[Audio] Eureka homeless on short-notice evictions, Kym on new High Times piece
Some of Eureka’s homeless say they have nowhere to go, Kym talks Prop 64 in High Times, plus other top stories from last week.
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Trash and the Transient Troubles
SoHum’s troubled by transients and homeless folk. Two weeks ago, the community held a meeting to discuss the problem. (Audio available here on KMUD.) I hear there is another meeting this Friday though I don’t know the specifics. The photo above was sent to me along with the following story to illustrate the problem. (The person who sent this wants
Read moreImpressions of a Homeless Meeting
70 people gathered in the Garberville Vet’s Hall to discuss homelessness in Southern Humboldt. Words from the residents. Words from the homeless. Some spoke of compassion. “The solution has to come from our hearts,” long time resident Cocoa said. “There’s humans in everyone of those bodies.” Others spoke of the pervasiveness of the homeless problem. Kellie L. said this is
Read moreGathering Together
Turkey Family Daily Photo After my recent post about homelessness, My mom sent this to me worried that it might sound too preachy if she added this to the comments. However, I thought it sounded just the right note for today as we gather together and give Thanks. “I often struggle with whether to give a person money or not.
Read moreToo Far to a Service Station
Girl (detail from a painting by M. R. Robinson) They fade into the background of our lives. Each, someone’s lost child, even the old men with their beer breath and ragged chins, even the zombie crews who defecate on sidewalks, in alley ways, and behind the driftwood on the beach. “So do we just keep ignoring this problem that won’t
Read moreEel River Cleanup Crew: How One Man Started a Revolution
For over a year garbage has been piling up beside our roads–in nice neat bags suitable for carting to the dump. But it didn’t get there all by itself. According to an Article in the Independent by Northern Mendocino’s newest blogger, Redway resident John Casali became aware of a health hazard–huge amounts of trash dumped on the banks of the
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