When will LA gets it's "Rudy Giuliani"? (middle-class, apartments)

[Happy in L.A.]

Originally Posted by jm1982

With many of these folks it's more mental issues versus money .
If you gave the average guy or gal living on the sidewalk screaming at every passerby the money for rent would they actually go and rent a place and function like a typical non homeless person ?

I do agree that something should be done on the federal level .
The most practical thing would be relocating them to somewhere where housing is not $350,000+ a unit .
That way you could actually house a lot more people . I'm guessing mental health worker salaries are also higher in la versus lower cost of living places .


Like you said many of these people aren't even from the area and L.A already has a budget deficit .

I believe most people in LA want something done regarding the homeless problem, but feel powerless, frustrated, and overwhelmed by the crisis. We need new blood in city hall and not just a bunch of talking heads. We also need a Governor willing to make the homeless situation a high priority instead of spending billions of tax payer dollars on high speed rail system that nobody wants.

[disgruntled la native]

Originally Posted by Happy in L.A.

Mesa, boring, Irvine, boring, Colorado Springs, boring, Huntington Beach, not as boring as the rest, but boring. And BTW, San Diego voted for Obama twice and in last election, voted for Clinton. The mayor of Salt Lake City is female and a Democrat and SLC voters voted for Obama twice and Hillary this time around.

Chicago, beautiful and exciting, Washington DC, beautiful and exciting, Detroit, getting better every day, Cleveland, no longer the mistake by the lake. And I don't know why Flint is in the mix.

San Diego leans Democrat now but was the model Republican city for decades and still is more Republican than any city its size.

All those cities might be "boring" but they're safe, affordable, and family friendly.

Chicago? Has nice parts, but extremely high murder rate. Same with DC. A few charming areas doesn't make the city.

Detroit - even if it's getting better every day, it's still in the dumps. Cleveland same deal. You forgot Baltimore. And I forgot Newark.

[jm1982]

Originally Posted by Happy in L.A.

I believe most people in LA want something done regarding the homeless problem, but feel powerless, frustrated, and overwhelmed by the crisis. We need new blood in city hall and not just a bunch of talking heads. We also need a Governor willing to make the homeless situation a high priority instead of spending billions of tax payer dollars on high speed rail system that nobody wants.

Speaking of the high speed rail



Gov. Brown asks President Trump for help on the California bullet train - LA Times

[Happy in L.A.]

Originally Posted by disgruntled la native

San Diego leans Democrat now but was the model Republican city for decades and still is more Republican than any city its size.

All those cities might be "boring" but they're safe, affordable, and family friendly.

Chicago? Has nice parts, but extremely high murder rate. Same with DC. A few charming areas doesn't make the city.

Detroit - even if it's getting better every day, it's still in the dumps. Cleveland same deal. You forgot Baltimore. And I forgot Newark.

According to a CBS "Money Watch" report, in Nov. 2015 these were the top 5 safest cities in America:

1. Sunnyvale, CA ........Democrat Mayor
2. Honolulu. Hawaii......Democrat Mayor
3. Bellevue, Wa...........Democrat Mayor
4. Carey, NC ..............Democrat Mayor
5. Alexandria, Va.........Democrat Mayor

[Western Urbanite]

Originally Posted by Happy in L.A.

spending billions of tax payer dollars on high speed rail system that nobody wants.

Polls show that most Californians (sensibly) want HSR.

[V8 Vega]

Originally Posted by Western Urbanite

Polls show that most Californians (sensibly) want HSR.

If it ever gets built they will all be dead before they can use it.

[Western Urbanite]

Originally Posted by V8 Vega

If it ever gets built they will all be dead before they can use it.

The first phase (San Jose-Fresno, or potentially San Francisco-Bakersfield depending on funding) is projected to be complete within ten years.

[JohnG72]

Originally Posted by Western Urbanite

Polls show that most Californians (sensibly) want HSR.

Nothing sensible about a rail system that takes longer and costs more than a plane ticket.

[disgruntled la native]

Originally Posted by Happy in L.A.

According to a CBS "Money Watch" report, in Nov. 2015 these were the top 5 safest cities in America:

1. Sunnyvale, CA ........Democrat Mayor
2. Honolulu. Hawaii......Democrat Mayor
3. Bellevue, Wa...........Democrat Mayor
4. Carey, NC ..............Democrat Mayor
5. Alexandria, Va.........Democrat Mayor

And I can almost guarantee the top 50 (or the vast majority of) most dangerous cities ahve democrat mayors too

[Western Urbanite]

Originally Posted by disgruntled la native

And I can almost guarantee the top 50 (or the vast majority of) most dangerous cities ahve democrat mayors too

The vast majority of cities--safe and dangerous--have democrat mayors.