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I remember reading something a while back on how a large portion of the homeless in LA were being bussed here from other cities and states. Las Vegas has been d

by vondur 9y ago

I remember reading something a while back on how a large portion of the homeless in LA were being bussed here from other cities and states. Las Vegas has been doing it for a while. Other nearby cities used to send their homeless to Santa Monica as they let them camp out in the city parks. It'd be interesting to see how many of the homeless are natives or not.

felipemnoa 9y ago
Are you sure you are not just remembering this South Park Episode? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Homeless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Homeless
- ceejayoz 9y ago
  It may sound like a comedy plot, but it's not. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/20/bussed-out-america-moves-homeless-people-country-study https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/... http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-homeless-bus-20180312-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-homeless-bus-201803... http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-expanding-program-bused-10k-homeless-residents-town-past-decade/ http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-expanding-program-bused-10k-hom...
  - cheriot 9y ago
    Every city does it so until someone comes up with relevant numbers I have to assume it's a wash. The only time it comes up is when people want to justify treating people inhumanely because "they're not from here".
    - telchar 9y ago
      Do you have some evidence that every city does it? That sounds like an unreasonable assumption to me. If it's the case I would think there would be quite a bit of evidence of various cities doing it, given how many there are.
      - cheriot 9y ago
        https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/20/bussed-out-america-moves-homeless-people-country-study https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/... Google "homeless bus tickets" and a city name. Though the article makes it sound like expensive cities come out ahead with the vast majority of people being sent to lower cost destinations.
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jroseattle 9y ago
This is very much the case in Seattle. A group of my neighbors spoke with several residents in an unauthorized encampment that setup near I-5. We learned that a few of them were from Houston, TX. They had been given one-way tickets, paid for by the State of Texas, to one of any number of cities. They signed forms that said they promised not to return to Texas, otherwise they would be arrested. A recent local study here in Seattle found that a significant percentage (maybe 30%) of our homeless are from outside the state of Washington.

by vondur 9y ago

felipemnoa 9y ago

Are you sure you are not just remembering this South Park Episode? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Homeless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Homeless

ceejayoz 9y ago
It may sound like a comedy plot, but it's not. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/20/bussed-out-america-moves-homeless-people-country-study https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/... http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-homeless-bus-20180312-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-homeless-bus-201803... http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-expanding-program-bused-10k-homeless-residents-town-past-decade/ http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-expanding-program-bused-10k-hom...
- cheriot 9y ago
  Every city does it so until someone comes up with relevant numbers I have to assume it's a wash. The only time it comes up is when people want to justify treating people inhumanely because "they're not from here".
  - telchar 9y ago
    Do you have some evidence that every city does it? That sounds like an unreasonable assumption to me. If it's the case I would think there would be quite a bit of evidence of various cities doing it, given how many there are.
    - cheriot 9y ago
      https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/20/bussed-out-america-moves-homeless-people-country-study https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/... Google "homeless bus tickets" and a city name. Though the article makes it sound like expensive cities come out ahead with the vast majority of people being sent to lower cost destinations.
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jroseattle 9y ago

This is very much the case in Seattle. A group of my neighbors spoke with several residents in an unauthorized encampment that setup near I-5. We learned that a few of them were from Houston, TX. They had been given one-way tickets, paid for by the State of Texas, to one of any number of cities. They signed forms that said they promised not to return to Texas, otherwise they would be arrested. A recent local study here in Seattle found that a significant percentage (maybe 30%) of our homeless are from outside the state of Washington.