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LA mayor wants $1.3B for homeless crisis, hotels for housing
AP News ^ | 4/18/2023 | Michael Blood

Posted on 04/18/2023 5:04:09 AM PDT by vespa300

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who was elected in November after promising to take on the city’s out-of-control homeless crisis, announced Monday she would recommend spending what she called a record $1.3 billion next year to get unhoused people into shelter and treatment programs.

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KEYWORDS: bass; homeless
Moe Money!
1 posted on 04/18/2023 5:04:09 AM PDT by vespa300
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To: vespa300
I believe Jesus would not call these people anything but BUMS. So stop treating them as the poor, the down trodden, or as children of God. they have rejected God and deserve no help.

You cannot free a man from the chains which he reveres.

2 posted on 04/18/2023 5:15:26 AM PDT by Ikeon (The road to hell is paved with MAN'S good intentions)
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To: vespa300

$1.3 billion next year to get unhoused people into shelter and treatment programs.

Hey LA, I predict that will be a permanent line item on the city budget year after year after year after year FOREVER!!!! Good luck with that.


3 posted on 04/18/2023 5:20:34 AM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: vespa300

It’s always worked before, so why do it again. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Not!
St00pid liberals!


4 posted on 04/18/2023 5:27:02 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: vespa300

same ole same ole. i voted Caruso.


5 posted on 04/18/2023 5:38:02 AM PDT by avital2
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To: vespa300

Yep, let’s just take all the money of the taxpayers from their income generated by working to house, feed, entertain the non workers of the city.... gee some reason the non workers population increased and we no longer have workers in the city.... 🧐🧐🧐🧐


6 posted on 04/18/2023 5:38:10 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: OHPatriot
"Hey LA, I predict that will be a permanent line item on the city budget year after year after year after year FOREVER!!!! Good luck with that."

And the amount will get larger each year as will the homeless, I suspect.

7 posted on 04/18/2023 5:41:50 AM PDT by Ex-Episcopalian
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To: Ikeon
"You cannot free a man from the chains which he reveres."

KAPOW. This needs to be said 24/7/265!!!
8 posted on 04/18/2023 5:43:08 AM PDT by The Louiswu (You cannot free a man from the chains which he reveres.)
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To: The Louiswu

365


9 posted on 04/18/2023 5:43:29 AM PDT by The Louiswu (You cannot free a man from the chains which he reveres.)
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To: vespa300

That’s right. Dem solution has alway been just throw more money at the problem. Just look at education.


10 posted on 04/18/2023 5:50:19 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: vespa300

Buy a couple old cruise ships and offer free all you can eat/drink cruises and drop them off in some enlightened place


11 posted on 04/18/2023 5:55:17 AM PDT by Manuel OKelley
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To: vespa300

Those leftist/hollywood mansions could house plenty of them...tell THEM to put THEIR money where THEIR mouth is.


12 posted on 04/18/2023 5:55:29 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: Ikeon

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


13 posted on 04/18/2023 6:05:41 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: vespa300

The Military has tons of Tents just lying around


14 posted on 04/18/2023 6:07:28 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: vespa300

All they need to do is start distributing all the fentanyl seized to skid row and every other homeless camp


15 posted on 04/18/2023 6:18:33 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: vespa300

The old BTH needs to set up a “GoFundMe” page to pay for that worthless crap.


16 posted on 04/18/2023 6:24:20 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time to indict the Dung Beetle Party's token affirmative action chubby cheeked shyster lawyer.)
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To: vespa300

I wonder if it has anything to do with open borders and legalized drugs.


17 posted on 04/18/2023 6:34:37 AM PDT by georgia peach (georgia peach)
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To: vespa300

“Moe Money!”

I fear that I, a non-Californian, will furnish some of it.


18 posted on 04/18/2023 6:43:51 AM PDT by cymbeline
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LA mayor wants $1.3B for homeless crisis they created.

It’s California Jake


19 posted on 04/18/2023 9:43:00 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: cymbeline

Me too.


20 posted on 04/18/2023 10:59:33 AM PDT by vespa300
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