Re:Boise is why L.A. can’t legally clear its streets of home...
by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @12:53PM
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> Given the difference in annual weather, it's not clear that Boise policy is effective in reducing homelessness.
They might winter in Portland or even LA.
Spokane is another city in that area with a huge homeless problem, and perhaps even harsher weather (Boise is at least high desert). Though housing can be super cheap, my granddad used to run what we thought became basically a flop house that we nicked named the Empty Arms.
SLC seems to have focused more on housing the homeless, but even then I think in recent years they’ve found that their success has mainly just led to a larger problem.
They might winter in Portland or even LA.
Spokane is another city in that area with a huge homeless problem, and perhaps even harsher weather (Boise is at least high desert). Though housing can be super cheap, my granddad used to run what we thought became basically a flop house that we nicked named the Empty Arms.
SLC seems to have focused more on housing the homeless, but even then I think in recent years they’ve found that their success has mainly just led to a larger problem.