Graffiti, Squalor, and Destruction: What Housing First Actually Looks Like
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“Egg God’s” Apartment
Breaking. We gained exclusive access to ‘Egg God’s’ apartment in Los Angeles with @choeshow and we interviewed him. He has a video that went insane, viral for destroying his subsidized apartment and then mocking his eviction notice.
System Struggles to Respond
The reality: Under Los Angeles’ strict tenant protection laws, what he’s implying is largely true. Evicting him won’t be easy, no matter how extreme the behavior. This is the flaw in the Housing First model. People are often placed into housing with no expectations on the front end and very few real consequences on the back end. When things go wrong, the system struggles to respond.
Housing First Fails the Vulnerable
Jonathan and I actually thought he came across, at times, like a decent guy, just someone who clearly needs structure. But that’s exactly what Housing First, in its current form, often fails to provide.
