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That ECS stuff makes me think about that old Heather MacDonald article about The sidewalks of San Francisco and all various interest groups and cynical factions
by jxramos 10y ago
That ECS stuff makes me think about that old Heather MacDonald article about The sidewalks of San Francisco and all various interest groups and cynical factions she unveils in her article which she refers to as "Homelessness, Inc". It's forever changed my skepticism around this topic.
http://www.city-journal.org/html/sidewalks-san-francisco-13321.html http://www.city-journal.org/html/sidewalks-san-francisco-133...
- cvwright 10y agoReminds me of Willamette Week's recent story about Portland's failure to build enough affordable housing. The reported reason? The city funds "cool" projects run by "cool" nonprofits instead of spending money where it will do the most good. Super frustrating but also informative. http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/09/28/portland-needs-to-build-thousands-of-affordable-apartments-heres-why-it-keeps-coming-up-short/ http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/09/28/portland-needs-to-build...
- jxramos 10y agoPretty good quotes from various involved individuals, such as "Our government is so caught up in efforts to appease so many interests that they step right over that guy on the sidewalk to accomplish other goals,"