Randy Shaw
Author and Editor at BeyondChron
Editor Beyond Chron, Exec Dir Tenderloin Housing Clinic, author, Generation Priced Out, The Activist Handbook, The Tenderloin, Beyond the Fields + more.
Articles
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4 days ago |
znetwork.org | Randy Shaw
Forty-Plus Years of Federal InactionPrior to 1982 the United States had no widespread visible homelessness since the Great Depression. Since 1982 homelessness has exploded. What happened? Why has the United States normalized nearly a million people living without homes even during economic boom times? Maria Foscarinis, a longtime activist and attorney representing the unhoused, answers this question in And Housing For All: The Fight to End Homelessness in America.
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5 days ago |
progressivehub.net | Randy Shaw |Beyond Chron
Four decades of rising homelessness has led many to seek alternative explanations. The most common blames homelessness on drug addiction, rather than the lack of housing low-income people can afford. By Randy Shaw, BeyondChronForty-Plus Years of Federal InactionPrior to 1982 the United States had no widespread visible homelessness since the Great Depression. Since 1982 homelessness has exploded. What happened?
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5 days ago |
beyondchron.org | Randy Shaw
Forty-Plus Years of Federal InactionPrior to 1982 the United States had no widespread visible homelessness since the Great Depression. Since 1982 homelessness has exploded. What happened? Why has the United States normalized nearly a million people living without homes even during economic boom times? Maria Foscarinis, a longtime activist and attorney representing the unhoused, answers this question in And Housing For All: The Fight to End Homelessness in America.
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5 days ago |
beyondchron.org | Randy Shaw
City Uses Permanent Housing Project as ShelterSan Francisco got $18.2 million in state funds to convert a former tourist hotel at 685 Ellis into permanent supportive housing. Yet it still operates as a shelter. Why?
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1 week ago |
beyondchron.org | Randy Shaw
La Voz Latina’s Huge Impact“I have lived in the Tenderloin for over 8 years as a community leader for La Voz Latina. This program has been a blessing to my family. Not only did it help me, but my life has changed since I became a Voz Latina Community Leader. Now I have more contact with the community, and learned new skills and knowledge.”— Mercedes HernándezLa Voz Latina, which empowers immigrant families in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, celebrates its 20th Anniversary this week.
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They "were sitting on the sidewalk next to a cart of their belongings in Lower Nob Hill after taking a hit of fentanyl. The Buffingtons have a spot at the Monarch Hotel, a city-run shelter, but said they rarely sleep there." https://t.co/4u6YmQo7vv @Twolfrecovery @kunalmodi
We had a great time discussing Tenderloin history, the @TLMuseumSF and my new book on the Tenderloin. Thanks @MILibrary! https://t.co/Tim50jeR1c
To meet its housing goals San Francisco must build 10,000 new housing units a year for the next 8 years. Anyone think that's likely? https://t.co/WXUQXeHvMS @SFjkdineen @PatrickHoge @kavehcyrus
