Trump's reported California homeless takeover bewilders state, local leaders

[orangecrush]

Trump's reported California homeless takeover bewilders state, local leaders
By JEREMY B. WHITE and CARLA MARINUCCI 09/10/2019 06:09 PM EDT Updated 09/10/2019 07:45 PM EDT
OAKLAND — California officials scrambled Tuesday to decipher a report that the Trump administration is planning to intercede in the state’s homelessness crisis.

No issue is dominating the agenda in California like the housing shortage and homelessness spike, with mayors, state lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom grappling to ameliorate an epidemic that is unavoidable on city streets.



But a Washington Post report that the Trump administration is considering demolishing homeless encampments and moving unhoused people into government facilities caught elected officials here off guard. Mayors were left trying to determine if they were dealing with a speculative threat or the possibility of concrete, drastic action.


https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2019/09/10/trumps-reported-california-homeless-takeover-bewilders-state-local-leaders-1181298

[bullwinkle428]

1. I'm so fucking old, I can recall when "conservatives" were incredibly opposed to the idea

of "really big government", especially in terms of the federal government's power.

[Bayard]

2. "Moving unhoused people into government facilities"

Isn't that what he did at the border? This doesn't sound good.

[orangecrush]

3. Exactly.

Sounds like pen them all up, no medical treatment, and let them starve and die.

Stephen Miller's "ultimate solution".

[5X]

5. Exactly! and correction corp will cash in. n/t

[TeamPooka]

10. it will be to for profit prisons probably

[Srkdqltr]

4. What government facility?

[democratisphere]

6. drumpf will privatize the housing of homeless people and give a no bid contract(s)

to one or more of his Mar-a-lago patrons, then receive some form of kickbacks from that patron to himself. Nothing new here except more corruption.

[Flaleftist]

7. Demolishing homeless encampments?

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Who the fuck is he to do that? Unless they are on federal land he doesn't have the authority, right?

[Cartoonist]

8. He can declare an emergency

He's king after all.

[LiberalFighter]

11. I wonder... call the National Guard out on Trump?

[Wawannabe]

9. I say

Another money making scheme.
Dirt ball asshole sleaze slumlord !!

[Thekaspervote]

12. He threatened similar action in Chicago over gun violence. As I recall he can't intervene at a state

Or local level without the state or local officials asking for help. It never materialized...would imagine this is the same.

[Totally Tunsie]

13. Careful, Baltimore...you might be next.