it's a misconception that homeless services are attracting people from elsewhere.
in fact, 87% of people polled in the 2019 homeless census said that they had already been living in sonoma county...

is that rv?
in which case, i agree entirely.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was passed by the United Nations in 1948.
Please see Article 25.

https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf

it's worth taking a close look at why hundreds of people would rather live in terrible circumstances in the cold, wet winter rather than take a bed in an emergency warehouse shelter.
i think it...

The notion that most of the unsheltered here came from elsewhere is just plain wrong.
According to the January 2019 Homeless Census, 87% of the homeless in Sonoma County lived in Sonoma County prior...

some good thoughts in here but one is troubling.
we can't think about resolving sonoma county's problems in mendocino county.
if all parties were willing, of course, it will work.
but perhaps it's...

this is nothing new, friends - santa rosa pd has been doing this for years.
people are forced out under threat of arrest except that we don't have transitional places to send them.
we've had...

what about those who refuse treatment? not much can be done. we know that forcing treatment fails. but let's take care of the 90% who want help first. maybe those left behind will change their...

Here's a thought for all those of good conscience with compassion.
To avoid getting burnt (or burned out) I suggest these thoughts, which I find to be good guidance:

Ghandi: "I am a practical...

For all the verbiage, homeless solutions can be distilled into a simple formula:

STABILITY FIRST - that means 1) a safe place to live and 2) wraparound services (medical, behavioral health,...

I feel as though the hatred I'm seeing on this thread is a hazard to MY health.
Rational responses don't elicit rational answers, just more ignorant hate.
I suggest that those of us who don't agree...

The only rational solution to this emergency is to establish transitional villages with tents, rv's and tiny homes that are safe, secure, offer hygiene (toilets, hand-washing stations and showers),...

I'm a 77-year-old female and I have tramped through the encampments in Roseland, the first Rodota camp and now the current Rodota camp. I was there last Friday just walking and talking to folks. ...

absolutely!
and the sonoma developmental center is a perfect place to do it.

Deep gratitude for Philip Tymon for his compassion and generosity.
But his experience proves what homeless advocates have been saying for years - stability of housing is not sufficient. No two...

This thread is out of control and has no bearing on the facts.
I refuse to see any more of this ignorant, hateful rhetoric from twisted individuals who have absolutely no idea what they're talking...

Again, Mr. Kiehl has expressed his misunderstanding of how governance works in Sonoma County.
There are 5 supervisors and decisions by the Board require a 3-person majority vote. Some proposals...

I suggest that a bunch of opinions about what other people want or don't want for reasons they say bear no weight with me. They're just a stab in the dark. What is true is that most people on the...

Mr. Kiehl is obviously unaware that Lynda Hopkins has been a staunch advocate for creating homeless solutions. The same cannot be said of her other colleagues on the BOS.