Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Dear Mr. Governor, please sign here.
SB 275 _____________________________ Hospital Homeless Discharge
SB 2 _____________________________ Fair Share Zoning
Two bills designed to help address issues of homelessness are now sitting on your desk. Like most legislation they are not perfect. But they are so much better than nothing at all!
We support the Hospital Homeless Discharge bill only because there seem to be some hospitals that need such strong pressure to do the right thing. There are many others that are working with the Los Angeles Mission and other service providers to assure a safe and appropriate transition from the hospital to a safe shelter. We applaud the fine hospitals that work with us under newly established procedures that benefit everyone involved. By the way, Mr. Governor, what happens to these fines? Can they be put into an account to build additional recuperative beds?
We also support the concept of Fair Share Zoning. Way too much time and money is spent in legal wrangling. Lawyers and bureaucrats arguing over where to locate shelters and transitional housing. And way too much time, effort and money spent by civic, religious and service organizations for conditional use permits and such. Why not simplify the process for all local zoning and future site location by responsible service providers? Let’s spend money on services, not legal fees!
Please Mr. Governor, for those who don’t have a voice, sign these bills and we will thank you.
--Herb Smith, President
SB 2 _____________________________ Fair Share Zoning
Two bills designed to help address issues of homelessness are now sitting on your desk. Like most legislation they are not perfect. But they are so much better than nothing at all!
We support the Hospital Homeless Discharge bill only because there seem to be some hospitals that need such strong pressure to do the right thing. There are many others that are working with the Los Angeles Mission and other service providers to assure a safe and appropriate transition from the hospital to a safe shelter. We applaud the fine hospitals that work with us under newly established procedures that benefit everyone involved. By the way, Mr. Governor, what happens to these fines? Can they be put into an account to build additional recuperative beds?
We also support the concept of Fair Share Zoning. Way too much time and money is spent in legal wrangling. Lawyers and bureaucrats arguing over where to locate shelters and transitional housing. And way too much time, effort and money spent by civic, religious and service organizations for conditional use permits and such. Why not simplify the process for all local zoning and future site location by responsible service providers? Let’s spend money on services, not legal fees!
Please Mr. Governor, for those who don’t have a voice, sign these bills and we will thank you.
--Herb Smith, President
