‘It’s like winning the lottery’: the mobile home owners buying the land they live on. theguardian.com/society/articl…

Decades ago when county decided to take over hospital system and continue to buy failing hospitals they made the decision to sacrifice other core services during downturns. Cutting legal services is only the beginning.

This is scary stuff. I guess folks need to stick to edibles.

I wish San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) San Jose airport had a nonstop to Reagan airport!

This has worked for large Housing Trust nonprofits let’s hope it can work for smaller providers. “Pushing to close the funding lag that drains millions from homeless services” latimes.com/california/sto…

LGBQ+ youth are twice as likely to experience #homelessness compared to their heterosexual peers. 🔗 See our analysis 👉 bit.ly/3xs36qr

Facing threats and gun-toting protesters, first Pride event draws 2000 people in this Idaho town. You are my hero! #LGBTQ washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06…

Not unexpected news — now cities will begin citing and arresting #homeless individuals and sending them to jail which is much costlier than providing shelter. Criminalizing #homelessness is not the answer.

Now cities will begin to pass laws criminalizing #homelessness . We cannot arrest our way out of this problem. latimes.com/world-nation/s…

LA Mayor Karen Bass slammed the Supreme Court’s ruling, calling it “disappointing” and arguing that it should not be used to jail homeless residents or drive them from city to city. But it looks like SF and San Jose will choose to criminalize homelessness. latimes.com/california/sto…

As a former CEO serving homeless youth I saw many young people who kept running and hiding because of unpaid citations and then warrants. Los Angeles Times is correct. This ruling is a step backwards to reducing #homelessness. NN4Youth

If I can avoid transferring on American Airlines out of Dallas to DCA I would do it in a minute!

The Supreme Court cut federal protections for more than half of the country’s wetlands, making around 90 million acres of marshy areas much more vulnerable to pollution. One scientist called it “the worst thing that’s happened in my conservation life.”motherjones.com/environment/20…

After the Supreme Court Grant Pass ruling reinstating encampment sweeps, the valleywater knee-jerk reaction of fining and jailing homeless residents gets a temporary reprieve. Use some of your empty land for shelter and housing instead.

This remix is so perfect.

Cancelled my Los Angeles Times subscription because no columnists appeared able to write against the decision not to endorse. I kept my The Washington Post subscription because they posted several articles opposing Bezo’s spineless decision. #cancelLAtimes

Crushed is how I felt.

Like Guardian news I will no longer post here and am moving over to #Bluesky under chispax.bsky.social. See you there! #leaving

Is It a Crime To Let Your Kid Walk Alone? In Georgia, Parents See New Legal Protections. imprintnews.org/top-stories/is…

How to Whitewash a Brick Fireplace youtu.be/8BQkat4DZ2g?si… via YouTube