One of the ways the unhoused and untreated stay that way is when there is no place to go after charges are dropped. The repetitive cycle impacts lives, communities, and budgets. salon.com/2022/08/03/whe…

Last week I met Pastor Manning on Skid Row. He was with a young man that he helped escape Skid Row, get sober, housed, and employed. Pastor Manning invited me on his podcast to discuss Housing That Heals and and how to reform the system. youtu.be/FFl45XSBvpI via YouTube

#FamiliesLikeMine celebrate the Care Act because we have waited forever for any change. But, we needed more. We needed SB 1416 and SB 965 too. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic… via San Francisco Chronicle

A good start. mercurynews.com/2022/08/31/law…

The consequence of not helping the untreated and unhoused. 'Barbaric' L.A. County jail conditions alleged as ACLU seeks federal intervention latimes.com/california/sto…

Housing that Heals is a needed alternatives to jails and state mental hospitals. Join Hope Street Coalition as we advocate to create more places for housing, hope, and healing. enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/artic… - Mentally ill detainees get stuck in jails

We need more people relaying Tom's message. Join Hope Street Coalition as we advocate for policy change to save lives and improve communities.

Bad data poorly serves the unhoused and untreated and the community. patch.com/california/ven…

Must Read - Skid Row Nation: How L.A.’s Homelessness Crisis Response Spread Across the Country lamag.com/citythinkblog/… via @LAMag

"A high abandonment rate, that resulted in over 300 former participants being unaccounted for and left to roam on the streets." LA County plan to transfer Project Homekey sites to nonprofits sparks mixed reaction in San Gabriel Valley/Whittier areas whittierdailynews.com/2022/10/08/la-…

4 years ago today i was in rehab. Today, I'm at home making breakfast for my kids. I have a job, I'm sober and life is better now than it ever was before. We aren't victims. We're survivors. We do recover. #homeless #recovery #SanFrancisco #gratitude

Great article highlighting that our policies require tragedy before treatment and making the case that dying on the street with your rights intact is not compassion. enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/artic… -

You want the truth about Fentanyl on the street? I did a walk through the city with Sam Quinones and break it down here and in the clips to follow with Matt Dorsey. London Breed Rafael Mandelman Brooke Jenkins 謝安宜 SFPD Chief Scott Ahsha Safai 安世輝 Joel Engardio #SanFrancisco

Is it a homeless crisis with addiction and fentanyl as a bi-product? Or is it now a fentanyl crisis with homelessness as a bi-product? The answer is yes. #SanFrancisco

This is the crisis of our time - untreated mental illness and homelessness cast as a housing issue. Obama Promised to End Homelessness This Year by Robert G. Marbut and Marvin Olasky wsj.com/articles/obama… via Wall Street Journal Opinion

Three overdoses on the street at the same time. The world sees this. It's indefensible. #SanFrancisco.

LA County makes it easy to get and stay addicted and hard to get treatment and stay alive. Latimes.com/California/sto…

Sam Quinones You are so far ahead of everyone else on this subject. I don’t have the words to thank you enough for writing Dreamland and The Least of Us. You’ve described exactly what I see daily 😢 Every policy maker should read both books 📚 ❤️

Treatment is needed before tragedy occurs.

Homeless encampment clearing to be heard by U.S. Supreme Court. latimes.com/politics/story…