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Re:A new database gives a sharper picture of homelessness ac... by hedora on Thursday April 08, 2021 @02:56PM (#26742389)
There was a recent proposition in Californa to house mentally ill homeless people without first insisting they get mental health / drug rehabilitation treatment.

Of course, it was strongly opposed by essentially all groups with any actual experience in helping homeless people, and of course, because the idea sounds good until you think about it for a few minutes, the ballot proposition passed.

Re:A new database gives a sharper picture of homelessness ac... by floren on Thursday April 08, 2021 @03:00PM (#26742419)
This sounds, well, extremely California. Do you remember which proposition it was? I'd like to check it out in more detail, see if anything's actually happened.
Re:A new database gives a sharper picture of homelessness ac... by hedora on Thursday April 08, 2021 @03:25PM (#26742675)
No; it passed in 2020, I think. Maybe 2019.
Re:A new database gives a sharper picture of homelessness ac... by whimsicalism on Thursday April 08, 2021 @03:46PM (#26742914)
There was no such proposition in 2020, at least.