Oakland’s mayor wants you to house the homeless

San Jose Mercury-News ^ | November 21, 2017 | By Marisa Kendall

[Yaelle]

It is disgusting how many of these encampments you see around here in LA, and I mean in the SUBURBAN areas. In the bushes around and under the freeways especially.

[Yaelle]

How dare she keep rooms for her children and none for the homeless of her city? If she wants to see her constituents take filthy drug addicted crazies into their privates homes, she needs to have her kids bunk together and share the bathroom with some pervy filthy bums.

[Deplorable American1776]

Me too... However, how many homeless is she housing? Will she be charging them? What’s the going rate for room and board in Oakland? Will be it be ok with the zoning board?

[proud American in Canada]

How sad. Yes I’ve heard that but didn’t know details. So this woman couldn’t get her brother committed. So this shows that even caring family members often can’t do anything to help their homeless or homeless bound family members.

Yes. Obviously my one experience is not a scientific study, but I bet this happens all the time. This woman was in tears, so worried about her brother.

Take care, FRiend, :) Julie

[proud American in Canada]

As someone who has brought three homeless people into my home, this is a very bad idea. Dealing with homelessness is primarily a spiritual battle, and a real serious one.

G*d will reward you, FRiend. Bless you and yours.

I had the opportunity to go to Israel on a tour with my favorite talk show hosts (Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager) but I was having some health problems and my permanent resident card had expired.

I have always wanted to visit the Holy Land however; maybe someday I will.

All the best, Julie

[Libloather]

"I hear so many times every day people ask me, ‘how can I help the homeless?'” Schaaf said in an interview.

Why didn't Hussein fix the homeless problem?

[Gritty]

Why didn't Hussein fix the homeless problem?

Because there wasn't a "homeless" problem when he was in office. It didn't happen until after President Trump took office.

[proud American in Canada]

Because there wasn't a "homeless" problem when he was in office. It didn't happen until after President Trump took office.

Obviously, nothing bad ever happened in the world until President Trump was sworn in. Everything was fantastic under President Obama. Homelessness was particularly bad under President Reagan, but after President Obama, when everything was fine, it has returned with a vengeance on President Trump's watch. /s LOL!

[Thidwick]

At least in one North Bay Area town over 80% of the homeless came through the foster care system. It’s my opinion that early childhood trauma, and lack of connection, often leads to mental illness, drug use, and homelessness.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Thanks for the info. I’ve often wondered how people end up homeless. Childhood traumas would explain a lot.