The “Being Nice” Approach… Also called the “treating others with compassion and understanding” approach To Combat Homelessness, Spokane Is Starting To Put Relationships Before Punishments “When the icy wind blows off the Spokane River, the temperature can routinely plunge below zero on this city’s worn streets near downtown and the I-90 freeway. Trying to survive…
Thoughts on Homelessness Roger Rocka interviewed Nelle Moffett and Rick Bowers for the February 10, 2020 edition of KMUN’s The Human Beat. If you missed the original airing you can get the podcast here: https://coastradio.org/series/the-human-beat/.
Astoria Planning Commission (including Emergency Shelters) – January 28, 2020 An automatically generated transcript is available here. The latest version of the proposed code (as of the start of the meeting) can be found here. As of March 11, 2021 the official minutes have not been posted on the city website. However, the August meeting…
Law Enforcement Officials Argue Rural Homeless Services Worsen Problem – January 21, 2020 This is a great NPR piece addressing the “enabling” question for rural communities dealing with homelessness. One community leader wants a somewhat traditional “get tough” approach to avoid enabling. “When you create something and enable people [a low-barrier shelter], you’re going to…
Memorandum DATE: 1/3/2019 — whoops 1/3/2020! TO: Friends of the Unsheltered FROM: Rick Bowers SUBJECT: Astoria Planning Commission to continue work on emergency shelter code proposal The following is to keep everyone informed of the “next steps” regarding the Astoria Planning Commission’s (APC) work on proposed Development Code recommendations to the City Council. As of…
Memorandum DATE: 12/11/2019 TO: Friends of the Unsheltered FROM: Rick Bowers SUBJECT: Astoria Planning Commission work session on temporary emergency shelters The following are my thoughts about the Astoria Planning Commission’s meeting yesterday, December 10, 2019. Also, a huge “thank you” for those who attended, physically or in spirit, the long meeting. Thank you EVERYONE…
Astoria Planning Commission (including Emergency Shelters) – December 10, 2019 The prior work session on this issue was May 22, 2018 (over a year and a half pause). An automatically generated transcript is available here. The shelter related pages from the agenda packet are here. The latest version of the proposed code (as of the…
Memorandum DATE: 12/9/2019 TO: Friends of the Unsheltered FROM: Rick Bowers SUBJECT: Astoria Planning Commission work session on temporary emergency shelters On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 6:30pm, the Astoria Planning Commission (APC) will resume work on their recommendation for updating the Astoria Development Code concerning emergency shelters. There are multiple items on the agenda…
Consequences of Enforcement of Section 2.052(4) of the Clatsop County Land and Water Development and Use Ordinance Clatsop County Commissioners, I am writing to inform you of a situation that was sent to me on Nov 7th to see if I could offer any assistance. A property owner near Jewell received a notice from the…
Progress Report 11/28/2019 Friends, Here are some news items and resources from our research and outreach during the month of November. (1) Here is a calendar of available free food resources in Astoria: https://friendsoftheunsheltered.org/food/ (2) At an intergovernmental meeting of Clatsop County Commissioners and city officials from Astoria, Gearhart, and Canon Beach, Chief Geoff Spalding…