're not sure. it's worth saying we asked sonoma county to put us with other people. the county declined and said the situation is a bit too tenuous. they don't want to jeopardize anything. >> the high cost of housing is obviously the reason homelessness has surged but rising housi prices is also why public transit is also declining. what's going on? >> reporter: the study from ucla will come out tomorrow. riders like the ones we spoke to here seem to have no choice but to look for other transit options. she has the daily commute that is becoming all too common in the bay area. >> it's