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  On 8/6/2019 at 1:14 PM, dingleberryswitzer said:

Working for Apple is worth a lot more than $10k in millennial street cred though.

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We can take it to another thread but the few Apple L1’s we’ve hired over have been extremely inexperienced and know next to nothing about coding or log reading which is essential to move up in the tech area.  Make 10k more at most companies while getting real world/applicable experience is worth far more than their stupid name recognition street cred.

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so what about camping on the front stoop of an empty building?

right at the entrance to our neighborhood is a building, used to be a tanning salon but has been empty for about 6-9 mos. as of this past weekend, someone is camping by the front door, it is covered and is pretty large.

if you turn on the street you drive by the back, and there's clearly 'car camping' going on back there.  it's pulled up as close as it can to the back of the building...trunk is open, clothes and blankets are draped over the trunk lid and windows, other belongings spread around...

it's maybe 50 yards from the first house on the street. 

i don't want to be a hardass, but i'm afraid it's going to grow. not a great look for the entrance to a neighborhood in 78757 🤨

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  On 8/7/2019 at 12:07 AM, mchookem said:

so what about camping on the front stoop of an empty building?

right at the entrance to our neighborhood is a building, used to be a tanning salon but has been empty for about 6-9 mos. as of this past weekend, someone is camping by the front door, it is covered and is pretty large.

if you turn on the street you drive by the back, and there's clearly 'car camping' going on back there.  it's pulled up as close as it can to the back of the building...trunk is open, clothes and blankets are draped over the trunk lid and windows, other belongings spread around...

it's maybe 50 yards from the first house on the street. 

i don't want to be a hardass, but i'm afraid it's going to grow. not a great look for the entrance to a neighborhood in 78757 🤨

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I'm a former resident of The Woo in 78757. Is this off of Burnet next to Bill Millers?

If so, maybe ask Victor from the neighborhood FB page for his thoughts. He's usually money on issues such as crosswalks and birds in the area.

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  On 8/7/2019 at 2:22 AM, tomahawk dunk said:

I'm a former resident of The Woo in 78757. Is this off of Burnet next to Bill Millers?

If so, maybe ask Victor from the neighborhood FB page for his thoughts. He's usually money on issues such as crosswalks and birds in the area.

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Holy shit. That guy is nuts on the neighborhood page. Thanks for letting us know about the 1000th of an inch of rain you got, buddy 

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saw a cop car and several city vehicles including one with a trailer on my way to work this morning and it looked like they were clearing out (hopefully?) the mess on manchaca at ben white

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Wife and I saw a guy passed out on the sidewalk getting medical attention in the west 6th area last Saturday afternoon. About an hour later we were in an Uber to the east side and saw him on the sidewalk near Dell Seton, hanging out near an encampment talking to people. Pretty sure he used the ambulance as an Uber home.

 

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  On 8/7/2019 at 2:50 PM, BradInATX said:

Wife and I saw a guy passed out on the sidewalk getting medical attention in the west 6th area last Saturday afternoon. About an hour later we were in an Uber to the east side and saw him on the sidewalk near the hospital, hanging out near an encampment talking to people. Pretty sure he used the ambulance as an Uber home.

 

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Bill's in the mail.  

Posted
  On 8/7/2019 at 3:17 PM, crash_davis said:

other cities around the country.

"hey cool, austin has $63M to splurge on the homeless, let's send our homeless there.  one way bus tickets for everyone!"

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Yep.  Your $28.5k/person problem is someone else’s $200/person bus ticket problem. 

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  On 8/7/2019 at 3:27 PM, Trey3216 said:

Yep.  Your $28.5k/person problem is someone else’s $200/person bus ticket problem. 

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Homeless population will increase significantly in late-October when the annual migration from the NE and MW starts

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Houston has reduced its homeless population by half since 2011 by following the example of Salt Lake City and has offered permanent housing, addiction treatment and other resources to the homeless. It is a cheaper and more humane solution to house them in an apartment than allowing them to camp in public areas and have them wallow in filth, creating an unsafe environment for everyone. My church used to serve breakfast every weekday to the homeless for more than 2 decades. That stopped after coordinating with the city and other charities when it was determined that it was not actually beneficial to ending homelessness. You'd think Austin would follow the examples of Texas cities like San Antonio and Houston with their successful programs than the awful examples of Seattle, LA and SF. 

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/02/why-homelessness-going-down-houston-dallas/

gsoda's recommended action for Austin, which was blithely dismissed by bozo, has been successful in Houston:

"The change was achieved with a lot of coordination among Parker, HUD, police, businesses and about 100 organizations. Eva Thibaudeau-Graczyk, chief program officer of the Coalition for the Homeless, said the collaboration “brought new partners to the table with resources that had never been there before.”

Among them was the Houston Housing Authority. “Prior, they’ve never seen themselves as a leader or a main partner in ending homelessness,” Thibaudeau-Graczyk explained. But since then, this agency was key, allowing the city to complement the funds for homelessness provided by HUD with the resources that were already available for affordable housing.

“This starts off with a simple dictate: The solution to homelessness is a home,” said Andy Icken, chief development officer for Turner, the current mayor. “Our focus was to create permanent supportive housing, so that we're not continually cycling people in and out of shelters, temporary or more permanent shelters.”

The good results translated into more funds from HUD because part of that money was tied to performance. From 2008 to 2018, Houston added more than $18 million. To put that in perspective, in 2018, Dallas’ total funds from HUD were $16.5 million.

The scenario from 20 years ago, when different organizations would serve food, give clothes or offer shelter — all done separately — has changed. There’s now constant communication between these institutions and a digital database called the Homeless Management Information System, which allows people at several organizations to understand each case. Most cities today have HMIS in place, but Houston was quick to adopt it, and that helped organizations strategize, analyze, share information and find personalized solutions."

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  On 8/7/2019 at 12:07 AM, mchookem said:

so what about camping on the front stoop of an empty building?

right at the entrance to our neighborhood is a building, used to be a tanning salon but has been empty for about 6-9 mos. as of this past weekend, someone is camping by the front door, it is covered and is pretty large.

if you turn on the street you drive by the back, and there's clearly 'car camping' going on back there.  it's pulled up as close as it can to the back of the building...trunk is open, clothes and blankets are draped over the trunk lid and windows, other belongings spread around...

it's maybe 50 yards from the first house on the street. 

i don't want to be a hardass, but i'm afraid it's going to grow. not a great look for the entrance to a neighborhood in 78757 🤨

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The post office on Far West has provided overnight lodging to transients for a few years now with the doors being unlocked 24/7.

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On a positive note, Mr. Austin from the app booking thread (the guy who walks up and down 6th Street with a sign that says “need $ for weed”) has a job as a cashier at a convenient store downtown.   It is nice to see someone take a positive step.  

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I am Katfid.

I was driving from Cabo Bobs on Anderson Lane and saw a homeless guy fall down 3 times in the 15 seconds it took to drive by. I called 9 1 1 to inform them of the emergency and the guy asked for the details and then asked what the guy looked like. Homeless? The fuck do I know? What was he wearing? Clothes. The fuck do I know? At least I could provide the intersection.

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  On 8/7/2019 at 7:20 PM, Iconoclast Texan said:

Houston has reduced its homeless population by half since 2011 by following the example of Salt Lake City and has offered permanent housing, addiction treatment and other resources to the homeless. It is a cheaper and more humane solution to house them in an apartment than allowing them to camp in public areas and have them wallow in filth, creating an unsafe environment for everyone. My church used to serve breakfast every weekday to the homeless for more than 2 decades. That stopped after coordinating with the city and other charities when it was determined that it was not actually beneficial to ending homelessness. You'd think Austin would follow the examples of Texas cities like San Antonio and Houston with their successful programs than the awful examples of Seattle, LA and SF. 

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/02/why-homelessness-going-down-houston-dallas/

gsoda's recommended action for Austin, which was blithely dismissed by bozo, has been successful in Houston:

"The change was achieved with a lot of coordination among Parker, HUD, police, businesses and about 100 organizations. Eva Thibaudeau-Graczyk, chief program officer of the Coalition for the Homeless, said the collaboration “brought new partners to the table with resources that had never been there before.”

Among them was the Houston Housing Authority. “Prior, they’ve never seen themselves as a leader or a main partner in ending homelessness,” Thibaudeau-Graczyk explained. But since then, this agency was key, allowing the city to complement the funds for homelessness provided by HUD with the resources that were already available for affordable housing.

“This starts off with a simple dictate: The solution to homelessness is a home,” said Andy Icken, chief development officer for Turner, the current mayor. “Our focus was to create permanent supportive housing, so that we're not continually cycling people in and out of shelters, temporary or more permanent shelters.”

The good results translated into more funds from HUD because part of that money was tied to performance. From 2008 to 2018, Houston added more than $18 million. To put that in perspective, in 2018, Dallas’ total funds from HUD were $16.5 million.

The scenario from 20 years ago, when different organizations would serve food, give clothes or offer shelter — all done separately — has changed. There’s now constant communication between these institutions and a digital database called the Homeless Management Information System, which allows people at several organizations to understand each case. Most cities today have HMIS in place, but Houston was quick to adopt it, and that helped organizations strategize, analyze, share information and find personalized solutions."

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Please point to where bozo blithely dismissed the notion of giving the homeless a home.

Posted
  On 7/31/2019 at 10:01 PM, Deej said:
I made the turnaround under 183 at Ohlen on the way home today. There were two piles of shit in the middle of the road. Stay classy, Austin.


Probably@Chad Briscoe
I hear that he has 2 buttholes.
Posted
  On 8/7/2019 at 7:20 PM, Iconoclast Texan said:

Houston has reduced its homeless population by half since 2011 by following the example of Salt Lake City and has offered permanent housing, addiction treatment and other resources to the homeless. It is a cheaper and more humane solution to house them in an apartment than allowing them to camp in public areas and have them wallow in filth, creating an unsafe environment for everyone. My church used to serve breakfast every weekday to the homeless for more than 2 decades. That stopped after coordinating with the city and other charities when it was determined that it was not actually beneficial to ending homelessness. You'd think Austin would follow the examples of Texas cities like San Antonio and Houston with their successful programs than the awful examples of Seattle, LA and SF. 

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/02/why-homelessness-going-down-houston-dallas/

gsoda's recommended action for Austin, which was blithely dismissed by bozo, has been successful in Houston:

"The change was achieved with a lot of coordination among Parker, HUD, police, businesses and about 100 organizations. Eva Thibaudeau-Graczyk, chief program officer of the Coalition for the Homeless, said the collaboration “brought new partners to the table with resources that had never been there before.”

Among them was the Houston Housing Authority. “Prior, they’ve never seen themselves as a leader or a main partner in ending homelessness,” Thibaudeau-Graczyk explained. But since then, this agency was key, allowing the city to complement the funds for homelessness provided by HUD with the resources that were already available for affordable housing.

“This starts off with a simple dictate: The solution to homelessness is a home,” said Andy Icken, chief development officer for Turner, the current mayor. “Our focus was to create permanent supportive housing, so that we're not continually cycling people in and out of shelters, temporary or more permanent shelters.”

The good results translated into more funds from HUD because part of that money was tied to performance. From 2008 to 2018, Houston added more than $18 million. To put that in perspective, in 2018, Dallas’ total funds from HUD were $16.5 million.

The scenario from 20 years ago, when different organizations would serve food, give clothes or offer shelter — all done separately — has changed. There’s now constant communication between these institutions and a digital database called the Homeless Management Information System, which allows people at several organizations to understand each case. Most cities today have HMIS in place, but Houston was quick to adopt it, and that helped organizations strategize, analyze, share information and find personalized solutions."

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Yeah but if they follow Houston’s example they don’t get to take sightseeing trips to LA and SF where they can spend the whole time sniffing their own farts.

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  On 8/13/2019 at 8:12 PM, Auto Driller said:

Yeah but if they follow Houston’s example they don’t get to take sightseeing trips to LA and SF where they can spend the whole time sniffing their own farts.

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It also means that the individuals who qualify would be scattered around the city in permanent supportive housing like they are in Houston. There would not be a central location away from the city core.

And that's cool.

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  On 8/13/2019 at 8:12 PM, Auto Driller said:

Yeah but if they follow Houston’s example they don’t get to take sightseeing trips to LA and SF where they can spend the whole time sniffing their own farts.

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No need to worry about that.  They can just take shits on the sidewalk and smell their own real thing.

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Asking for a friend...serious question:

can you now take a piss downtown on a tree and when the police approach you, Declare yourself homeless and be okay?   

I mean maybe the ordinance repeal didn’t expressly say “piss on the streets”,  but when you allow “camping” outdoors in public spaces downtown.......everybody of every political stripe knows that part of camping is pissing outside.  They don’t have to also expressly say “homeless can now eat outside as well”.  We know living outside means you eat outside.  You sleep outside.  We also know it means you piss outside.  

Where does the all-star city council weigh in on this hot topic?   

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Can’t wait to hear the reaction of Texas fans and visiting fans, especially LSU fans, to the new homeless free for all. The LaTech game will be my first visit to Austin since our last game. I will be staying downtown like usual and am curious to see the difference.

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  On 8/16/2019 at 9:59 PM, Iconoclast Texan said:

Can’t wait to hear the reaction of Texas fans and visiting fans, especially LSU fans, to the new homeless free for all. The LaTech game will be my first visit to Austin since our last game. I will be staying downtown like usual and am curious to see the difference.

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You'll notice a difference because you want to. 

Most people will see a typical big city.

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  On 8/13/2019 at 5:35 PM, Bevo said:

I am Katfid.

I was driving from Cabo Bobs on Anderson Lane and saw a homeless guy fall down 3 times in the 15 seconds it took to drive by. I called 9 1 1 to inform them of the emergency and the guy asked for the details and then asked what the guy looked like. Homeless? The fuck do I know? What was he wearing? Clothes. The fuck do I know? At least I could provide the intersection.

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I've actively used the shit app in San Francisco before.  Please tell me there's one for Austin already?  Because between the needles, condoms, broken glass bottles, and piles of steaming human feces...I think this tech savvy startup town of ours has its next project right in front of it!  Some sort of reverse, iToilet by Costanza

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 So the mayor and a few All-Star council members have decided to have a open forum Townhall at the convention center on Wednesday morning.   9:00 AM on the first day of public school was the best idea they could come up with to get a fair and representative cross-section of Austin stakeholders on this issue. 

 I’ll let the pissing contest resume on who cares the most about homeless issues.

 Just remember the  politicians that you masturbate to at night literally thought the morning of the first day of school was the fairest idea with which to hold a forum 

It’s impossible some of you were this stupid

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If iWednesday is the first day of school,, then why the fuck am I dropping my kid off at school tomorrow morning?

but seriously, yeah, they could have done this last week or next week.  

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  On 8/19/2019 at 8:16 PM, Lobo said:
 So the mayor and a few All-Star council members have decided to have a open forum Townhall at the convention center on Wednesday morning.   9:00 AM on the first day of public school was the best idea they could come up with to get a fair and representative cross-section of Austin stakeholders on this issue. 
 I’ll let the pissing contest resume on who cares the most about homeless issues.
 Just remember the  politicians that you masturbate to at night literally thought the morning of the first day of school was the fairest idea with which to hold a forum 
It’s impossible some of you were this stupid

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