How San Francisco Really Treats Its Homeless - Police & DPW Assault Them

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my heart aches for the ignorance to the plight of the homeless.  They dont go away because we ignore them.  I work daily with trying to restore the lives of broken human beings that  have no place to go and desperately need a helping hand. This saddens me and sickens me at the same time.

It's a terrible cycle.   Bad leadership in government and corporations set the stage for millions of good people in this country and others to take a huge fall which involves outsourcing their jobs, driving down their wages, breaking up unions, moving everyone from land and farms to boxes (condos, apartments, small houses with cheap construction and Single Room Ocupancy Units) while they PROFIT by using force, intimidation and assault, under color of authority to BEAT DOWN the people and families that were just screwed out of their jobs, lives and homes by the SAME ABUSIVE AND GREEDY ELITE who now prey on them as they try to SLEEP ANYWHERE because MAYOR NEWSOM took away their shelter beds and drop in centers and mental health services.

MAYOR GAVIN ADOLF NEWSOM FOR GOVERNOR.

If it's true that Mayor Newsom or His Staff (who we note, have been coming out of City Hall almost every day to yell at, scream and harass other homeless who are trying to nap in peace in the traditionally used by people grass areas in front of City Hall.   We're waiting on photos of this asshole.  He actually comes out from Gavin's office and gets right into the face of the mentally ill in front of City Hall. ).

We need more videos of people making good money who think it's OK to commit crimes against people who have done NOTHING WRONG TO ANYONE.

The People of San Francisco hate these kinds of Mayors.  Can you imagine if Newsom becomes Governor ?    If he uses fascist tactics against the poor here,  using the SFPD and DPW workers as 'tools' to please the out of town and new business community here (who blame the homeless, instead of the rowdy tourists and the bad economy and lack of leadership in Washington, as excuses to kick the homeless around) will Newom use the National Guard like in Kent State against anyone who threatens corrupt business interests ?

If you have not been paying attention, most of
America has criminalized homelessness.  It all
really started after after the formation of
"Homeland Security".

 [URL=http://www.nationalhomeless.org/]The National Coalition For The Homeless[/URL]
has reports on this, naming "the meanest cities", titled
" [URL=http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/facts/criminalization.html]A Dream Denied; The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities[/URL]

And another report titled,
 [URL=http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/facts/hatecrimes.html]"Hate Crimes and Violence Against People Experiencing Homelessness"[/URL] .

Do ya feel any safer now ?  There are a number of resources and other reports, posted at my alternative MySpace profile

 [URL=http://www.myspace.com/justiceishomeless]Justice Is Homeless[/URL]

Not to be out done by San Francisco.  It was
estimated that they saved over 70% of the
General Assistance, after criminalizing the
homeless.  Of which amounted to millions of
dollars and that is not counting other
services. Such as health care ...... savings.
As in "all about the money".

Reference stories are given below to back up
everything that I state above.  Please pay
special attention to this statement;

----

 The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper ran a
story that stated, "general assistance rolls
for the homeless have been slashed by 73
percent -...in a story titled,
" [URL=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/02/BAGO2CIGMB1.DTL]About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash[/URL] About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash"
Monday, May 2, 2005 Kevin Fagan, Chronicle
Staff Writer Page B1 San Francisco Chronicle
 
Not that "criminalizing the homeless could be "all about the money"?  Ya thinks .... da.

Of which forced other cities to pass laws
against homelessness to divert the onslaught of
those fleeing places like San Francisco and
Sonoma County.  This is explained in a Press
Democrat article, cited in the reference section
below.  With excerpts on the how and why Ukiah
was overwhelmed with homeless from San Francisco,
Santa Rosa and Sonoma County. So the city of  Ukiah
had to criminalize the homeless, to get rid of "them" .
And you could be next.

----

Now in reference, let me educate you with
press democrat newspaper articles, as to
why you should vote for them:

News article titled;

UKIAH'S TRANSIENTS VANISH:
CITY'S NEW ORDINANCES BARRING PANHANDLING,
ILLEGAL CAMPING VIRTUALLY CLEAR THE STREETS,
Published on March 5, 2005, The Press Democrat,
BYLINE:    GLENDA ANDERSON PAGE: B1
You can reach Staff Writer Glenda Anderson
at 642-6473 or ganderson@pressdemocrat.com.

Quote from article;

``I am shocked by this unprofessional abuse of
power. Where do we go? We're not cockroaches,''
said Julie Bell, a 34-year-old Army veteran who
lived in the Ukiah homeless shelter and,
briefly, outside, before moving into a motel.

.... next quote from the same article ...

 First-time offenders can receive a citation
for an infraction, punishable by a fine of up
to $300. Repeat offenders can be charged with a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500
or jail time.

..... next quote from the same article......

Some of the transients he interviewed said
they'd come to Ukiah from Santa Rosa, San
Francisco and Eureka, which already had strict
panhandling and camping ordinances, Taylor said.

``I used their ordinances as examples for our
new ordinances,'' he said.

...

Comment: "Go squeeze a tube of tooth-paste" - TR

_____________ News article titled:>

1 in 4 families in financial limbo,
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT page B1,
Thursday, September 30, 2004,
By MARTIN ESPINOZA

Note the above date of 2004

The article states;
"United Way report finds 35,709 households in
Sonoma County lack sufficient income"

Also note this last sentence of the article:

To keep the focus on working families, the
report excludes households and individuals who
were elderly and/or disabled.


....... Next news article:>

WHO'S HOMELESS
Published on January 25, 2002
© 2002- The Press Democrat  PAGE: A1
BYLINE:    MICHAEL COIT

Quote from article;

The first attempt in 14 years to count the county's homeless revealed nearly three-quarters of the homeless have some kind of income from wages, disability or government benefits, along with other sources, but not enough to keep them in housing or out of shelters.

___________ Next news article :>
 

OFFICIALS OUTLAW CURBSIDE LIVING,
Published on September 15, 2004
BYLINE:    SPENCER SOPER,
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT PAGE: B1

Information in the article;

Ordinance of Sonoma County California making
it a 60 days in jail / $500 Fine for Camping
(being homeless) and or sleeping in your
vehicle.

---------- Next news article :>

$50 MILLION CREDIT LINE FOR OPEN SPACE Published on September 22, 2004 
The Press Democrat
BYLINE:    Spencer Soper
PAGE: B3 COLUMN: Around the Empire

------------ Next news article :>

How accurate are the homeless counts ?

Title of article that answers that question;
Next news article :>

HE WASN'T INCLUDED IN HOMELESS NUMBERS ... BUT HE COUNTED,
Published on February 14, 2002, PAGE: B5 -
The Press Democrat
BYLINE:    ARLENE IRIZARY

---------------- Next news article :>

HOMELESS MEN LEFT OUT IN COLD,
Published on February 8, 2002 THE PRESS
DEMOCRAT, PAGE: A1 BYLINE:    MIKE McCOY

---------------- Next news article :>

SR MAYOR TO HEAD BUSINESS GROUP,
Published on August 11, 2002, PAGE: B1 - The Press Democrat, BYLINE:    TOM CHORNEAU.

Quote from article;

"the Sonoma County Alliance already considered
the most influential business lobby in the
North Bay"

---------------- Next news article :>

MARTINI LEFT MARK ON MAYOR'S POST,
Published on December 13, 2002,
BYLINE:    Chris Coursey,
PAGE: B1 Press Democrat

---------------- Next news article :>

MAYOR TOPS CAMPAIGN FUNDING RECORD,
Published on October 12, 2002 -
The Press Democrat, PAGE: B, BYLINE: PAUL PYNE

---------------- Next news article :>

CLOVERDALE FARMWORKER HOUSING PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN,
BYLINE: MARTIN ESPINOZA , THE PRESS DEMOCRAT,
Published on September 21, 2004, PAGE: B1

Excerpts from the following "that connects the dots"

The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper ran a
story that stated, "general assistance rolls
for the homeless have been slashed by 73
percent -...in a story titled,
" About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash
About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash"
Monday, May 2, 2005 Kevin Fagan, Chronicle
Staff Writer Page B1 San Francisco Chronicle

Not that "criminalizing the homeless could be
"all about the money"? Ya thinks .... da.

Here is the entire comment that I had posted at the

Press Democrat, this morning. It was also e-mailed

out to a number of  alternative news agencies and

homeless advocates (fears of censorship and all of that).

TR

Posted 02 November 2008 08:27 AM 02 November 2008 08:27 AM This comment contains the how and why to vote our way out of this mess. The political candidates that will "do the right thing" are named. After I explain what has been done "wrong", with out naming names. ..... Here is the "how and why of it in Sonoma County". Starting from a National perspective.: If you have not been paying attention, most of America has criminalized homelessness. It all really started after after the formation of "Homeland Security". The National Coalition For The Homeless has reports on this, naming "the meanest cities", titled " A Dream Denied; The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities And another report titled, "Hate Crimes and Violence Against People Experiencing Homelessness" . Do ya feel any safer now ? There are a number of resources and other reports, posted at my alternative MySpace profile Justice Is Homeless

________________________________________

----- Copy / paste of a prior posting, today:>

I expect the general pattern to be applicable to many cities

around the country, when combined with the information posted at my
MySpce profile "Justice Is Homeless" .  Feel free to forward and
post this.

The article this comment is posted at is titled;

Shelter Life
Threadbare economy means longer lines for rooms so many kids call home
By TRACIE MORALES, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Published: Sunday, November 2, 2008 Click to read the Article

Copy / paste of posted comment (if it does not get "censored").

t

Posted 02 November 2008 08:27 AM 02 November 2008 08:27 AM This comment contains the how and why to vote our way out of this mess. The political candidates that will "do the right thing" are named. After I explain what has been done "wrong", with out naming names. ..... Here is the "how and why of it in Sonoma County". Starting from a National perspective.: If you have not been paying attention, most of America has criminalized homelessness. It all really started after after the formation of "Homeland Security". The National Coalition For The Homeless has reports on this, naming "the meanest cities", titled " A Dream Denied; The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities And another report titled, "Hate Crimes and Violence Against People Experiencing Homelessness" . Do ya feel any safer now ? There are a number of resources and other reports, posted at my alternative MySpace profile Justice Is Homeless

Such as
The Homeless Tracking Fact Sheet PDF download)

The bottom line is that Santa Rosa has chased
the homeless out, by criminalizing and
harassing them. Of which was largely due to
the present city council being financed by
builders and construction developers. Anyone
that used to listen to the David Glass radio
show (when he was on KSRO would know that.

This goes double for the county supervisors
that gave the Open Space Program a $50 million
line of credit, plus how much other cash ? Now
guess what they have spent on the homeless
"situation" ?

Not to be out done by San Francisco. It was
estimated that they saved over 70% of the
General Assistance, after criminalizing the
homeless. Of which amounted to millions of
dollars and that is not counting other
services. Such as health care ...... savings.
As in "all about the money".

Reference stories are given below to back up
everything that I state above. Please pay
special attention to this statement;

----

The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper ran a
story that stated, "general assistance rolls
for the homeless have been slashed by 73
percent -...in a story titled,
" About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash
About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash"
Monday, May 2, 2005 Kevin Fagan, Chronicle
Staff Writer Page B1 San Francisco Chronicle

Not that "criminalizing the homeless could be
"all about the money"? Ya thinks .... da.

Of which forced other cities to pass laws
against homelessness to divert the onslaught of
those fleeing places like San Francisco and
Sonoma County. This is explained in a Press
Democrat article, cited in the reference section
below. With excerpts on the how and why Ukiah
was overwhelmed with homeless from San Francisco,
Santa Rosa and Sonoma County. So the city of Ukiah
had to criminalize the homeless, to get rid of "them" .
And you could be next.

----

--
...-- End Of Forwarded Message -----



The Toxic Reverend
http://www.myspace.com/toxicreverend
aka
Justice Is Homeless
http://www.myspace.com/justiceishomeless

Excerpts from the following "that connects the dots"

The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper ran a
story that stated, "general assistance rolls
for the homeless have been slashed by 73
percent -...in a story titled,
" About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash
About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash"
Monday, May 2, 2005 Kevin Fagan, Chronicle
Staff Writer Page B1 San Francisco Chronicle

Not that "criminalizing the homeless could be
"all about the money"? Ya thinks .... da.

Here is the entire comment that I had posted at the

Press Democrat, this morning. It was also e-mailed

out to a number of  alternative news agencies and

homeless advocates (fears of censorship and all of that).

TR

Posted 02 November 2008 08:27 AM 02 November 2008 08:27 AM This comment contains the how and why to vote our way out of this mess. The political candidates that will "do the right thing" are named. After I explain what has been done "wrong", with out naming names. ..... Here is the "how and why of it in Sonoma County". Starting from a National perspective.: If you have not been paying attention, most of America has criminalized homelessness. It all really started after after the formation of "Homeland Security". The National Coalition For The Homeless has reports on this, naming "the meanest cities", titled " A Dream Denied; The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities And another report titled, "Hate Crimes and Violence Against People Experiencing Homelessness" . Do ya feel any safer now ? There are a number of resources and other reports, posted at my alternative MySpace profile Justice Is Homeless

________________________________________

----- Copy / paste of a prior posting, today:>

I expect the general pattern to be applicable to many cities

around the country, when combined with the information posted at my
MySpce profile "Justice Is Homeless" .  Feel free to forward and
post this.

The article this comment is posted at is titled;

Shelter Life
Threadbare economy means longer lines for rooms so many kids call home
By TRACIE MORALES, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Published: Sunday, November 2, 2008 Click to read the Article

Copy / paste of posted comment (if it does not get "censored").

t

Posted 02 November 2008 08:27 AM 02 November 2008 08:27 AM This comment contains the how and why to vote our way out of this mess. The political candidates that will "do the right thing" are named. After I explain what has been done "wrong", with out naming names. ..... Here is the "how and why of it in Sonoma County". Starting from a National perspective.: If you have not been paying attention, most of America has criminalized homelessness. It all really started after after the formation of "Homeland Security". The National Coalition For The Homeless has reports on this, naming "the meanest cities", titled " A Dream Denied; The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities And another report titled, "Hate Crimes and Violence Against People Experiencing Homelessness" . Do ya feel any safer now ? There are a number of resources and other reports, posted at my alternative MySpace profile Justice Is Homeless

Such as
The Homeless Tracking Fact Sheet PDF download)

The bottom line is that Santa Rosa has chased
the homeless out, by criminalizing and
harassing them. Of which was largely due to
the present city council being financed by
builders and construction developers. Anyone
that used to listen to the David Glass radio
show (when he was on KSRO would know that.

This goes double for the county supervisors
that gave the Open Space Program a $50 million
line of credit, plus how much other cash ? Now
guess what they have spent on the homeless
"situation" ?

Not to be out done by San Francisco. It was
estimated that they saved over 70% of the
General Assistance, after criminalizing the
homeless. Of which amounted to millions of
dollars and that is not counting other
services. Such as health care ...... savings.
As in "all about the money".

Reference stories are given below to back up
everything that I state above. Please pay
special attention to this statement;

----

The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper ran a
story that stated, "general assistance rolls
for the homeless have been slashed by 73
percent -...in a story titled,
" About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash
About 800 homeless move inside with Care Not Cash"
Monday, May 2, 2005 Kevin Fagan, Chronicle
Staff Writer Page B1 San Francisco Chronicle

Not that "criminalizing the homeless could be
"all about the money"? Ya thinks .... da.

Of which forced other cities to pass laws
against homelessness to divert the onslaught of
those fleeing places like San Francisco and
Sonoma County. This is explained in a Press
Democrat article, cited in the reference section
below. With excerpts on the how and why Ukiah
was overwhelmed with homeless from San Francisco,
Santa Rosa and Sonoma County. So the city of Ukiah
had to criminalize the homeless, to get rid of "them" .
And you could be next.

----

--
...-- End Of Forwarded Message -----



The Toxic Reverend
http://www.myspace.com/toxicreverend
aka
Justice Is Homeless
http://www.myspace.com/justiceishomeless

Hello.  Could someone tell me why I am not allowed to comment on this story?  I have tried twice and been told that my entry activated the "spam filter."  What is up?

Good story that needs to be told, SFHomeless!

Mary Neal
http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com