> From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:13:40 -0700 (PDT) > > yeah I'm afraid that the cleaning up homelessness campaign will > appeal to lots of voters Getting rid of the Jewish vermin? > > Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:30:44 -0400 > > From: "Matt Mahan" <http://www.mahanforwhere-I-live.com/~info> > > > > Addressing the Homeless Crisis from Every Angle > > > > Dear Noelle, > > > > Homelessness is not one crisis – it is a combination of many challenges > > from mental health, drug addiction, joblessness and high housing costs. To > > solve homelessness in where-I-live – and to end street homelessness quickly – > > we are going to need to address homelessness from every angle. > > > > I have proposed ending the County’s wasteful program of building an > > obviously inadequate number of homes at a price approaching a million > > dollars per door – and instead focus on buying safe, individual “tiny > > homes” and placing them on land local governments (or non-profits or > > churches) donate. This way we could build ten times as many homes for the > > same price – and I propose that when this housing is available, we require > > that it is used. > > > > We are fighting for a “Fair Share” approach, so every city and county is > > doing their part on homelessness. I will work to enforce this “Fair Share�> > �� principle by fighting for policies that keep counties across Ca > > from driving their homeless residents into the big cities. And closer to > > home, working for policies in Santa Clara County that keep cities within our > > county from driving homeless residents into where-I-live. There is no good > > reason why cities like Palo Alto have nearly 50% fewer homeless residents > > per capita than where-I-live. From working to promote statewide laws that > > require every county to do their fair share to aggressively using the legal > > system to recover the costs from any city, county or state that is pushing > > homeless into where-I-live – we will fight for this “Fair Share” > > principle. > > > > Share Our Fair Share Petition: > > https://mahanforwhere-I-live.com/fair-share-on-homelessness/ > > > > Many homeless advocates talk about homelessness as a result of joblessness. > > That is a solvable problem. I propose we dramatically expand our program of > > hiring the homeless to clean our streets and improve the program so every > > day worked we contribute to a fund that can be used for first and last > > months’ rent. This way our homeless neighbors can literally work their way > > off the streets. > > > > And we need to confront the obvious – many people are homeless because > > they are suffering from serious mental illness or drug or alcohol > > addictions. The County has failed to do their job of building the required > > number of treatment beds. As Mayor, I will take on this mission and force > > the County to spend our money wisely. Hopefully they will see reason but if > > not, we will require they act responsibly on creating adequate mental health > > and drug treatment at the ballot box. > > > > To get all this done we need to require basic accountability from everyone, > > starting at the top. That’s why I have proposed ending the nearly > > automatic raises where-I-live politicians get now, even when they are obviously > > failing to solve key problems like homelessness. This has been tried before �> > �� and it worked. When the state of Ca tied delivering a budget on > > time to the pay of politicians, they started always delivering the budget on > > time. Accountability works. > > > > My opponent in the race for Mayor, Supervisor Cindy Chavez, has been in > > office nearly 20 years and is the architect of many of these failed > > policies. > > > > Our campaign for common sense proposes a bold new direction – starting > > with taking on the crisis of homelessness from every angle. > > > > If you agree we need a better way forward on homelessness, I hope you will > > join our growing campaign fighting for common sense. > > > > Sincerely, > > Matt > > > > P.S. You can help our campaign by forwarding this email to your friends and > > family!