Seattle Homeless....
Powerful video. Seattle as well as San Francisco are examples of what the Sacramento area/city will become (already there on some level) if our cities/county governments don't stop talking and begin to address this situation. Since the mayor/council members are not all on the same page, it's not likely that anything will be done, once again. Mayor Steinberg seems to believe that providing housing first is the solution to the problem but who will provide that housing and where will it be located?? It's been reported that the developer who has rights two develop the land at the old State Fairgrounds site after promising to provide low cost housing there, has now proposed to make that housing at market rates. So, much for low cost housing.... And, none of this addresses the fact that housing first doesn't address the issue of those that won't accept moving into housing that has even one restriction attached. Maybe if we were able to remove the politics from this problem.
"America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won't cross the street to vote."
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