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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wearing a suit, tie and sneakers, former professional baseball player Steve Garvey walked past tents, tarps and trash bags Wednesday afternoon near downtown Sacramento. Garvey, a Republican candidate for one of California’s U.S. Senate seats, was on a tour of 12th Street, by a Salvation Army, with former Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness. The duo stopped to listen to a small group of unhoused people. “Anybody that likes living like this, something’s wrong with them,” said Eric Wright, 56. “You get used to it though,” Wright added, saying he’s been unhoused since 200…

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