1)  Promote home ownership by people who already live in the city.  People who own houses in the community are invested in the community and will help to care for it.  2)  Sharply limit the number of "investment properties" that can be purchased in the city.  3)  Provide funding for long-term mental health care.  I am a mental health professional, and work every day with people who will never be able to support themselves.  These people need our care and compassion.  They do not need *bus tickets out of town* where they will become "someone else's problem".   4)  For homeless Read This Posty »