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[-] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 68 points 8 months ago

Drug treatment is important, yes, but making it a precondition for benefits will absolutely hurt the most vulnerable. If there was actually enough affordable housing available for everyone that needs it, there would be far less of a need for this kind of policy. It is well documented that providing housing before anything else sets people up for success. If someone has been living on the streets and suddenly has housing available, their life will improve so drastically thanks to the job and social opportunities that will become available, also making it less likely that drug abuse will continue.

This seems like a cop out to me. Just build houses for fuck’s sake.

Breed has been on the wrong side of so many issues. Most recently she made an incredibly tone-deaf statement denouncing the city council’s vote against the genocide in Gaza. I’m done with her.

[-] evergreen@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

https://voterguide.sfelections.org/local-ballot-measures/measure-a

This affordable housing measure also passed in the same election, for what it's worth.

[-] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Thanks for the heads up. Yeah, I’m cautiously hopeful, but still quite skeptical they’ll get it right. These measures often sound good, but implementation is key.

[-] evergreen@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Yeah I feel the same, cautiously hopeful. It seems like the implementation always gets bogged down with corruption, red tape and fingerpointing in this city...

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