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Some say it is going to get worse
March 26, 2009 – 8:52 am | No Comment
Some say it is going to get worse

From today’s New York Times:

The problem in Fresno is different in that it is both chronic and largely outside the national limelight. Homelessness here has long been fed by the ups and downs in seasonal …

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Cal-Expo or Bust
March 26, 2009 – 8:26 am | No Comment
Cal-Expo or Bust

It looks like the Sacramento tent city residents will be moving to Cal-Expo (California State Fairgrounds).
From Bloomberg:
“Schwarzenegger said he ordered the state facility known as Cal-Expo to be used for three months to serve the …

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Obama's Press Conference Tonight
March 24, 2009 – 5:23 pm | No Comment
Obama's Press Conference Tonight

Did you hear the press conference this evening? I caught part of it, and this part was extra juicy. So glad this issue is starting to gain momentum.
QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President. A recent report …

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The Sacramento tent city is going to close!
March 19, 2009 – 11:18 pm | No Comment

I just got this article in my inbox and had to share. Wow. I guess all of the international media attention kicked the Sacramento city (and State) officials into shape. I had also been reading …

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Leave it to the Big O
March 17, 2009 – 7:38 pm | One Comment

I first heard about the tent cities from my friend, D. She is one of those folks who always has their hand on the pulse of social and cultural shifts. We were talking about the …

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