Description
I know they don't have anywhere else to go, but the homeless camp at the corner of Hollis and MacArthur (southwest corner of the Home Depot) has gone from tents and belongings to the equivalent of an urban landfill, spilling over onto the sidewalks and with obvious stolen shopping carts from Home Depot. There is also an aggressive dog there now that barks and snarls at passing pedestrians and cyclists.
5 Commentaires
Reconnu City of Oakland (Membre officiel vérifié)
simplyblu (Utilisateur inscrit)
Natsu (Utilisateur inscrit)
cardodec510 (Utilisateur inscrit)
cardodec510 (Utilisateur inscrit)
See https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2018/city-to-open-second-tuff-shed-shelter-site-at-27th-and-northgate regarding 27th/Northgate site.
I have heard from the City Administrator's office that both these sites have full-time on-site management, which will be the model for new sites going forward.
The "Compassionate Communities" site at Peralta/36th/Magnolia/35th that closed in May 2017 did not have full-time on-site management and had a fraction of the funding & support that 6th/Castro & 27th/Northgate sites have. After its original funding ended, the ppl were still there; social/crime problems spread into adjacent neighborhood - poisoning the well for community support. Big lesson learned for City Admin's office and Council - don't do this without enough resources, looks like why it's taken this long to move to the next step. I can't fault Peralta/35th neighbors for feeling burned and skeptical.