'San Diego is ignoring its homelessness problem by shoving its poor into a small ghetto called 'the Bottoms.' According to recent San Diego data, the area is populated by nearly 2,000 homeless folk.' -Briana Oser
The police do not touch the area despite drug abuse and constant violence. And on Tuesday night, the city council passed a ban called the Unsafe Camping Ordinance, which will prohibit homeless people from setting up tents in public areas if there is space in shelters. The law will also ban tents from certain areas, such as parks and schools, even if there is no space in shelters.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News, a resident of the Bottoms commented on the lack of effort the mayor-council government puts into the homelessness crisis. He said that he observed a city councilor pass by the area who “was not talking to any of the homeless, he wasn't coming to us. He can pop a tent up right next to mine, and he can stay out here for 24 hours with us. He can see what it’s like.”Homeless people are human beings.
At one point, Monroe noticed a street with signs that said, “No drugs on this block.” She proposed that San Diego solve the problem in increments, starting with this big group that stays off drugs and applies for jobs every day. It seems as though the San Diego council understands the word “homelessness” in its most literal sense. But homelessness is not a choice. We cannot solve it by putting a roof over everyone’s heads. Each individual has his or her own story, a personal struggle, or an economic difficulty. The marginalized are not a collective and identical whole.
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