Comments on: How Texas Shrank Its Homeless Population — and Its Lessons for California

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 23:11:05 +0000

It sounds like Texas was able to enforce actual laws, find help for those that would accept it, then scare away all the other homeless to California, where we just coddle, enable and accept lawlessness.

By: CA Patriot

CA Patriot — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:44:33 +0000

Looks like some “housing first” propaganda.

Too many already on the handout gravy train to ever hand out taxpayer funded housing to everyone that wants to be uncountable for their own situation.

I think California could learn from stricter enforcement and more shelters to get people off the streets and committed to either being responsible for their lives
or into a facility for mental and drug abuse – which California just seems to enable.

By: sj kulak

sj kulak — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 07:32:41 +0000

Homelessness will not end in California until the Homeless Industrial Complex loses the gravy train cash grift. Incentives matter. You are being lied to and you love it.

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:35:12 +0000

I’m not sure why nobody is addressing the elephant in the room – the vast majority of CA homeless (90%?) are drug addicts. Cheap fentanyl, generous cash payments to the homeless, and no consequences for shooting up in public have lead to an army of zombie-like junkies clogging the streets of CA’s major cities. We’re not going to make any progress until this issue is acknowledged and addressed head on.

By: Time to be Honest

Time to be Honest — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:52:12 +0000

Like all CA “leaders.” They just blame high housing costs and COVID – as they defend bad policy, like Harm Reduction and how Housing First is a one size fits all approach, when it should be more strategic. Also, this notion that shelters don’t work, but leave out the fact 7,000+ are unsheltered in Santa Clara. And, apparently Houston has the courage to build a 1600 bed shelter and use 50 acres for tiny homes. San Jose is lucky to get .20 acres for a site.

The fact is San Jose and the rest of the Bay Area and LA have it all wrong on this issue – and it’s hilarious Texas is showing CA how it’s done.