Homeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom’s order – July 26, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years ago, Joel Hernandez built a small wooden shack under the 405 freeway cutting through Los Angeles. He had the help of a friend who lives in his own shack,…
An Overview of Homeless Encampments for City Leaders From the National League of Cities: Understanding encampments for more compassionate and effective solutions Without sufficient resources to shelter and house the growing population of unhoused people, the number of encampments has grown in cities nationwide. Community responses to encampments varies and is dependent upon competing priorities…
A pdf of the above image is available at https://friendsoftheunsheltered.org/wp-content/uploads/CA-RHNA.pdf. During the June 12, 2023 Seaside City Council meeting Rick Bowers shared this information during the 3-minute public comment period. Here is the link to the meeting (opens in a new window): https://www.youtube.com/live/8kf_jJMGCec?feature=share&t=393 3-Minute Public Comment Over the past several months I, Rick Bowers, have…
The Unsheltered in Clatsop County: The Current Slideset Each of these topics was presented as Public Comments at either the Astoria or Seaside City Council meetings or at the Clatop County Board of Commissioners meetings. Click each title below to expand (and click again to contract): Apartment Affordability in Clatsop A pdf of the above…
A pdf of the above image is available at https://friendsoftheunsheltered.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Gap.pdf. During the May 22, 2023 Seaside City Council meeting Rick Bowers shared this information during the 3-minute public comment period. Here is the link to the meeting (opens in a new window): https://www.youtube.com/live/BMsgAfeEkyI?feature=share&t=4072. 3-Minute Public Comments Today I, Rick Bowers, would like to share some…
Chico, CA’s Path to a Tiny Home (Pallet Shelter) Village April 2022 update… Move in Day! … and one year later. “Chico’s emergency non-congregate housing site began its operations Monday, opening for the first time as a result of the Warren v. Chico settlement agreement. The site, composed of 177 microshelters from the company Pallet,…
A pdf of the above image is available at https://friendsoftheunsheltered.org/wp-content/uploads/Systemic-Causes-of-Homelessness.pdf. During the March 27, 2023 Seaside City Council meeting Rick Bowers described this slide during the public comment period. Here is the link (opens in new window): https://www.youtube.com/live/KYzpqfor-Kw?feature=share&t=4275. 3-Minute Public Comment In the late 1960s I, Rick Bowers, lived in Denver, Colorado. There was a…
Oregon doesn’t have enough treatment or housing for people with mental illness – March 16, 2023 Oregon’s system for people with profound mental illness is broken. Below, we explain the roots of two major problems and explore two promising strategies that could address these issues. PROBLEM ONE: Some people with the most serious mental illnesses…
The following talk discusses both the slide 2019 Clatsop County Housing Strategies Report and the slide 2021 Implementing a Regional Housing Needs Analysis Methodology in Oregon. Both slides are shown below the talk. 3-Minute Speech The 2019 Clatsop County Housing Strategies Report slide in front of you has a chart in the upper left showing…
The Fairfield Apartments Will Cost $1,300 per Square Foot When Renovated – February 1, 2023 On Jan. 18, the Portland City Council unveiled its latest response to the city’s housing crisis: renovation of the city-owned Fairfield Apartments, an 82-unit affordable housing complex at 1103 SW Harvey Milk St. The city will sell the 1911-built structure…