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WWJD with Homelessness?
Along with spandex shorts, Pokémon, SUVs, and those black leather Doc Marten boots, the 1990s gave the masses a simple bracelet with four letters: WWJD. For people of Christian faith, this popular...
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Brrr… It Is Cold…
It’s cold. And I live in sunny California. But all across our country it seems to be really cold. Well, except Florida. For some people, cold weather is fun. Snowmen. Snow fights. Snow angels. Cold...
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Convert Prisons to Homeless Shelters?
Years ago, I was part of a small group of leaders who toured the notorious Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail, which was home to 19,000 inmates last year. The facility was less of a place for personal...
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Is Eliminating Homeless Shelters a War Against Compassion?
PATH Villas at Del Rey, permanent supportive housing. I remember when I first started two decades ago as the leader of a services and housing agency, almost every person I encountered would tell me,...
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Building More Housing: NIMBY Should Be PMBY
Long Beach & 21st Apartments, a PATH Ventures supportive housing development. In the past decade I have participated in over 100 community meetings proposing new homeless services facilities or...
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Why Don’t We Create Sheltered Neighborhoods?
For more than two decades, I have led a homeless services and housing development agency that was started here in Los Angeles. I have seen dozens of plans, initiatives, policies, ordinances and...
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