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by consumer451 656 days ago
Can you give an example of a set of laws that would solve homelessness?
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Short term emergency solution: Take the massive amount money that's being used in a wildly inefficient manner on token permanent supportive housing projects and instead shelter 100% of people on the street. Treat it as an emergency on par with Covid and target 90 days to get everyone off the street. Enforce bans on street camping 100% after shelter is guaranteed statewide.

Long term:

Amend the state constitution to defang the California Environmental Quality Act and the Coastal Commission with regard to new housing development

- Amend the state constitution to punitively remove local zoning privileges for 10 years on the first offense, permanently on the second, for any region that fails to have its housing element plan approved.