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The Homelessness Crisis Is a Crisis of Democracy
Homelessness is often thought of either as an issue of individual moral failings or merely of bad policy. It should instead be seen as a moral crisis for our democracy, one that demands transformative economic reforms. Trey, homeless in Olympia, Washington, sits in a parking garage. (Courtesy of J. M. Simpson) For the past several months, a homeless man named Joshua has taken up residence in a dank crawl space beneath a crumbling building, situ…
The housing resources for the homeless are full of cracks in Montreal, to the point that many of them are now surrounded by camps. In the community community, there is concern that the crisis may be exacerbated by the ban on wandering in the subway, but also by a stronger police presence.
Redwood City council approves camping ban that critics fear criminalizes homelessness - Local News Matters
The Redwood City City Council passed a ban on homeless encampments in an attempt to strike the right balance between public safety and compassion, but some say it is still too punitive. The ban, approved in a 6-1 vote Monday, allows a person living in an encampment to be charged with a misdemeanor if they have been given two warnings, decline shelter and that shelter is available. “This isn’t going to solve homelessness and we’re not going to se…
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