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FROM MEAGER TO ZERO INCOME, THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN — HELP STOP ALAMEDA COUNTY GA CUTS!

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

calvinHELP GET THE WORD OUT

By Email, By Flyer, By Word….We need to fill the room - WALL TO WALL - on February 23rd.
Let them catch a glimpse of the 7,000 the county will hurt if they do not STOP THE GA CUTS.
GET YOUR PEOPLE MOBILIZED NOW.

ATTEND & BRING YOUR PEERS & CONSTITUENTS

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting
1221 Oak Street, Oakland, CA (Meet in the Plaza)

Breakfast 8:30 AM
Rally 9:00 AM
BOSS Meeting 10:00 AM
Be prepared to speak at the meeting and/or to stand in solidarity. (more…)

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Homes Not Streets: STOP THE ALAMEDA COUNTY GA CUTS!

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

ga-cutsPRESS CONFERENCE AND RALLY

December 31st, 2009, New Year’s Eve
7:00 PM Board of Supervisors
1221 Oak Street, Oakland, in the Plaza

The General Assistance (GA) population includes the disabled, veterans, seniors, victims of domestic violence, transition age youth and women. Before November, 2009 the GA loan was at most $336.

The county has slashed the GA grant:
· up to $84 if a recipient lives with a roommate and
· $40 unless the person receives Medi-Cal.
· Up to $231 unless the landlord signs the W9 or
· Up to $231 if the recipient’s rent is over the GA grant.

After January 2010, GA recipients can only get aide 3 months out of 12 months if Social Service deems the recipient employable. There are no plans in place to how “employability” will be determined. (more…)

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ACLU sues San Diego for trashing homeless property

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

freedomfromfearSan Diego — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the city of San Diego, its police department and city officials Wednesday alleging city workers destroyed property belonging to the homeless in a series of raids.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court alleges the raids were conducted with the intention of harassing the homeless. It seeks the return of their possessions, a permanent injunction to stop any further raids and other damages.

“These raids have nothing to do with cleaning up trash,” ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties Legal Director David Blair-Loy said in a statement. “This is purely and simply a drive to force homeless people out—out of the neighborhood, out of the city, and out of sight and mind.” (more…)

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Homelessness czar Mangano now with nonprofit

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

manganoThe man who led the nation’s homelessness policy for seven years and trumpeted groundbreaking initiatives in San Francisco stood on a street corner the other day confronting the evidence, in the flesh, that the problem is far from solved.

Philip Mangano was walking at Fifth and Mission streets when he came upon Jeffrey Younger, 54, who was selling the homeless-penned Street Sheet newspaper. Younger had a few ragged stubs for teeth. His left foot, clad in a sock, bore a raw gash so infected the foot had turned black. (more…)

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Homeless Idaho residents sue city over camping law

Monday, November 9th, 2009

noticeBOISE, Idaho - Seven homeless Boise residents are suing the city and the police department, saying that rules against camping in public spaces amount to cruel and unusual punishment in a city where homeless shelters are overflowing.

The lawsuit, filed last month in federal court, echoes similar cases popping up around the nation, all targeting rules that advocates say amount to the criminalization of homelessness.

On any given night, the suit contends, between 2,000 and 4,500 people are homeless in Idaho’s capital city, and only about 700 of them will be able to get a bed or a mat on the floor in one of the area’s shelters. The others have no choice but to violate city ordinances against camping or sleeping in public, the filing states. (more…)

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