No people don't say the same thing about California.
In California it's a rare occurrence among the 38 million people that live there, caused by a tiny fraction of the population - almost exclusively a subset of the homeless.
Yes. I live in downtown San Jose, and well-dressed folks (ie clearly not homeless) do it outside the apartment community I live in. I've taken pictures a couple of times, but never sent them to the cops for fear of ruining their lives. (I've heard of people getting charged with "lewd" behavior and being put on sex offenders lists)