Hey, how about this? Why not work with groups providing food to ensure that all rules and regulations are met, or work with them to waive some rules JUST SO HOMELESS PEOPLE CAN GET SOME FUCKING FOOD!!
I have volunteered at my local homeless shelter for almost five years. Everyone has his/her own story. Not everyone is going to be your new best friend. Some are a real pain in the butt. Some are pretty interesting. Some are down on their luck, others are chronically homeless by choice and rely on the kindness of communities. But they are all human beings, and, you know something, they like to be acknowledged as such. They are not invisible, and they are not going away. And, yet, municipalities do this kind of shit all the time. In my town, the city has thwarted every single effort over the past five years to find a new, larger shelter. Every single effort. No zoning variance. No accommodations. No exceptions. We haven't had the food issue described in the OP, but I don't put it past the city to try this at some point.
I'm disappointed to see this coming from a Democrat.
This kind of crap makes me sick.