Just for perspective, our HUD point-in-time count last year reported there were 567,000 people nationally experiencing homelessness. We’re looking at a 50X increase without a national eviction moratorium plus an extension of CARES to prevent layoffs.https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1281618139185328130 …
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I feel like I'm going to throw up reading this story on how far apart Pelosi and McConnell's thinking is at the current moment:https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/politics/covid-aid-congress-mitch-mcconnell/index.html …
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In non-cancel culture news, states stop paying unemployment benefits in 11 days and millions of Americans will see steep and sudden drops in their incomes.https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/coronavirus-stimulus-pelosi-would-delay-house-recess-to-pass-relief-bill.html …
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In fact, many California legislative offices have been fielding desperate calls from constituents who haven't been able to access unemployment for months. Search for
@davidchiu's commentary on this issue:https://twitter.com/DavidChiu/status/1280891525094715392 …Show this thread -
Cities are doing what they can. After a rocky start with an outbreak in a shelter and then an explosion in number of new tents because shelters couldn't take in new residents, SF reduced outdoor tents in the Tenderloin by 65% through hotel intake:https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-cleans-up-Tenderloin-dramatic-65-15383753.php …
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But cities are faced with these calamitous budget numbers. They can't do it alone.pic.twitter.com/CntSsaSJtt
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We can't do this alone. In normal times,
@sfbart has one of the highest fare recovery rates in North America. It does better at sustaining itself through fares than virtually every other public transit system in America. But in pandemic times....https://twitter.com/anna_c_kramer/status/1283131118745600000 …Show this thread -
Ben Bernanke banging on the drum here:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/opinion/ben-bernanke-coronavirus-federal-aid.html …
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