>> you know i want to get out of here as soon as possible. >> stangler has another reason, his partnerof ten years has recently hospitalized and can't return to a life outdoors. >> she's got cancer and when i think of her and i'm too old to cry. it's just -- it's very important for me to get a place so she can be with me. because i don't know how much longer she would really have. >> but it's been three months and now a clean sheaf shaven stangler is still without a home. a frustrating amount of red tape. >> they're helping a lot of folks but at the same time, not being efficient with that one individual. without focusing on one, you really don't help nobody. >> you need to respond to that moment. >> ryan runs sacramento steps forward, the organization in charge of the city saps effort. >> sometimes when you wait you can lose that moment of hope. >> at last count sacramento had about 300 homeless veterans. they've housed hundreds since january but likely won't meet the year end deadline. both bureaucratic delays and lack of affordable housing have made ending veteran homelessness a cha