The amount of spin is making me dizzy A recent report by City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana shows the scale of police oppression, where the homeless, r

The amount of spin is making me dizzy A recent report by City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana shows the scale of police oppression, where the homeless, representing less than half a percent of Los Angeles' population, are subject to 14% of arrests Yes, how strange! They are after all no different from anyone else. Just as with their over representation in fire calls[1], there is clearly a conspiracy at work here. /s In Utah, which has pioneered a Housing First strategy, homelessness has been reduced 91% by simply giving the homeless housing. If 91% of people can be convinced to accept services by the state of Utah, why do Schatz and others keep insisting that these people are unreachable? Certainly sounds like at least 9% are rather unreachable. I've always considered the Utah program an interesting failure in that regard- giving the homeless free housing reduced but did not eliminate homelessness (!?!). Though points about lower total state cost per homeless person are well taken. The article probably has some good points to make, but how am I supposed to find them under all the spin? [1]: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/us/san-francisco-firefighters-become-unintended-safety-net-for-the-homeless.html?referrer= http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/us/san-francisco-firefi...