Homelessness

Danielle, Olivia and Brandt discuss the continued push to punish people for not having a home and whether there is perhaps a better way.

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SF poop map: https://www.tonym-v.com/blog/2020/2/4/san-franciscos-poop-statistics-are-we-measuring-the-wrong-thingTents in Seattle increased by 50% after covid: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/tents-in-seattle-increased-by-more-than-50-after-covid-pandemic-began-survey-says/Tucker Carlson full clip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwJ49nJNv-sSeattle is Dying:  /www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpAi70WWBlwOlympia City Hall "poop in": https://mynorthwest.com/1663956/dori-olympia-city-hall-protest/?Protesters clash with police over shutdown of echo park: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/03/26/la-shutting-down-echo-park-lake-indefinitely-homeless-camps-being-cleared-out/Santa Barbara Park Clearing: https://www.independent.com/2021/03/24/housing-first-to-end-homelessness/What Housing First Really Means - https://endhomelessness.org/what-housing-first-really-means/It's cost effective to give people homes: https://www.vox.com/2014/5/30/5764096/homeless-shelter-housing-help-solutionsUtah ends homelessness:  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/utahs-strategy-homeless-give-them-homes-n352966Utah stops funding housing first: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-homelessness-housing/once-a-national-model-utah-struggles-with-homelessness-idUSKCN1P41EQMedicine Hat eradicates chronic homelessness: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36092852Seattle invests in housing first: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/something-just-shifted-in-seattles-stuck-homelessness-debate/The City of Auburn Wa votes to criminalize camping on city property: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/auburn-city-council-creates-criminal-penalty-for-camping-on-city-property/