A friend of ours was visiting San Francisco yesterday from AZ, and he said "San Francisco's Homeless population is out-of-control. Not to be in-humane, but there are pan-handlers and drugged out homeless people everywhere in SF- you folks should do something." I told him about the progress being made with Homeless Connect. Coincidently- we spent the later part of the day touring the USS Hornet in Alameda, and a we learned that the Hornet often still sleeps over 400 people on a "sleep over night," (Family nights, and Scout troups) and the Hornet can also host @300 people in another part Read This Posty »

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 »