Gov. Newsom applauds (LA County's) South Bay city for working constructively with state and regional gov'ts to bring median duration for homeless down to 14 days. South Bay regional gov't explains how it's done.
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SF's overhaul of its homelessness strategy is centered on adding 1,500 new shelter beds in the next six months and restructuring outreach teams and supportive service programs. SJ hopes to add 1,400 new beds over the next year. Planetizen reports.
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According to a report by WalletHub, multiple cities in the Bay Area are considered among the worst large cities to start a business (ranked 1, best to 100, worst). SJ ranks 99th out of 100. The reason? Sky-high labor costs. KTVU reports.
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First, DA Rosen slow-walks Prop 36 prosecutions. Now, Newsom defunds it. So much for the popular will expressing itself. CBS Sacramento reports.
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In a recent Reddit thread titled “If you could improve anything about VTA what would it be?,” users in r/SanJose dig into the Valley Transportation Authority's rampant shortcomings re: spending, politics, and practicality. Their suggestions are pragmatic, common-sense, and—we can't help but notice—long overdue.
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The agency's been aware of its structural and sustainability issues for decades now. And it continues shooting down innovative new ideas like autonomous vehicle integration. Gregg Dieguez of SHIFT-Bay Area analyzes, just in time for BART's looming $868k deficit.
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The L.A. Riverbed is the gateway to Long Beach—and historically one of California's worst chronic homeless encampments. The City of Long Beach is employing a system of connecting the homeless to customized services on a person-by-person basis, achieving a 49% placement in permanent housing. Long Beach City explains.
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Picture this: we're six years in the future. SF—once an exemplar for homelessness, crime, and drug abuse—is safe and vibrant again. Below, SF Briones Society imagines what 2032's resigning mayor attributes to the success: and, hint, it's all about strengthening (and empowering) local police.
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It's far too easy—especially living in the nation's tech capital—to measure our success by achievements. Degrees. Titles. But milk fed blog's Caitlyn Richardson rejects this performative chasing after the wind, and invites us instead to choose “boring” lives of simplicity, joy, and unimaginable richness.
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SCU philosophy prof Christopher B. Kulp notes that today's local political discourse is deteriorating, due to our proclivity to demonize our opponents. Besides being unpleasant, such condemnation has far-reaching moral—and epistemological—implications.
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The Times of London takes a look at the new SF mayor's initial moves to pull our troubled neighbor to the north back from the brink—and sees qualified successes.
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While SJ and Santa Clara County bicker over arcane legal issues, some big CA cities are busy maintaining functional zero on homelessness. Perhaps our Supes and City Council can learn something from muni gov'ts that are not dysfunctional. Community Solutions reports.
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