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At least I think he's saying something nice...
BC: The Real Story of Care Not Cash
At least I think he's saying something nice...
BC: The Real Story of Care Not Cash
On the fifth anniversary of San Francisco's Care Not Cash (CNC) program, the Bay Area's leading daily newspaper offered its standard, predictable four-point analysis: describe CNC as having helped many, profile one or two formerly homeless people now happily housed, quote the Coalition on Homelessness on CNC's deficiencies, and use quotes from city officials and experts to frame the message that "We've made progress but there remains work to be done." But CNC involves much more. First, it represents the triumph of a nearly two-decades long campaign by grassroots activists to upgrade SROs against the real estate interests promoting their demolition or conversion to tourist hotels. Second, CNC added over $13 million in general fund dollars annually for housing the very poor -- an unprecedented amount. Third, CNC's success might encourage politicians and the electorate to break from the failed policies of the past. The perpetuation of broken strategies that we saw for five seasons in The Wire is not inevitable, which should encourage those seeking progressive change.
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