https://apnews.com/article/california-gavin-newsom-homeless-sweeps-funding-bdaf5719847e11daf8cca06c62737994

  • sewer_rat_420 [he/him, any]
    ·
    1 month ago

    I can't imagine being homeless, and I especially can't imagine doing it without a car. That's my one fallback right now that at least feels a bit better, although car sleeping laws are still existent and stupid. But being in the streets right now, especially with the current crackdown on homeless in CA and your belongings just being open for the taking by police at a moments notice. Like how the fuck do we expect people to live

    • Krauerking@lemy.lol
      ·
      1 month ago

      Yeah, 3 times over the last decade but mostly in a row cause it's hard to claw your way back up. I found a storage unit was nice the second time cause as long as I knew I could only take a couple hour naps during the day all my stuff was at least safe at night and I just needed to find somewhere safe to hang out.

      Last time I got lucky with a flop house that was cheap but... Definitely a flop house. I couldn't imagine it right now though. Been sheltered for a few years now and it certainly does seem rougher and the weather less helpful.

      I'm shocked Hoovervilles haven't made a return but land is a lot more private now and people are more willing to obey the law.