Archive for February 2025
☆ Smith and Wolf: Where SJ and SF’s Housing First methodology went wrong (2/4)
Image by County of Los Angeles Bay Area homeless policy advocates Irene Smith and Tom Wolf discuss why they believe CA’s extreme Housing First approach (barrier-free Permanent Supportive Housing) harms our homeless neighbors and community. What if local pols pursued “middle ground” solutions instead? Part 2 of an Opp Now exclusive. Opportunity Now: Earlier, you…
Read MoreIt’s past time for large-scale community shelters to address D3’s homelessness crisis
Homelessness is not receding in our district, our city, our county, or state. Many people think it’s actually getting worse. Why? Because our current interim housing model for addressing homelessness is, in many ways, just a long list of intermittent, disconnected, small-scale efforts (Watson Park, tiny homes, RV parks). They’re just not broad enough, not cost-effective enough,…
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