Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

[sturg33]

My explanation is that defund has worked

I'm trying to give the communists credit and you don't want it. Weird

[goldfly]

Except it hasn’t cause what it wanted to do was never implemented

But like, I get that you don’t understand that cause you’re really ****ing stupid

You have to try hard to avoid ever understanding positions like you’ve done

Or you just do it on purpose

[sturg33]

Except it hasn’t cause what it wanted to do was never implemented

But like, I get that you don’t understand that cause you’re really ****ing stupid

There are 1500 less cops in the biggest warzone city in the country and the seal is telling us that police have not been defunded

[goldfly]

There are 1500 less cops in the biggest warzone city in the country and the seal is telling us that police have not been defunded

The police budget in Chicago is up $200 million

Their total budget is 1.9 billion

Great job defunding lol

[sturg33]

The police budget in Chicago is up $200 million

Their total budget is 1.9 billion

Great job defunding lol

I mean you can find it however you want if there are 1500 less people to manage the ****hole city then the effect is the same

That may require some critical thinking from you so apologies for the headache in advance

[goldfly]

I mean you can find it however you want if there are 1500 less people to manage the ****hole city then the effect is the same

That may require some critical thinking from you so apologies for the headache in advance

Lol, it really is useless interacting with you

[sturg33]

[acesfull86]

https://marginalrevolution.com/margi...-homeless.html

During the pandemic, New York State allocated $100 million to turn struggling New York City hotels into low-cost housing. What could be simpler? Hotels are already used to house people so converting a hotel to more longer-term housing ought to be much simpler and cheaper than building from scratch or converting a parking structure into housing. Nope.

Politico: “There are very few hotels that physically could be converted and comply with the requirements of today’s zoning and building code without substantial, expansive reconstruction, partial removal or demolition,” said James Colgate, a land use partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP who has advised clients on zoning issues including the conversions of hotels. “That would increase the costs greatly.”

For example, a building’s elevators, doorways, or rooms may be slightly short of the size required for a residential structure. Residential buildings are also required to have a certain amount of rear-yard space that a hotel may not have.

“You would literally have to be chopping off part of the building,” Rosen said.

…The legislation dictates that each unit include a kitchen or kitchenette with a full-sized refrigerator, cooktop and sink — something Rosen said made utilizing the program “simply too expensive.”

“This is the classic case of the perfect being the enemy of the possible,” said Mark Ginsberg, a partner at the firm Curtis + Ginsberg Architects, which has worked on hotel conversions.

Some advocates who pushed the creation of the program say those provisions were necessary to ensure it didn’t generate substandard housing.

Substandard housing compared to what? Living on the street? And get this person.

“We didn’t want a program that cut corners to make it more palatable to developers,” said Joseph Loonam, housing campaign coordinator for the progressive advocacy group VOCAL-NY. “We wanted a program that centered the needs of homeless New Yorkers, which is true high quality affordable housing where they can have full autonomy and dignity.”

Well, they got what they wanted, the program wasn’t palatable to developers as only one application has been received and none of the money spent. Thanks progressive advocacy group for centering the needs of homeless New Yorkers.

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Color me shocked

[sturg33]

Think about how much money has spent to "solve homelessness" and of course homelessness is higher than ever.

Weird, huh?

[Tapate50]

Think about how much money has spent to "solve homelessness" and of course homelessness is higher than ever.

Weird, huh?

There is no money in solving it.

That would put thousands of people out of a job.

[acesfull86]

There is no money in solving it.

That would put thousands of people out of a job.

At least they get to sleep soundly knowing they’re morally superior. Imagine we subjected the homeless to living in a place where the doorways are slightly out of code and the kitchens don’t have granite countertops! Dodged a close one.

[sturg33]

Amazing how the left has completely destroyed the most beautiful parts of our country

[Tapate50]

Anyone checked on Portland lately?

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loc...7-d64e3e5555e4

[sturg33]

Anyone checked on Portland lately?

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loc...7-d64e3e5555e4

They just need to throw a few more billion at it and it will be resolved!

Check out the guy running for gov of California. he wrote Sanfransicko and is promising to tackle the homeless problem first

[sturg33]

Imagine living in this ****hole

[goldfly]

Best city in the world

No joke

That and New Orleans are the best in the USA

[nsacpi]

Best city in the world

No joke

That and New Orleans are the best in the USA

I've been going in pretty much every weekend the past couple months and sometimes on weeknights. Going to my new favorite Ethiopian restaurant in Harlem tomorrow night. The tourists are back. I liked it better without them but am happy for the businesses that depend on them.

[nsacpi]

Since mental health and access to mental healthcare have been in the news, this ranking might be of interest:

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/ranking-states

[nsacpi]

To add a coda to the post above. Glad to see the mayor has identified the problem and the solution.

[Jaw]

Sounds like San Francisco has lost more people than anywhere else in the US in recent memory, despite assurances here of how great a place it is.

1.2 million. Quite a drop.