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Figure 1 here from the state: https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4014 https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4014 Homelessness is far higher than a roundi
by epistasis 4y ago
Figure 1 here from the state:
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4014 https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4014
Homelessness is far higher than a rounding error, it's 5% of UC students, 10% of CSU students, and 20% of community college students.
I live in a town with a UC campus, and come across packs of students living in their cars. They do everything they can to have minimal impact and hide from view. It makes me terribly sad, and shocked every time I see it.
- andsoitis 4y agoI also found this article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/18/california-university-students-struggle-with-housing-insecurity https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/18/california-univers...
- epistasis 4y agoHey, that's where I live! Locally, the degrowth community from the 70s has allied with more conservative locals to stop all housing and maintain a firmly anti-university stance that prevents the building of dorms, of housing, and even results in ridiculous stances like trying to cut down on bus service since students use the buses a lot (and therefore cut down on traffic a lot). I fight as hard as I can against the people causing all the suffering amongst those who aren't super wealthy, but their ability to understand other humans can not see beyond the comfort of their own yards. In contrast, they complain viciously about a building that they can see. A very strange sort of sight.