Opinion: I've covered California's homeless since before the word was used. This is what I learned
In Sacramento, the problem has exploded from a few hundred "inebriates" in flophouses to thousands in tents and encampments. Democrats share the blame.
Hasnain says:
Worth a read.
“The blame, I eventually realized, also belongs to people we might call “good liberals.”
By 1980, baby boomers were in their first decade of homeownership in places such as Silicon Valley and the New York City suburbs of Westchester County. They rapidly became NIMBYs, vehemently opposing affordable housing in their neighborhoods. Many were Clinton Democrats. They went on to plant “Black Lives Matter” signs in their lawns. The message was hollow: We support you; just don’t live near us.
Boomers, especially if they were white, got to buy houses, and then they zoned everyone else out. They watched their lawns and home equity grow. I was one of them.”
Posted on 2024-06-05T01:57:32+0000