Lawyers representing the Homeless Union of San Luis Obispo have filed a restraining order in an attempt to stop the closure of the Oklahoma Ave. Safe Parking Site.
The new program, which is launching this week, is a result of a lawsuit challenging a city ordinance that restricts where homeless camps are allowed and how much space they can occupy.
When a country as prosperous as Canada cannot meet the shelter and housing needs of the most vulnerable and marginalized, this is an indicator of a profound crisis. It signals the failure of the dominant market-driven model for providing housing and personal security. We are approaching a level of displacement that Canada has not witnessed since the Great Depression.
Now, with additional city agencies providing more emergency lodging than ever before in a system that officials say is at a breaking point, monitoring the total number of people in shelter has only become more important and more complicated.