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RJR 09/10/2010 4:00:00 AM
I loved this:>br />
Is Cliff Manor going to get the worthy homeless who have jumped through the hoops or the defecating masturbating homeless who have about the same effect on real estate as the fire-bombing of Dresden?
That is the most brilliant sum-up of the conflict I have heard or read.
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Pinochios palate 09/01/2010 4:49:00 AM
It's 60 formerly homeless X 3 visitors who have no job either,rent is paid, food stamps and nothing to do but visit those that are living in the high rise? Equals 180 homeless in the neighborhood! And try the numbers of 200 living in residence X 3 visitors of the same, no job, plenty of time to stake out the neighborhood = 600 visitors? Do your math!...If they're really going to ruin your neighborhoods you must have some neighborhoods of very very week character and disposition. 1000's of you at the mercy of 60 (200 X 3 = 600 formerly homeless people)...If the concern is some "ratio" then why do I see no mention of this ratio or any actual statistical figures? What are the numbers? This process is ongoing so if you go by the numbers it's possible to "fix" (the homeless mentally ill, drug addicted are looking for a "FIX" also)this ratio as time goes on. That would, however, mean that a lot of the faux outrage was unnecessary...which would be a bummer I know. ALL THE OUTRAGE IS NECESSARY FOR OUR POLITICIANS TO TAKE NOTICE AND GET REAL!
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Dallas Diner 09/01/2010 3:37:00 AM
Dear guy-who-apparently-doesn't-even-have-a tag-name; no need to blow a gasket. My deepest most heartfelt apologies for having caused you such stress that you had to put the same post up twice. My reading error in your original post came from the fact that English is not my native language; I am a half Chinese, half Tagalog, half Punjabi, Orthodox Druid, raised in Tahiti, who grew up speaking Inuit-influenced Yiddish as my first language. It was a major error on my part to not have more closely read your post and grasped how tightly focused is your racial animosity. Boy am I glad I'm not black or Mexican. (Incidentally, is it just Mexicans who are criminals or people from other Central American countries? How about people of Mexican ancestry whose family got here before TX was a state?) Anyway, I'm glad to know that since I'm neither black nor Mexican, my family and I will be welcomed into your part of Dallas. Will the fact that daddy flies his hammer and sickle flag on International Worker's Day, be a problem for you?
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Dallas Diner can't read worth 08/31/2010 10:35:00 PM
Dallas Diner - GODDAMN you are a stupid naive libtard.
You have absolutely no reading comprehension abilities. I mentioned BLACKS and MEXICANS. I didn't mention the CHINESE who speak Cantonese and Mandarin, NOR DID I MENTION THE FILIPINOS who speak Tagalog, NEITHER DID I MENTION INDIANS FROM INDIA who speak Punjabi, NOR DID I MENTION THE Vietnamese who speak Vietnamese, I ALSO DID NOT MENTION PEOPLE FROM FRANCE who speak French, AND NEITHER DID I MENTION KOREANS who speak Korean, NOR THE PEOPLE FROM JAPAN who speak Japanese. Wow you are either an extremely fucking stupid libtard or an awesome troll!!!!
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Dallas Diner can't read worth 08/31/2010 10:21:00 PM
Dallas Diner - GODDAMN you are a stupid naive libtard.
You have absolutely no reading comprehension abilities. I mentioned BLACKS and MEXICANS. I didn't mention the CHINESE who speak Cantonese and Mandarin, NOR DID I MENTION THE FILIPINOS who speak Tagalog, NEITHER DID I MENTION INDIANS FROM INDIA who speak Punjabi, NOR DID I MENTION THE Vietnamese who speak Vietnamese, I ALSO DID NOT MENTION PEOPLE FROM FRANCE who speak French, AND NEITHER DID I MENTION KOREANS who speak Korean, NOR THE PEOPLE FROM JAPAN who speak Japanese. Wow you are either an extremely fucking stupid libtard or an awesome troll!!!!
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Dallas Diner 08/31/2010 9:58:00 PM
Oohhh, someone has some anger issues! Before the "libitard hater" moves to Vancouver, he might want to read this from the city's website, "Based on the 2006 Census figures, 50.0% (286,710) of the city’s population identified English as their mother tongue, while 50.0% (286,175) identified a language other than English as their mother tongue. Other than English, the top ten other "mother tongue" languages are: Cantonese (63,695 speakers), Mandarin (22,565), Tagalog, 16,050) Punjabi (15,505), Vietnamese (10,440), French (9,290), Spanish (9,290), Korean (7,870) and Japanese (7,040)."
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I can't believe how naive you 08/31/2010 6:18:00 PM
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Brandolon 08/30/2010 12:23:08 PM
One has to also wonder how cities like Toronto & Vancouver manage to have mixed income communities and still be...better and safer cities than Dallas with more amenities, less crime, and a higher standard of living. Go figure."
ARE YOU REALLY THAT MUCH OF A REALITY-IGNORING NAIVE LIBTARD? Vancouver and Toronto are very different from Dallas in one big way: They have far fewer blacks and Mexicans up there those Canadian cities. Blacks and Mexicans commit the vast majority of violent crime in Dallas (and everywhere else they are found in large numbers).
SEE FOR YOURSELF, NAIVE REALITY-IGNORING NAIVE WHITE LIBTARDS! :
http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/08/google-map-dallas-murders-2005.html
http://www.dallascityhall.com/committee_briefings/briefings0109/PS_homicideReport_01052009.pdf
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Dallas Diner 08/31/2010 2:50:00 PM
Brandolon: You've missed the point of the objections; OC doesn't object to subsidized housing done right, we're used to it. After all, we already have 1/4th of the city's subsidized housing stock. The original plan was to house an initial 200 homeless people (neighborhood protests reduced it to the current 60), many with mental illness, addiction problems and criminal histories, with minimal support services provided, and with no notice to or input from the neighbors, in an area of Dallas that already has about one-fourth of all Dallas subsidized housing(the first "showpiece resident" at Cliff Manor profiled in the DMN has served prison time for burglar, robbery, aggrevated theft and possession of a firearm; his last conviction but 4 years ago). Are you an Oak Cliff resident? Does where you live have similar issues? How many recidivist has the city moved in next door to you? How many subsidized housing developments specifically targeted for recovering addicts/convicted criminals are within two blocks of your house?
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Brandolon 08/30/2010 9:23:00 PM
One has to also wonder how cities like Toronto & Vancouver manage to have mixed income communities and still be...better and safer cities than Dallas with more amenities, less crime, and a higher standard of living. Go figure.
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Brandolon 08/30/2010 9:20:00 PM
It's 60 formerly homeless...If they're really going to ruin your neighborhoods you must have some neighborhoods of very very week character and disposition. 1000's of you at the mercy of 60 formerly homeless people...If the concern is some "ratio" then why do I see no mention of this ratio or any actual statistical figures? What are the numbers? This process is ongoing so if you go by the numbers it's possible to "fix" this ratio as time goes on. That would, however, mean that a lot of the faux outrage was unnecessary...which would be a bummer I know.
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Kesslernewby 08/30/2010 7:51:00 PM
Why does Oak Cliff/West Dallas always suffer when the city chooses to build unwanted developements? The impound lot, the juevenile detention center, the animal shelter, and now homeless shelters! When will north Dallas or Lake Highlands share the 'wealth'?
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Connie Moreno 08/30/2010 2:27:00 AM
I am an Oakcliff resident, living two blocks from Cliff Manor. The neighbhors that I speak with are not against helping the Homeless. What we are against is having the majority of housing units in our district. We would really like to "share the love", rather than be dumped on.
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Barnett Shale 08/29/2010 7:09:00 PM
Schutze writes: "We’ve also noticed that the city of Dallas has even started to “make pretty” on it’s web site of gas exploration."
Gotta love a journalist who sets himself up as the taskmaster of people's professional behavior ... yet can't even spell "its" correctly in his own blog copy. Oh yeah, gonna take him seriously...
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Smirk 08/29/2010 1:04:00 AM
I "heart" Jim.
dallasdrilling.wordpress.com
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Christian 08/28/2010 9:03:00 PM
The deafening silence of crickets to the question asked by Oak Cliff Advocate shows the utter boredom everyone in Oak Cliff has for this petty partisan politics. Neumann, Spence, Griggs they are all in it for ego and all the same. No one cares for they don't deliver anything except criticism of their neighbors. Yawn.
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Oak Cliff Advocate 08/27/2010 8:49:00 PM
Did David Neumann lie about Cliff Manor?
A story in the Observer this morning says District 3 Council member David Neumann had known about a plan to move homeless people into the Cliff Manor apartments since April and did virtually nothing to warn his constituents. And then he acted surprised by a DMN story about the plan months later.
Here’s the money paragraph from Jim Schutze:
“They said it couldn’t be done. No one could actually make the homeless issue worse than it is already. But, by gosh, with a combination of general weakness, chicken-heartedness, feckless opportunism and utter absence of integrity, Mr. Dave Neumann of District 3 was able to pull it off. He has actually managed to make the homeless issue in his district a worse mess than it was already.”
Neumann didn’t comment for the story — he rarely talks to reporters — but Schutze wrote that it could be Neumann was surprised by the Dallas Housing Authority’s plan because he thought, somehow, that he had prevented it from going forward.
At any rate, the story accuses Neumann of purposely getting neighbors riled up over the issue. That resulted in a fever-pitched public meeting in June, where people said a lot of insensitive stuff about homelessness.
The story does a good job of explaining what permanent supportive housing is, and it left me with this question: Who is going to run against Dave Neumann?
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Casual Observer 08/27/2010 8:24:00 PM
I wouldn't know Neumann or David Spence if they bumped into me -- I'm a fairly new resident here. But I got to say, this Spence guy -- he puts on his high Christian hat in the article to pass judgment on his neighbors, then in the comments below cracks fun at it all and wonders who on Saturday Night Live ought to play him.
Given that, I'd pick Neumann any day.
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jackie 08/27/2010 5:28:00 PM
I am homeless and I think that the real estate lady is exagerating a little bit. Sometimes these things do happen down town, but not all the time and not eveery where you look. These people that do such things are not the average homeless, they are the mentally ill, and disturbed, who should be hospitalized, not housed. Please don't classify all of us in this catagory, most of us are actually trying to find jobs and somewhere to live other than in public funded housing that requires years of jumping thru ridculous hoops to satisfy some misguided social workers opinion of our situation.
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ron 08/27/2010 1:00:00 PM
so you work hard, buy a house in a good neighborhood and want to raise you family and the city makes a decision that lowers not only your property values but puts your family in a unwholesome environment that you can do nothing about it. where are our rights?
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Fast Forward 2011 08/27/2010 5:30:00 AM
Sept. 20, 2007--'And this week, so are we. Faenza is just that good. Eighteen months from now, maybe we'll be wielding the usual hatchet, saying "Well, that didn't work very well, now did it? What were they thinking?" Here's hoping we won't'.
FAST FORWARD SUPER BOWL 2011--We were requesting by the Council-City of Dallas to give The Bridge a chance. Fast foward 18 months to two years in May that The Bridge was opened to recieve clientelle? First, what happened to the Harry Hines real estate, 15 acres, 186,000.00 sq. feet with a commerical kitchen, 400 rooms, and two acres to build on, with a neighbor trucking company, police station, and a Dart Station, 8 miles from Parkland, and a park next door? We have two parks for dogs, you would think we could have one for service resistant persons, and a police station next door? Hmmm--oh, no payoffs under the table for that location, land owner downtown where The Bridge sits today would take care of Mayor Miller when politically she/he does a political move, just form another committee which is what she did? And oh, by the way how many RFP went out to design and build The Bridge? Hmmm-who's sister-in-law got the contract? Hmmm--and the Bus Service that assists Houston's homeless to destinations--who got that contract? Dallas Coach? And who is MDHA (Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance) formed by the City of Dallas to be an arm of Dallas. With contracts going to MDHA to run The Bridge to control the over $50 Million that comes into Dallas to address the homeless community. Sounds incestious to me? City of Dallas contracting with the City of Dallas (MDHA)to play ball with the City of Dallas? Where is a copy of the budget? Can we as tax paying citizens see where our money is being spent? Should be a matter of public record--where oh where is "show me the money"?
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NOC Resident is Right On 08/27/2010 3:40:00 AM
cliff manor will become a de facto homeless shelter. the "good" homeless will stay downtown b/c of the convention center hotel and tourists. the deadbeats go to oak cliff because "they don't need our permission", and, once you have 50, what's another 160 deadbeats in one building. I applaud the efforts of the task force members to try to make the best of the situation. But Schutze nailed it - neumann totally screwed this up for us and now that the support services are 20 miles away, they will never be used.
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NOC resident 08/27/2010 2:33:00 AM
Please note that members of the task force (referenced by In The Know on the 8/25, 4:00 post) were hand picked by Councilman Neumann; they were NOT selected by HOAs or neighbors. They have no authority to make any type of agreement that will obligate homeowners. The task force is another sham set up to make owners feel as if they are being represented. The work the task force is doing is well intentioned and many are donating a great deal of their time to the effort. But nothing agreed upon by this task force is legally binding on either side of the table. A contact list to report incidents? Gimme a break! Owners need to concede that they lost the fight in that Cliff manor will, in all likelihood, turn into a homeless shelter, but they dis win a temporary victory in that only 50 individuals will be moved in at once instead of the original 100. But afterwards, DHA/MDHA can move in people at will without consulting homeowners. Cliff Manor, up front, will have 50+ people with addiction issues and mental illness problems under one roof with no real "support" or oversight since "services" are 20 miles away. What a disservice to these residents and to the home owners in the neighborhood.
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David Spence 08/27/2010 2:15:00 AM
It is only by the divine intercession of Jim Schutze that I can be compared with Sarah Palin (InTheKnow, below). Which SNL cast member will be my Tina Fey?
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Dalls Diner 08/26/2010 10:46:00 PM
From the 8/03/10 DMN: "Kelvin [Locke] is a success story," Dunn[Manging Director of The Bridge] said. "He is no longer at high risk for institutionalization. He is ready to be a good neighbor. He is better off, and Dallas is better off."
Like many of the chronically homeless, Locke has struggled with mental illness and addiction and has a criminal history. He served time in Arkansas prisons for a robbery in 1990, possession of a firearm in 1991, aggravated robbery in 1993, property theft in 2000 and burglary in 2006."
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InTheKnow 08/26/2010 10:17:00 PM
I know who Randall White is but I am not he. W Kessler Resident does not know what they are talking about. I am In the Know because I know two other people on the Task Force. And once again, the media chooses for sensationalist reasons to focus on the problem makers and ignore altogether those quietly working to help the Cliff Manor thing be more of a positive for Oak Cliff.
Not no one has answered the question why the headline says our entire neighborhood is trying to "keep the homeless out" when the opposite is the case and no one has answered why the DO felt no need to interview any of the task force members to get their take on this issue.
The conservatives have Sarah Palin and the liberals have David Spence. They are the same shade of idiot -- they just happen to occupy opposite ends of the color and political spectrum. What do they have in common? They both feel their personal knowledge of what Christ thinks gives them the reason to judge everyone else around them.
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Regressive Progressive Horsesh 08/26/2010 9:33:00 PM
Anyone who describes themselves as "progressive" is almost always embarrassingly earnest, nauseatingly naive, white, wealthy, and a total hypocrite. The kind of person who goes on and on about "celebrating diversity" but sends their kids to expensive private schools. So-called "progressive" policies are actually usually "regressive" and cause societies to degenerate. Look at what the "progressives" did to South Africa - it went from being a prosperous, relatively stable first-world country, to being a backward shithole with the world's #1 rate of rape, murder, and other violent crime, all in only about 10 short years. Naive white progressive libtards ignore all that and spend their time idiotically praising that incompetent terrorist bomber, Nelson Mandela, as if he was some kind of fucking saint. In short: "progressives" are naive reality-ignoring shits.
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Shutze IS A RACIST 08/26/2010 7:57:00 PM
"Comanche ambush". You are a racist scumbag, Schutze.
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Progressives should be embarra 08/26/2010 7:54:00 PM
Anyone who uses the word "progressive" to describe themselves is a laughable naive idiot. I'm actually embarrassed for them on their behalf.
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Someday 08/26/2010 6:52:00 PM
Someday these scum ("homeless advocates" and "advocacy journalists") are going to have to pay a terrible price for all the damage they have done.
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Libtarded Socialists Suck 08/26/2010 6:12:00 PM
"homeless people who have struggled diligently for years, jumping through every hoop to qualify for permanent housing."
MAYBE IF THEY HAD SPENT THOSE YEARS STRUGGLING TO GET A FUCKING JOB INSTEAD OF A GODDAMN LIBTARDED WELFARE HANDOUT, THEY WOULD HAVE PERMANENT HOUSING - PAID FOR BY THEMSELVES WITH THEIR OWN MONEY THAT THEY EARNED BY WORKING FOR IT!!!!!!
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Progressive Regressives 08/26/2010 3:42:00 PM
Anyone who describes themselves as "progressive" is almost always embarrasingly earnest, nauseatingly naive, white, and a total hypocrite. So-called "progressive" policies are actually usually "regressive" and cause societies to degenerate. Look at what the "progressives" did to South Africa - it went from being a prosperous, relatively stable first-world country, to being a backward shithole with the world's #1 rate of rape, murder, and other violent crime, all in only about 10 short years. Naive white progressive libtards ignore all that and spend their time idiotically praising that incompetent terrorist bomber, Nelson Mandela, as if he was some kind of fucking saint.
In short: "progressives" are naive reality-ignoring shits.
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Randall White 08/26/2010 2:56:00 PM
Some fact checking for W Kessler Resident:
1) This is my first comment on this blog post.
2) I was not appointed to "head up" the DHA Task Force but am one of nine appointees. It's been a pretty balanced team effort.
3) My company does do Web work for political candidates and campaigns as well as non-profits and other businesses. Councilman Neumann's campaign has not been a client in over a year. The Friends of Tom Leppert group is a client. See http://www.elettore.com/our-clients.html
4) None Zip Zero is a Facebook group that I created as a volunteer because I did not and do not yet believe the DHA/MDHA decision helps the Fort Worth Avenue economic turnaround. The premise for NZZ was: How does this make our neighborhood a better place? It does not. None. Zip. Zero.
5) I believe the unilateral decision by the DHA/MDHA was arrogant and opaque and am working with the other civilian appointees to find an approach that gets us past everyone's anger and finger-wagging, including my own. We may or may not get there.
6) Nearly ten years ago, as a neighbor advocate, I was the founding president for the Fort Worth Avenue Development Group. This was at a time when the Fort Worth Avenue and West Commerce corridors were not on anyone's radar. I continue to be an independent advocate for the corridor's improvement.
Hope that helps.
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Kwc 08/26/2010 2:43:00 PM
Those red letter HOLD emails are awfully easy to send, but we see now that he is obviously incompetent.
Looking forward to this campaign.
It was one thing when dha wanted to move the people in AND provide on-site care services for them. Now it appears to avoid needing the SUP, they've just moved the best part of their plan off-site.
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Michael A. 08/26/2010 9:25:00 AM
The best argument one make here is, representing 1/14 of the city, does this council district carry 1/14 of this type of housing. If it does then great but if it does a disproportionate amount more, then go back and try again. I believe it carries 20 something percent while others carry zero. One can understand resident's frustrations with a system that thinks that's ok.
In other words, are they putting one of these up by George and Laura?
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west oc guy 08/26/2010 7:29:00 AM
...and the first person DHA moves in, Kelvin Locke, is a bipolar, career criminal and addict. They couldn't even be bothered to give Oak Cliff the proverbial "reach-around" by moving in somebody that could have been the focus of a nice hard-times Steve Blow fluff piece in the DMN. But then again, maybe Kelvin Locke was the best face they could put on this thing....
As to why OCers got so vocal in meetings: there is no other tactic for dealing with the little apparatchiks and tyrants at Homeless Inc. Homeowners and neighborhoods are not "customers", so they don't matter in their equation. All they care about is shuffling bums from one program to the next.
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W Kessler Resident 08/26/2010 5:16:00 AM
FYI:
In the Know is Randall White of Elettore who not only handles David Neumann's social media, but was also appointed by Mr. Neumann to head up the DHA Task Force. He's a political consultant, and developed the None Zip Zero campaign (I assume) because he truly believed the Councilman at his word that they were being blindsided. The NZZ name itself is clearly evidence that there was never an intent to "compromise", but suddenly, the tone of Mr. White's group has changed to "now we're all working together to provide a solution as neighbors." Read for yourself the dramatic change in dialog from his posts (which will probably be deleted at a rapid pace after I write this...fortunately, I take screen shots): http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=132935123385369&ref=search#!/group.php?gid=132935123385369&v=wall&ref=search
Why the about face?
Since Mr. White also manages the Mayors social media, and is ramping up to manage both men's upcoming political campaigns, he obviously has a bit of a vested interest in making sure Mr. Neumann looks like Moses right about now.
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The Title Is Deceiving!!! 08/26/2010 5:00:00 AM
Its not the "homeless" part that has most of us in North OC bothered.
These "homeless" neighbors of ours are either mentally ill, former drug addicts, career criminals and welfare deadbeats - they are so worthless that the state designates them as "chronic". These homeless people have moved in next to an established neighborhood and an elementary school - lovely thought, heh?
The landlord of this building is a housing agency that has been distrustful and inept. The head of this agency is hated by the community and is a lifelong housing bureacrat who wasn't allowed to talk to the media - I feel better already.
The supportive services for our new "neighbors" is 20 miles away - 2 bus rides and a dart rail ride - 3 hours roundtrip.
There is a new bank, walgreens and restaurants across the street -
when they need a fix, are they going to lake highlands or walk across the street?
Thanks Neumann - you have really served us well you arrogant piece of cr@p
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Dallas Diner 08/26/2010 3:47:00 AM
So the residents of North Oak Cliff find out one day that up to 200 (now reduced to 50) homeless people, some with criminal records, some with addiction and metal illness problems, are going to be housed in Cliff Manor with one full daytime-only staff member and two part time staff members, and subsequently find out that all realistic support services, such as medical and counseling, for these 50 residents are going to be on the other side of town, and they got upset about it. Imagine that?
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Mariana G 08/26/2010 3:41:00 AM
Jim! You should know better than anyone that chicken-hearted is not a derogatory term! I set your bunk up in the coop for the night. And don't forget to clean out the maggot machine!
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fathead neumann 08/26/2010 2:22:00 AM
those really in the know, already talked about this in the comments section on one of these articles ages ago...
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dallasnooze 08/26/2010 2:17:00 AM
You want to talk opportunism, what about Carol Reed? Her firm got more than $100,000 to help the city pass the 2006 bond package, which included funding to create permanent supportive housing for the homeless. Now The Reeds is being paid to create a fact-distorting, fear-driven backlash against permanent supportive housing in Exposition Park. Sweet.
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In the Know 08/26/2010 1:00:00 AM
Those reading this article need to be aware of what an incredibly bad piece of journalism it is. Mr. Schutze you truly have sunk to a new low. Should Dave Neumann be held accountable for the Cliff Manor debacle? Maybe, I don't know.
What I do know however is that for the past three weeks, some 10 Oak Cliff neighborhood leaders have been holding meeting with DHA and MDHA leadership to create a dynamic at Cliff Manor that will be respectful of BOTH the new homeless population at Cliff Manor AND the homeowners who live within a mile or two of the property.
So far, from what I am told, they've had 4 meetings and invested about 15 hours or so of personal volunteer time, collaborating on a solution everyone can be happy with. They've identified who should be contacted in the event of a crime etc. and are co-developing with DHA and MDHA plans for how the neighborhood can help make Cliff Manor a success and how Cliff Manor can give back to the neighborhoods.
But did Jim Schutze care to interview any of those Cliff Manor task force members for this story? Hell no, Schutze would rather interview a rich developer who apparently perceives himself to be the paragon of Christian judgment of his neighbors (yet has offered absolutely nothing in the way of help or a solution himself) and then say the people of Oak Cliff are "trying to keep out the homeless".
To those reading this article, know that NOTHING is further from the truth than that. The reality? Apparently, the truth doesn't matter to Jim Schutze.
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Who DOES like Neumann? 08/26/2010 12:39:00 AM
That's a mighty scathing report! My question is who actually still liked Neann? Everywhere I turn people are quick to bad mouth the guy, and then they turn around and vote for him? We need a good candidate for 2011. Any takers?
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Neumann Needs to Go 08/25/2010 10:56:00 PM
Great article, most of the blame should be at Neumann, some at DHA
The fact that neumann let his task force meet for 3 hours without telling them that the whole process was a bureaucratic sham is indefensible
all neumann seems to care about is the wasteful bridge to nowhere project so he can parade around with the mayor and his wealthy preston hollow friends
dha never reached out to the community until the uproar started - their arrogant dismissive "we don't need your permission" attitude really fueled the hatred towards mary ann ruse
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Judith Anne Sturrock 08/25/2010 10:14:00 PM
If I were to draw one picture of this whole debacle, I would draw the homeless community down on all fours with those using this community for political gain riding the backs of homeless. With those in power making the decisions riding on the backs of the homeless community, with whips, yes, I have to state whips (community whips, district whips-city/county, financial whips, budgetary whips), with the Pinochio noses on all those who are reporting incorrect statistics, crime is down---wrong, because they give a choice 'GO TO JAIL' or go to The Bridge, homeless count is down, wrong! Feeding meals stats, you do not have to have an ID to eat at The Bridge? You do not even have to have an ID to enter The Bridge. Last count, 44 sex residing offenders at The Bridge, 3 being arrested on Tuesday inside The Bridge--with no ID? Where are the rules, accountability, we have to follow on the outside in our own neighborhoods? Why is this section of downtown Dallas-(which happens to be the largest tax base for the City of Dallas) why is 'The Bridge' absent from rules and regulations, and accountability? Political glossing at its best!
