Clearing the Coral Street encampment days before the point-in-time count won’t house anyone — it just hides the problem, writes Food Not Bombs founder Keith McHenry. By scattering unhoused people out of sight, the City of Santa Cruz can claim progress while worsening daily survival. McHenry writes that he sees up to 200 people every week in rising meal lines in the city and folks complaining about lost tents and property. If Santa Cruz wants honest data and real solutions, he believes we have to stop mistaking displacement for success.
Keith McHenry
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First they came for the homeless …
Keith McHenry, co-founder of Food Not Bombs, takes issue with a previous Lookout op-ed on homelessness, saying it misunderstands many facets of the issue and was dehumanizing toward unhoused members of the Santa Cruz County community.