Wheres our Tent City?

[Nate Dogg]

According from a recent story in the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento may soon be following the lead of several major cities, including Portland and Seattle, as it considers a proposal to create “tent cities” — essentially sanctioned homeless camps.

Wheres our tent city?
http://americancity.org/daily/entry/1300/
Full Sacramento story here.
http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1567132.html

Hmmm, we will have an increase of drug use, dirty needles, and assaults/murders.
Great !!

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

I thought they were debating doing this like 5-6 years ago in PDX?

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

oh yeah, there in the article...dignity village.

 

[Nate Dogg]

I tried searching for "dignity village" on oregonlive but no articles yet. Any idea where this village is?

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

It was about 5-6 years ago..outside of portland, they wanted to ship the homeless there.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

http://www.dignityvillage.org/content/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

apparantly the village doesn't have a graphic designer.

 

[Nate Dogg]

OMG. They have actually promoted someone to do gate security.
http://www.dignityvillage.org/conte...99999&page=view&catid=3&PageNo=2&key=20&hit=1

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

OMG. They have actually promoted someone to do gate security.
http://www.dignityvillage.org/conte...99999&page=view&catid=3&PageNo=2&key=20&hit=1

if you hover over his crotch (no homo), you will notice he pissed his pants.

 

[PapaG]

We actually have iron gates underneath the bridges to keep people from sleeping under them. Next time you're on the max, look under the overpass.

We care though!

 

[Nate Dogg]

Well crap oh mighty, its not like his bathroom is far away for him to take a piss break.
http://www.dignityvillage.org/conte...99999&page=view&catid=3&PageNo=3&key=29&hit=1

 

[Nate Dogg]

I admire their efforts in house and building making. Its definitely a step up from steel sheds, etc.
However I think if a 911 call was made, I doubt they have the proper 15 feet requirement for a fire call. Too many of the houses are close together. I could see just now, that one minor mistake in someone's kitchen could bring the whole community up in flames.

 

[maxiep]

Is this the way Sacramento plans to replace Arco? Somehow, I don't think the Maloofs are going to find this an acceptable solution.

 

[Nate Dogg]

They have to put these tents somewhere. How about the river floodbank plains on I-80 just east of Sacramento. Plenty of room and I have never seen it flood there even though the freeway is elevated. (I travel through here in the summertime).