Ending Homelessness Together #8 — Don’t We Need More Shelters?“California is a Garden of Eden, but If you ain’t got the do re mi, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Ending Homeless Together #7 — Calling Business ChampionsIn San Diego (and in many urban areas) businesses lead the charge to solve social problems. I spent 20 years there working on affordable…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
Ending Homelessness Together #6 — What Should We Do About Encampments?They are in nearly every California city. If you drive down major freeways, or take the Amtrak, you see them alongside the road and tracks…Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
Ending Homelessness Together #5 — “Can’t We Make Them Go Away?”I knew we were in trouble. When the director of parks was asked by a city councilmember, “What do you think we should do about…Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020
Ending Homelessness Together #4 — Should I call the police?Have you ever called the police on homeless people? I have. And, I was running a homeless shelter at the time. With all the news these…Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020
Ending Homelessness Together #3 — Don’t They Want To Be Homeless?I have called homelessness “the stupid problem” because all it takes to end it is to give someone a home. “But,” you say, “Don’t most of…Nov 25, 2020Nov 25, 2020
Ending Homelessness Together #2 — Systems of CareIf ending homelessness is simply a matter of putting people in housing, why do we need a system of care? The answer is that homelessness…Nov 13, 2020Nov 13, 2020
Ending Homelessness Together #1: The Stupid ProblemIf you live in California, they have become part of the landscape. People without homes are on the corner, at the freeway underpass, along…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
