for those who are homeless
Too many residents of Austin are unhoused. Proposition B would put in place fines and potential jail time for simply being homeless.
Research has shown that such criminal citations do not reduce homelessness, but instead can make the problem worse. A solution to homelessness in our community is long overdue.
Permanent supportive housing is an effective, compassionate and just method for ameliorating the suffering caused by homelessness. Please vote no on Prop B.
Melissa Ruof, Austin
and who gets a break
Coming on the heels of state Sen. Dawn Buckingham’s efforts on behalf of her wealthy homeowners on Lake Austin to exempt them from paying their fair share of city property taxes, this article would be deliciously ironic if it wasn’t so typical of Republicans efforts to take care of their own, and grasp at any and all opportunities to stay in power.