5 Radical Ideas for Solving Homelessness in California

When it comes to ending homelessness, our president blames state politicians. State politicians blame local governments. Local officials impose new laws and restrictions and unleash cities that are overflowing with people on the streets, poor sanitation, disease, increased crime, death and higher taxes.

Their collective response is for us to ignore, tolerate and accept all of this for the greater good of society — for us to pay more in taxes based on ideological positions that stem from hate for the other side. They spend most of their time calling out people as racists, bigots, and idiots for opposing their ideas. In the meantime, our elected officials continue to approve and throw billions at this crisis with very little consideration, research and funding going to longer-term care solutions.

To effect real change, we need a nonpartisan approach that incorporates these five radical ideas:

1. Eliminate proposition 47 in California to squeeze the drug dealers/czars out.

The threshold for drug possession, grand theft, and shoplifting all must be reduced from something lower than the current $950. If people are caught carrying around hundreds of dollars in heroin and cocaine, they obviously have a substance abuse problem or intending to distribute for sale. At $20 per sale for…