Friday, December 31, 2004
Don't park your camper on my street
At least not in Sonoma County. There is a county ordinance that says you may not sleep overnight in a vehicle parked on a street. In the ongoing battle of finding a place for those to live who have limited income there are no easy answers. The county ordinance simply shuttles the same people around and sometimes into other counties. There is a wide range of individuals who are caught in this web - some are perpetual transients, some are families who have run out of luck, and many cases in between. You can say that these people should get a life, get a job, etc. but some do and some have and are still on the street. What we really need to say is "There but for the grace of God goeth I" and do our best to alleviate the stress of the innocent ones caught in the middle. The number of homeless children is high.
P.S. That's not you in front of your trailer is it D.C. ;-P |