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Steve Bosserman

Rebuilding our Civic Muscles - 0 views

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civic engagement community-building volunteerism governance

shared by Steve Bosserman on 17 Nov 16 - No Cached
  • Voting in elections every four years is not enough. Sometimes, working in policy makes me forget the value of direct service and volunteering. There are civic institutions throughout each and every community, from homeless shelters to schools and community centers, that need support. These spaces present us with countless opportunities for direct human interaction, and they allow us to strengthen our communities in the process. Use your hands to make something. Civic organizations provide critical infrastructure in our communities.
Steve Bosserman

Quick Fixes Won't Work for San Diego's Disabled Homeless Population - 0 views

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homeless affordable housing

shared by Steve Bosserman on 30 Mar 17 - No Cached
  • The only real solution for this population is permanent supportive housing – housing with a voucher to pay a portion of the rent, coupled with supportive services to assist with their needs for as long as they need the support.
  • Now city and county leaders need to step up and help get affordable housing units that can be rented using the vouchers.
  • Houston, a city whose leaders have reduced street homelessness by 75 percent, attributes its success to finding affordable housing for its homeless.
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  • The housing market in Santa Clara County, where San Jose is located, is at least as tight as San Diego’s housing market. Two years ago, Santa Clara County decided to treat homeless housing as a real emergency. Since that time, leaders there have already brought affordable homeless housing units on line for 1,500 people and will house 6,000 more by 2020.
Bill Fulkerson

The Logic Of Bell Curve Leftism - The Weekly Dish - 0 views

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curve bell logic

shared by Bill Fulkerson on 11 Sep 20 - No Cached
  • Bill Fulkerson on 11 Sep 20
     
    There aren't many books out there these days by revolutionary communists who are into the genetics of intelligence. But then there aren't many writers like Freddie DeBoer. He's an insistently quirky thinker who has managed to resist the snark, cynicism and moral preening of so many others in his generation - and write from his often-broken heart. And the core of his new book, "The Cult of Smart," is a moral case for those with less natural intelligence than others - the ultimate losers in our democratic meritocracy, a system both the mainstream right and left have defended for decades now, and that, DeBoer argues, gives short shrift to far too many.
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