Letters to the Editor: Do conservative judges railing against homelessness rulings have a point? (via latimesopinion )
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling allowing homeless individuals to sit, lie or sleep on public property if not enough housing is available is controversial. But in actuality, there isn’t enough housing for individuals living in cities across the western U.S., so where are these individuals supposed to sleep?
Instead of building boutique hotels, build low-income housing. Instead of providing only 10% low-income units in a new development, provide 50% or 100%.Why allow thousands of renters to be evicted with very little opportunity to find alternate affordable housing? Why does an individual holding a housing voucher have such a hard time finding a landlord who will rent to them?
Truly homeless people should be required to ask for help, get temporary assistance and be directed to a long-term solution. That might be a cheaper area to go to and job assistance. No free rides. If mentally challenged, a requirement for treatment has to be accepted. The inability of cities to imprison or otherwise punish those without homes does not leave local governments “helpless” or “paralyzed.” It merely pushes them to do two things: Acknowledge that homeless citizens are human beings with the rights of any other resident, and focus on real solutions.
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