Housing the homeless is cheaper policy, but it's not easy policy: it requires a paradigm shift in how we perceive poverty.
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@kimmaicutler Utah specifically built most homeless housing outside prime city center, in suburbs that have light rail and nearby businesses -
@kimmaicutler Kind of the same approach to scattering low income housing in existing residential neighborhoods. No high rises. - 5 more replies
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@kimmaicutler Every city is different, but SF has painted itself into a uniquely tiny corner on this. -
@susie_c@kimmaicutler Naïvely, I wonder why we couldn't have housed homeless in the UC Extension property while it sat empty for a decade.
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@kimmaicutler@susie_c Jumping in - we had the BLA look at cost/subsidy variations for supportive housing in SF: http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=51064 … -
@kimmaicutler@susie_c Utah is a great ex "housing first" but if Bay Area had same land/construction costs as Utah we could make a big diff - 12 more replies
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@kimmaicutler@susie_c discussion w/@sfplanning @PlnCom_Richards Tues on where homeless shelter/housing might go: https://twitter.com/plncom_richards/status/636325730591203328 …This Tweet is unavailable.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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