LA homeless non-profit got $100 million in contracts, has not submitted an audit in three years, can't account for all the money, and won't disclose outcomes. This is the reason why it's called the "Homeless Industrial Complex." @SecretaryTurner@elonmusk
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@TheWayOutSF This is what it is going to take to help with homelessness and drug addiction in San Francisco. In order to help those who need a fighting chance at recovery you need to put them in an abstinence-based recovery program and housing. They need a safe environment to thrive and learn
“We are excited to expand our drug-free housing, which blend opportunity & accountability, offer onsite recovery supportive services, & help break the cruel cycle of homelessness & drug addiction,” said @SteveAdami of the @TheWayOutSF@salvationarmysf
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@Twolfrecovery Obviously they haven’t learned anything from past experience. Disappointing. That money would be better spent with using it on recovery first. Even if it was a portion.
@cathshiang@sf_safetynews You might want to check and see what the DA actually asks for. It’s the judges that keep letting the dealers out either on OR or on bail. The DA files charges and requests remand but the judges don’t do it. They are the ones you need to start blaming.
@Gina_McDee@mattdorsey@DrDiGiorgio According to how it is currently written it would be up to the program participant to determine the program they wanted to follow for “recovery”, which could mean almost anything. How does this work when it comes to public funding? Still none to support abstinence?
@Gina_McDee@mattdorsey@DrDiGiorgio Looks like they have left part wide open. Using the verbiage “other program” is quite vague and could mean almost anything.
@Twolfrecovery@war24182236 That $4 million would be better used for recovery beds and addiction services. Passing out drug paraphernalia to drug addict is simply giving them another bullet to put in the gun.
@LauraPowellEsq@auweia1 When my son was on our insurance we had 100% residential treatment coverage and we had a difficult time trying to get it because they always said “it wasn’t medically necessary.” They would only want to pay for a few days of detox and a few days of treatment then only outpaitent.
@LauraPowellEsq@auweia1 Prop 47 reduced a lot of felonies to misdemeanors for petty theft and drug possession and paraphernalia. Counties COULD prosecute but they choose not to. My son had multiple charges for petty theft, drug possession and paraphernalia in multiple Bay Area counties and they did zero
@LauraPowellEsq@auweia1 I agree. We need to have treatment on demand and available when needed. This is a problem in itself and am hopeful that we take some of these issues serious and start increasing drug treatment and mental health beds.
@LauraPowellEsq@auweia1 Prop 47 reduced to misdemeanors and arresting and prosecuting and sentencing fell on counties to bare the costs of jail or alternative sentencing so they stopped doing anything about it. For the life of me I could not get my drug addicted son held accountable by a judge.
@LauraPowellEsq@auweia1 If it is a felony they can do prison time instead of jail time which the county would not bare the costs of incarceration. Prop 36 also allows for treatment in lieu of incarceration if completed and provides incentives if drug related, which a ton of the petty thefts are.
@war24182236 In public you lose all rights to privacy. My main question for the HRfolks is why are you so concerned about being filmed if what you are doing is legal and legit? Maybe becuase all you have is paraphernalia and no actual recovery and help information?
Update:: I hope you remember Angelina today on sixth Street while watching harm reduction dispersed supplies one of the person that got supplies just overdose and it was Angelina then her friend started overdosing but the harm reduction agent stood by just to watch and antagonize me until I expressed myself then she came out with the Narcan