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Michael McConnell retweeted
Our mayor has repeatedly treated our city as expendable in the service of his own political
Ambitions. He let our city flood, he lets people die on our streets, and he defunded our libraries and bathrooms.
Michael McConnell retweeted
Yeah desperate humans find odd places to lay - why is this news?
A homeless encampment was spotted on top of a Metro bus stop shelter in Brentwood. A KTLA viewer captured the unusual scene near S Barrington Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard, where a man was seen lying on the shelter alongside a shopping cart and other belongings. ktla.com/news/local-news/hom…
Michael McConnell retweeted
San Diego has a $120m budget deficit but the mayor wont address the fact that a 25% of that came exclusively from settlements against the SDPD on excessive force and the murder of civilians.
Michael McConnell retweeted
Afroman's defamation victory is a win for all Americans who cherish the right to cuck the police in song
Michael McConnell retweeted
Official homeless counts in Los Angeles increasingly underestimate the number of people living on the street in three key neighborhoods. bit.ly/3KQQ1x9
ALT This line chart compares two measures of unsheltered persons or dwellings over time from January 2022 to January 2026.
Michael McConnell retweeted
The nonprofit We See You San Diego is encouraging anyone to drop off new or gently used clothing to their locations in Old Town or Escondido.
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Michael McConnell retweeted
Some numbers:
- an estimated 2.2 to 3.5 million people experience homelessness each year
- roughly 770,000 people are homeless in the US right now; including over 30,000 veterans & ~150,000 children
- 40-60% of people who are homeless have a job but can’t afford housing
Michael McConnell retweeted
A homeless man has captured the attention of thousands, not for begging, but for the way he rocks his dog to sleep every night. When asked why, he explained that life hadn’t always been this way. “When I first got him, we had an apartment,” he said softly. “Living on the street has been a hard adjustment for him. The honking, the sirens, the people, it keeps him up. So every night, I make sure he’s asleep before I close my eyes.” #dog #wholesome #dogs #doglover
Michael McConnell retweeted
Officials are warning a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl was found in fake “M-30” pills in the San Diego region. Learn more fox5sandiego.com/news/san-di…
Michael McConnell retweeted
Seeing more homeless people on San Diego streets?
City funded shelter beds drop from about 2000 last fall to 1474. And it was already hard to find a bed.
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Michael McConnell retweeted
The boundary between "housed" and "unhoused" in America is brutally porous. Millions of people are one rent hike, one missed paycheck, one medical emergency away from homelessness.
And there's massive investment in keeping that reality hidden.
Michael McConnell retweeted
While writing THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US, what I wanted most was for readers to feel the fury I carried during my reporting—the outrage, the horror at what this country forces our neighbors to endure.
This @curaffairs review captures exactly what I hoped the book would convey:
ALT A screenshot of a Current Affairs review titled “You’re Not Angry Enough About Homelessness in America” by Lily Sánchez, published July 11, 2025. The subheading reads: “Homelessness is increasingly caused by soaring rents and low wages, not laziness or personal failures. The solution is strong government intervention to house everyone and to end landlords’ control over our lives.”
Michael McConnell retweeted
We recently published an investigation which found that California’s homeless shelters are deadlier than the state’s jails. We also published a look at how the uptick in encampment sweeps is affecting homeless people in San Francisco, Fresno and San Diego cal.news/41Ynz2h
ALT CalMatters reporter Marisa Kendall has a conversation with an unhoused person on the side of a highway in Fresno on Jan. 30, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Michael McConnell retweeted
Unbelievable...
A jaw-dropping story. A woman experiencing homelessness was asleep in her van when a drunk driver hit her. The family says the officer didn't look inside. She was alive when her van was towed to a lot where, a month later, workers discovered her body. cbs8.com/article/news/invest…
Michael McConnell retweeted
As homelessness rises in CA, govt officials keep relying on shelters to get people off the streets. But the conditions inside, plus low housing rates, now have some experts and even shelter execs calling for a new approach. via @CalMatters
#longread
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Michael McConnell retweeted
As Los Angeles County recovers from wildfires, it's warning in court that another issue altogether could bankrupt it. Counties and school districts across the state are raising the same alarm. Great reporting by @SophiaBollag sfchronicle.com/politics/art…
Michael McConnell retweeted
Are you homeless and living in a shelter? Navigating California’s shelter system can be complicated. Here are agencies and organizations that can help you file a complaint: calmatters.org/housing/homel…
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Michael McConnell retweeted
A must-read to understand why the big increase in shelters is not reducing homelessness.
Shelters are supposed to be safe havens. But records show they’re more deadly than jails – and the vast majority of residents remain homeless.
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ALT Quote: “The shelters are not a solution… We have every reason to believe that if we scaled up income support and provided rental assistance, we would probably see the homeless numbers cut in half.” Source: Dennis Culhane, an expert in homelessness and housing policy. The University of Pennsylvania social scientist has advised the city of LA, the U.S. Congress and other public agencies.
Michael McConnell retweeted
What did you think would happen when you pushed people off city property? You're the king of whack-a-mole and totally devoid of real solutions.
Homeless encampments along state highways are growing, but did you know cities—like ours—aren’t authorized (or funded) to clear them? @CBlakespear's SB 569 will streamline how we can work with Caltrans to clear encampments and get people connected to care.
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