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Los Angeles County, CA | November 7, 2006 Election |
Homelessness: We Can Do BetterBy Bob HolbrookCandidate for City Council Member; City of Santa Monica | |
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Recent city initiatives to move chronically homeless people into housing, combined with more enforcement and referral help from the police and courts, will result in fewer people living on our streets. I am seeking another term on the city council to make sure this happens.The mailer I sent to voters explains my position on homelessness: We Can Do Better: A Report from Santa Monica Mayor Bob Holbrook Dear Santa Monicans, As Mayor, almost every day I am asked when the City is going to do something about homelessness. The truth is, over the past two years we have adopted many new strategies to move people off our streets and into housing. Even though these programs are new to Santa Monica, they are already working in many cities, such as San Francisco, New York, and San Diego. Can we see progress on our streets and in our parks? Probably not yet--but within the next year, I believe that we will. This is obviously a mailer to ask you to reelect me to the Santa Monica City Council, but let me also use it to report to you on work in progress. I know how frustrated, angry, and dismayed people are. I am too. There is no City issue I want to resolve more than homelessness. Please see below for a summary of what we're doing. Sincerely, Bob Holbrook
The City is on the right track, but, as Will Rogers said, "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." I want to make sure we move forward until we all see results. |
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