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Stimulus Funds Save Single Mom On Brink Of Homelessness PDF Print E-mail
Written by Glenn   
Saturday, 13 March 2010 04:18

Last year, San Diego resident Jenny Gibson found herself unemployed after losing her job with a nonprofit organization. For this hard-working single mother, accustomed to spending her days bettering the lives of others, it was a jolting realization to be the one in need. After months of job hunting, her situation wasn't improving, and it looked like Gibson and her teenage son would soon be out on the street.

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Santa Cruz City Council OK's emergency help for winter shelter PDF Print E-mail
Written by Glenn   
Saturday, 13 March 2010 04:18

SANTA CRUZ - The Santa Cruz City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to give $17,000 to the Homeless Services Center to keep its winter shelter in DeLaveaga Park open for another month, but reiterated the need for other cities to share in future funding.

"This isn't the first time that I feel we've been in the position of the council taking care of financial missteps," said Councilwoman Lynn Robinson, saying the shelter should have been managed better to grapple with budget cuts. The shelter lost $24,000 in state funding this year.

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Delay in the passing of ordiance against Feeding the Homeless PDF Print E-mail
Written by Glenn   
Saturday, 13 March 2010 04:13

Feeding the homeless in Miami could soon be against the law, unless you've been properly trained. The Miami City Commission was set to consider a proposal Thursday that would prohibit unauthorized people and groups from feeding the homeless downtown unless they've gone through special training, however, the issue was not discussed. It's not known yet when it'll be placed back on the agenda for first reading again.

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Passing the Buck - Homeless in San Diego PDF Print E-mail
Written by Glenn   
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 21:32
gy2455The Museum of San Diego History, for its NOW! program starting Feb 25th is showing the Passing the Buck: Homeless in San Diego exhibit.

"Although there is great concern for assisting the homeless, where to house them in San Diego is a political hot button."

Time for the show is 6:00pm - 7:30pm Admission is Free, and promises to be an informative look at what is really being done for the homeless in San Diego.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 February 2010 21:40
 
NOREEN: Passing a law won't solve homelessness PDF Print E-mail
Written by Barry Noreen   
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 19:07
THE GAZETTE

On a frozen Monday, as homeless people in Colorado Springs endured hell, the City Council cast a no camping ordinance into purgatory.

Advocates of a law making it illegal to camp in public rights-of-way can still work on it until it comes back to the council in February. But several council members made it clear they don’t like the idea, especially because no one has yet devised an alternative for where the homeless can go if they are evicted.

Councilman Tom Gallagher easily was the most strident opponent, recalling how he once lived under a bridge himself.

“Where else do they go?” Gallagher asked. “The gauge of a community is how it treats its least fortunate. I’m more compassionate than this ordinance, and I’m a son of a bitch.”

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