Houseless is NOT Homeless!!

Although I am located in North California, the following information and figures are proportionate throughout California:
In 1951 Santa Rosa's population was 17,000. By 2005 it grew to 170,000 (a 10 times increase in over 50 years). The newly increasing homeless population in Santa Rosa in 1994 estimated at about 150 inflated to 1,700 (that were known of) by 2005 (a 10 times increase in only 10 years). These depressing percentages are typical with the only difference being that some areas affected sooner or later (but eventual) and has worsened! Additionally, the resulting increase in housing costs of over 20 times during a period that wage earnings increased less than 20%!!! The striking observation was..... that all major cities throughout California simultaneously were chronologically equivalent - example: for San Francisco merely add a zero to each of those totals!!! Observation of this trend first became alarming in 1992. However, the self serving ambitions of a few gave no concern to the residual affects to millions along the way other than very inappropriate treatment!!?!

A recent (inappropriate) attempt at a "solution" (IE: complaints regarding the homeless) not only fails to solve problems, but creates new ones, and doesn't even ease the original problem (just moves it to additional areas). Examples of some complaints are urination, littering, drug and alcohol abuse, panhandling, etc. Consider being refused the privilege (should be a right?) to use a public restroom and another facility is 6 blocks or more with only a repetition. Eventually, common sense will dictate what will happen. (and what excuse do other people have!??) After experiencing this scenario for even less than a month, you'll just skip the first steps - go figure! Littering violations are not exclusive to the homeless (some well to do folks who obviously live in a home are notorious trash dumpers). Alcoholism usually starts in the home, and if you haven't noticed, proficient drug dealers can afford a house. Instead of focusing on the cause of homeless, it's become a sport to harass those who are, and create new laws to justify making criminals of those who were victimized by those who were so ambitious!! Connect the Dots and see the Reality of it all!!

In the 60's and 70's we learned not to typecast. (I.E. charge or accuse anyone for a crime because of color, religion or other categories that fall into discrimination areas). There are already concerns regarding discrimination against the homeless and economically disadvantaged, and the need to stop homeless hate crimes. All criminal charges should be applied for the crime committed... not generalized, stereotyped and unfairly targeting the economically disadvantaged. It only disrupts the potential for any improvement, and is a violation of Civil Rights to criminally charge someone just for being black, or gay, or Jewish, or..... "Homeless"!? Not all of us are drug addicts, alcoholics or otherwise derelict - some of us are used to working for a living. Categorizing living within one's means as criminal behavior is counter productive and lacks common sense. Those with inappropriate behavior had inappropriate behavior before becoming homeless!!

Awareness is necessary, not OF the homeless (they are all over everywhere!?), but be aware of the gross injustice and Civil Rights violations that have been beginning!! Reduce the increase of this population, instead of victimizing citizens further until there are fewer voices being listened to!? Attempting to recover from whichever of a variety of setbacks, dealing with these current economic imbalances, and accepting a humble existence will offer enough of a struggle without inappropriate interference from bureaucratic stupidity!!

I am ... A. John Doe Homeless

and these are my Viewpoints
of those "progressive" developments
of the Growth that has been
SOooo-OH!
"Good for the Economy"!!?

http://homelessreality.org/