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Ensuring the Rights & Dignity of San Francisco’s Homeless Veterans
“The Sunday preceding Veteran’s Day, Glide Memorial Church held a special Celebration for veterans, and many local leaders turned out to honor them. “No one who defended our country should ever have to fight for a roof over their head! Caring for veterans is the responsibility of everyone,” Mayor Daniel Lurie proclaimed from the pulpit. Veteran homelessness in San Francisco has been decreasing recently– but there were still 587 homeless veterans in San Francisco as of the latest count.”
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Encampment Sweeps Are Neither Compassionate Nor a Solution
I can’t stay silent about the encampment sweeps currently taking place across California. Every step we take to criminalize poverty and homelessness takes us farther away from the empathy and compassion we actually need to resolve the homelessness crisis. Homelessness is not a crime. So-called “clean-ups,” aren’t solutions. The solution is finding people housing: or […]
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