At our protest today, four parents of children who were killed by fentanyl poisoning will join @JacquiBerlinn who is trying to save her son from fentanyl
We need more parents & families to speak out to shut down the open drug scenes
California spends more money on homelessness & mental illness than any other states but have far worse outcomes because we refuse to demand accountability from anyone — addicts, dealers, or government agencies
“There’s a shitload of money,” acknowledged the governor’s top mental health advisor, Thomas Insel. “We think $11 billion goes into the state mental health budget every year. That makes California the number one in per capita spending in the U.S.”
“After having spent a long time attempting to act on these issues—long before Greta Thunberg was a household name—I’ve realised just how much of the problem comes down to energy density... The problems with nuclear power are not technological but political.” @ziontree
“Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)... is pushing for and achieving policies that are actually the opposite to effective climate action.”
“NRDC helped create and put $66 million in a Black Rock “Ex-Fossil Fuels Index Fund” stock fund that—in fact—invests heavily in natural gas companies.”
“The real reason why the encampment inhabitants refuse to access the shelters is simple — the shelters have rules. One rule, in particular, keeps the encampment inhabitants out of shelters and that rule is that drugs and drug use are prohibited.”
If Republicans @Caitlyn_Jenner@BeastJohnCox@Kevin_Faulconer had half a brain between them they’d fire their consultants, slap their logos on this video, and run it on TV stations across the state
Democrats, who hold a supermajority in California & L.A., can’t say they weren’t warned
You’re free to kill yourself in the privacy of your home but you do not have the right to do so on sidewalks & parks
If you do you should first be told to stop & if you don’t you should be arrested AND (not OR) offered drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration
Everyone should have a right to basic shelter. As for receiving housing, it should be contingent on abstinence & other steps in a person’s plan. Details here:
Because the homeless crisis is not about spending too little money on housing, it's about spending too much money incentivizing self-destructive behaviors
When we change the incentives we will change the behaviors: