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Jonathan Choe
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June 20, 2022
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RV Recriminations in Seattle

Jonathan Choe
June 20, 2022
Street Report
Frustrated that RVs are “just getting shuffled around,” she wants city leaders to prioritize Georgetown for consistent enforcement. The city’s new homelessness dashboard currently shows 225 RVs in Seattle, with 33 in Georgetown. Read More ›
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Homeless in San Francisco sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic
Homeless in San Francisco sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Marvin Olasky
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June 17, 2022
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Do Homeless Lives Matter? Nine Fatal Minutes, Two Years Later

Marvin Olasky
June 17, 2022
Crime, Law, and Order
“Internet trolls said out loud what many people may be ashamed to even think: Just two more dead bums.” Read More ›
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Man standing on street is collecting money for charity and holds jar with coins.
Man standing on street is collecting money for charity and holds jar with coins.
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Marvin Olasky
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June 10, 2022
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What Works
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Learning From History

Marvin Olasky
June 10, 2022
What Works
In helping the homeless we should be both generous and discerning. If we only provide material help in a way that enables addiction and overlooks mental illness, our generosity may be selfishness that gives ourselves a warm glow but hurts others. Read More ›
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People support each other in a rehab session
People support each other in a rehab session
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Marvin Olasky
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June 3, 2022
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Human Lives

Marvin Olasky
June 3, 2022
What Works
If you've seen the TV show "Welcome Back, Kotter," you may sense a bit of what I'm feeling now. During the 1990s I wrote a lot about homelessness, and I’m jumping back into the subject now with Fix Homelessness and the crucial subtitle of this website, "How to rebuild human lives." Read More ›
Robert Marbut Interview
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Robert Marbut
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May 23, 2022
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Robert Marbut on America’s Homelessness Crisis, Strategies for Uplifting the Homeless, and Effective Government Policies

Robert Marbut
May 23, 2022
Mental Illness
Homelessness has reached crisis proportions. Few issues of human dignity are as heart wrenching as the wretched scenes in our most prosperous cities—San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle—where one can drive down main thoroughfares and be confronted with tent encampments lining streets that provide scant shelter for thousands of destitute people. Read More ›
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Help Concept hands reaching out to help each other in dark tone
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Steven J. Buri
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May 20, 2022
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What Does Real Compassion for the Homeless Look Like?

Steven J. Buri
May 20, 2022
What Works
Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness initiative offers a path forward for policymakers, the public, and those who recognize that the failed policies of the past are doomed to fail in the future. Here we focus on the true causes of the crisis. Read More ›
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Downtown San Francisco with California Street at sunrise, San Francisco, California, USA
Downtown San Francisco with California Street at sunrise, San Francisco, California, USA
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Debra J. Saunders
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May 19, 2022
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Governance
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California’s Epic Homeless Nightmare

Debra J. Saunders
May 19, 2022
Governance
What’s the matter with California? “It’s suffering from San Fransickness,” which is “pathological altruism,” answers Michael Shellenberger, author of the book “San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities.” Read More ›
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Robert Marbut
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March 28, 2022
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Generous Donation Gone to Waste on Bad Homelessness Policy

Robert Marbut and Caitlin Bassett
March 28, 2022
What Works
Seattle civic and business leaders have announced a $10 million collaborative effort to tackle the downtown chronic homelessness problem. “It’s the beginning of some good news,” Mayor Bruce Harrell declared when they announced the financial donation. Read More ›