“The conspiracy is open now. It comes down from the top. And because of its blatancy, men who were middle of the road have been pushed to the left, have become liberals. […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Yes, shelters beat sleeping rough, but they need work
The morning began yesterday (as I write this) with your correspondent perusing the local online publications when my eyes landed on this editorial at calmatters.org by P.W. Robinson: “California’s homeless shelters aren’t […]
Opinion: AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS Early April, 2025
“See my fists? They are getting ready to f— you up.” – Officer Manuel Ramos Since the Observer’s publication date is so close to what would have been Kelly Thomas’ 51st birthday […]
Opinion: AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Shelters are “a bridge to nowhere” and new horrors from DC
I’m beating a dead horse here, but until the state of California can bring about some real reform in addressing homelessness, that deceased equine will continue to get whipped. The trigger (pun […]
Opinion: AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Fullerton is going along to get along
I love college towns. There’s always a positive vibe there, one that you feel just walking through town or on campus, that is inclusive and flowing with experimentation and innovation, an atmosphere […]
Opinion: AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: Why not just give up?
I thought about giving up today. I try not to make this column about me, but this week I am going to indulge myself because I can, and because I know many […]
Opinion: AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS: MAGAs aren’t the only ones who don’t understand homelessness
To any aliens trapped on this particular Earth in this timeline: We’re really sorry. We’re really sorry that law and sanity didn’t prevail. We really thought that unity and diversity would have […]
At Home with the Homeless: Needle Exchanges Work, Anyone who says otherwise is ignorant of facts
When I saw this headline on the Voice of OC website, “Orange County’s Needle Exchange Program is Finished,” my mind jumped back in time to the fall of 1991. That’s when some brave […]
Opinion: At Home with the Homeless: “Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don’t know.”
What a Hell of a way to mark the second anniversary of this column, with the re-election of Donald Trump by 51 percent of American citizens who voted. That is not reflective […]
At Home with the Homeless: Interim and stabilization housing –new ideas, new potentials
“Like most West Coast cities, San Francisco has shunned investing in ‘shelter’ because shelter doesn’t work. Sure, it protects you from the elements, but it rarely leads to anything more constructive. Hunkering […]
