Homelessness and Shameful Waste

One of the worst and most underreported aspects of the homeless crisis is the amount of money wasted by cities in their attempts to not deal with it, or to handle it in ways ranging from sloppy to deeply criminal. Boise, Idaho, for example, really knows how...

“Housing First” Offers Precious Opportunity

The fictional character of Dracula was inspired by the real Prince Vlad of Romania, sarcastically described here by Robert Davenport in his Roots of the Rich and Famous: Realizing that the plight of the homeless was an important problem in his country, he had all...

Do It Now and Save Money

Do what? Get people experiencing homelessness under a roof. Even the most expensive supportive housing is cheaper than what it costs to keep a person on the streets. This has been demonstrated over and over again. Amazingly, many people, even those who are already...

Everybody’s Gotta Be Someplace, Part 2

From Costa Mesa, Orange County, CA, an online commentator known as Ladya Oo writes: I have a friend who is temporarily living in his SUV while he desperately looks for housing that he can afford. Costa Mesa police just gave him a $1,000 ticket for sleeping in his SUV....