with the toe tapping number “Rosy Cheek Redux”
Poverty Pimps? here? In the news again today with piles ‘o’ comments
viking116 wrote:
I forgot to mention the poverty pimps who make money on endless services for these losers without any accountability as to improvement in the situation. Once I went to a meeting where an addict said that he wanted treatment on demand if and when he wanted it–but for now he loved his addiction and that the social workers work for him. NO THEY DON’T. They work for the taxpayers. And “Repo Violence”???? Doesn’t that speak volumes about someone you DON’T want in your city with your wife and kids? Or even your dog?
noooooooo. You don’t mean this guy, do you?
update > here some more comments from the Chronicle news story as it relates to SRO’s and by extension, Tenderloin Housing Clinic, because as of now, this is the next step after the park. Apologies to the Chron, but this is important to save. Again, the comments came from here
pakasaw wrote:
I think the mayor should Make the single room occupancy owners More
accountable for its places And its practices and abuses I challenge
this newspaper 1 ) follow these people threw this process how long
will people stay in these shelters and single room occupancys (one
person refused to stay a night a sro given to him ) other then a
shower Ive given up on these shelters to help me (if I want to be
abused Ill hire some one to do it ) 2 ) embed with these homeless and
get a real story as to what is happening the homeless all over town is
like a ocean some people stay some move on some come and go each has
different stories some are strung out some are starting their own
business some have ambition but need to be pointed in the right
direction some are trying to work but get caught up with all these
shelter rules I believe some of shelter staff just want some one to
abuse And the checks and balance system is another step on the
homeless neck
Posted 8/2/2007 6:22:07 AM
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pakasaw wrote:
Evicting the homeless from the park The mayor has better luck jumping
the bay and pushing out all the water Trent Rhorer Acts like the city
is not accountable for what the shelters do when you step into the
shelters you lose lots of your rights as a human you surrender them to
some one that has been in prison and or just got of rehab the sro
system is horrible people stuff gets stolen rat roach blood sucking
bugs infested rooms many health and fire code violations the
tenderloin housing clinic has created a monopoly of the master lease
housing and you expect people to pay for this even the homeless have
better since
Posted 8/2/2007 6:45:28 AM
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ramon366 wrote:
“The tent was erected eight days after The Chronicle reported that the
park was riddled with homeless encampments and hypodermic
needles…….” No – the people reported on the situation in the park;
The Chronicle found itself in the position of no longer being able to
ignore this and print its usual fluff. If the newspaper is
civic-minded, it’ll devote time and EFFORT to discovering the other
elements to this issue, namely the condition of SROs and why they can
take what amounts to public money, yet not provide even adequate
safety (violations?) to the people that populate them. The Chron can
also do some genuine reporting on the agencies, not simply copy/paste
“news” from other sources. In other words, leave YOUR encampment and
hit the pavement – follow the news. There’s more to this city than
rich old dowagers dressing for lunch and steroided fake athletes going
for the record books. Pay your people the incentive to be reporters;
you make plenty from Macy’s advertisements.
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viking116 wrote:
I forgot to mention the poverty pimps who make money on endless
services for these losers without any accountability as to improvement
in the situation. Once I went to a meeting where an addict said that
he wanted treatment on demand if and when he wanted it–but for now he
loved his addiction and that the social workers work for him. NO THEY
DON’T. They work for the taxpayers. And “Repo Violence”???? Doesn’t
that speak volumes about someone you DON’T want in your city with your
wife and kids? Or even your dog?
Posted 8/2/2007 7:20:16 AM
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omn1verous wrote:
It never ceases to amaze me how people can believe that somehow SF
isn’t doing enough to help the unfortunate. I have lived here for 23
years now and have seen the budgets for homeless programs go up and up
and up. If I’m not mistaken, the total amount now being spent on
direct services is somewhere around $120 million per year and another
$80 in indirect services (emergency room care, etc.) That’s between
$13,000 and $20,000 PER case (depending on whose homeless count you
believe.) Once again, let’s ask ourselves if we’re getting our money’s
worth. I think not. The problem is as bad as ever.
Posted 8/2/2007 12:08:09 PM
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starcade wrote:
j___: Part of the reason is that the only places I can afford (the
SRO’s) are less safe than the streets. I mean this seriously. I used
to live at the Civic Center Hotel (and this used to be one of the
better places before new ownership came in), and I can tell you that
it was dangerous, sometimes, to leave the hotel during the day. I even
got jumped on Christmas night outside the hotel. And that’s to say
nothing of the people INSIDE it. I’m not going to live in a crack
house just to satisfy Gavin Newsom. I’ve said for years that they
can’t give me the mental health stuff that I need — what I said to
the other poster is correct. I’ll state openly that not only do I
belong in an institution, but if you walked with me on the streets for
30 minutes, I could give you 10 people who similarly need it openly.
I’ll tell you this, j___: If that last part (employment away from the
public) were to be implemented, I’d be interested.
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starcade wrote:
j___: Part of the reason is that the only places I can afford (the
SRO’s) are less safe than the streets. I mean this seriously. I used
to live at the Civic Center Hotel (and this used to be one of the
better places before new ownership came in), and I can tell you that
it was dangerous, sometimes, to leave the hotel during the day. I even
got jumped on Christmas night outside the hotel. And that’s to say
nothing of the people INSIDE it. I’m not going to live in a crack
house just to satisfy Gavin Newsom. I’ve said for years that they
can’t give me the mental health stuff that I need — what I said to
the other poster is correct. I’ll state openly that not only do I
belong in an institution, but if you walked with me on the streets for
30 minutes, I could give you 10 people who similarly need it openly.
I’ll tell you this, j___: If that last part (employment away from the
public) were to be implemented, I’d be interested.