I help a lot of people move in and out of shelters, encampments, apartments, and sometimes garages. Occasionally we find that people accumulated more than they needed and sometimes it is junk that needs to be thrown away. I don’t like to refer any program or service I have not first tried. Fortunately I hate […]
Read More @1800Got Junk Bait and SwitchGuys, I am fine. don’t worry. Sure, I feel like I have been in self isolation non stop for months, but this is really just the 3rd time – I am about to lose track of how many people I serve are COVID-19 positive. However, I want you to know that I 1. have an […]
Read More My personal UpdateI am following conversations about how to reduce the number of homeless people living on the streets of Los Angeles. I have very patiently been reading without comment. I really want to see what ideas other people have. And now I really want to move to a mew planet call a bunch of mothers and […]
Read More When Solutions Sound Like PunishmentI have been taking part of a Facebook group run by channel 7 ABC. They are discussing homelessness and solutions and issues. But mostly it’s just a place for people to fight about homelessness. Some people think that all homeless people are criminals, they are illegal aliens or choosing homelessness. They accuse these street residents […]
Read More Homelessness is Bad. The Homeless are Just People.Should Los Angeles tow the RVs people live in on the streets of Los Angeles? Me? I don’t think so any person wants to live in an RV but this “housing adjacent” state is better than being on the street proper. It is storage for food that stretches food budgets, it is privacy and a […]
Read More AB 516 at LA City HallMeet Each Need with Dignity. What does that look like?
Read More Let’s Discuss DignityIf you live in your car or have to sleep in your car overnight, you need to know about the new rules for where this is legal. Restrictions have been placed to keep you away from parks, schools and day cars. (Apparently the LA City council thinks you are all child molesters ?) Do you see […]
Read More Los Angeles’s New Map for OvernightBookworms rock! I used to make them as a volunteer for the Arcadia Library in my teen summers. The Los Angeles City Library blows my mind as the local leader in embracing high tech solutions and applications. I thought I was cool because of Freegal Music and my Overdrive use. Wow. I underestimated. The Los […]
Read More E-Media | Los Angeles Public LibraryDeath on Crocker St. This is my throwback Thursday link. Living out in the element with no shelter, sunblock, reliable nutrition, healthcare, clean toilets, leads to a shortened life. Thousands of years ago humans had a shorter life span. In third world countries people died like this. But this is in Los Angeles :my […]
Read More Death on Crocker St -revisited#voteLASheriff @OlmstedInstead @tanakalasheriff @vinceforsheriff @BurbankPD
Read More Are Homeless People Citizens ? Will the Sheriff’s Department Care About the Answer?
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