By: Nayeli Gutierrez Avoid eye contact. Do not give them money because they will just spend it on drugs and alcohol. They are all crazy. These are phrases I am sure we have all heard when told about how we should interact with and treat homeless people. Indeed, these are probably things that we think … Continue reading An Eviction Crisis Will Worsen the United States’ Already Great Homelessness Issue
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The PIAC Plan: How to Provide Funding for Homelessness
By: Ridgeway Woulfe Homelessness is an issue which is troublingly affecting all parts of San Diego’s political system at the moment. Special meetings and discussion forums are held, tent cities are erected, and city sidewalks are bleached. Many concerns are voiced about a city’s ability to address homelessness. One concern, however, stands out amongst the … Continue reading The PIAC Plan: How to Provide Funding for Homelessness
The Lack of Political Will: Why San Diego’s Homelessness Won’t Get Better without a Change in Its Leadership’s Mentality
By: Ridgeway Woulfe At the San Diego Union-Tribune’s forum on the homeless crisis on October 25, one set of buzzwords was brought up repeatedly struck a chord – political will. Gordon Walker, the new CEO of the San Diego Regional Task Force on the Homeless, outlined three needs for a city to appropriately address homelessness. … Continue reading The Lack of Political Will: Why San Diego’s Homelessness Won’t Get Better without a Change in Its Leadership’s Mentality
A Review of Wednesday’s San Diego Union-Tribune Forum on the Homeless Crisis
By: Ridgeway Woulfe PIAC was in attendance for the second in the San Diego Union-Tribune’s series of forums discussing the local homelessness crisis, held in the Balboa Theatre on Wednesday, October 25. In a beautiful setting, a series of private and non-profit homelessness leaders spoke about the topic before turning to a question and answer … Continue reading A Review of Wednesday’s San Diego Union-Tribune Forum on the Homeless Crisis
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