A pdf of the above image is available at https://friendsoftheunsheltered.org/wp-content/uploads/Humanitarian-Crisis.pdf. Notes The major point here is Oregon has been trying since at least 2008 to develop plans to end homelessness. They don’t work and are short lived. But we do know how to respond to humanitarian crisis (for example communities devastated by forest fires). In…
A pdf of the above image is available at https://friendsoftheunsheltered.org/wp-content/uploads/Clatsop-PIT.pdf. During the May 8, 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/Xr5__DSGJ3M?feature=share&t=4197. 3-Minute Public Comment Today I, Rick Bowers, would like to share some information about homelessness counts… specifically…
Response from Councilor Herman – September 17, 2021 ——– Forwarded Message ——– Subject: Re: One more thought Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 23:57:58 +0000 From: Joan Herman <JHerman@astoria.or.us> To: Rick Bowers <rick@speak-peace.com> CC: Roger Rocka <RRocka@astoria.or.us> Rick, it would not be appropriate for a City staff member below a department head to communicate with a…
Response from Councilor Herman – September 16, 2021 Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:20:56 +0000 From: Joan Herman <JHerman@astoria.or.us> To: Rick Bowers <rick@speak-peace.com> Hi, Rick. I can certainly understand why you would not want to purchase a property not knowing if you would even be able to use it as you intended. I also would…
The [il-]Legalization of Homelessness by Rick Bowers June 29, 2021 A PDF version of this article is available The il-Legalization of Homelessness. Let me begin by presenting my “get-out-of-jail-free” card. I am not an attorney. However, somehow I pulled off getting an “A” in my one obligatory business law class by writing common sense answers…