Last night's investigation piece by Bob Norman shed a light on homelessness in Ft Lauderdale in a refreshing way. How so? The most oppositional voice featured was City Commissioner Dean Trantalis. Besides that, longtime downtown homeless people and advocates told their stories and the effects of Homeless Hate Laws.
Since the City is still on recess, this should be an interesting reflection for the people of Fort Lauderdale about the cost of enforcing the new way of life in downtown. Bob Norman's piece really brings out voices of people who have suffered the effects of the city's assault on the homeless in a way most people don't want to comfort. City Commission returns in just over 30 days!
The City of Fort Lauderdale is introducing a series of new ordinances that will effectively ban sleeping or having property in public spaces, panhandling, and sharing food. These rules will create even greater levels of suffering for the 500+ homeless people in Broward County who will not have any safe places to be, no way to eke out a living, and no food aid. We need compassionate people from South Florida and beyond to resist these laws!
Then build shelters and low income housing for the vets and the people that go scammed by the 1%. Show that you care
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