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Sadly this is not surprising, as you can't just start building houses that don't meet building codes PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #1
Price is a Democrat, btw. Yeah, sounds like one. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #4
Mayor Garcetti is a Democrat as well. hughee99 Feb 2016 #22
they are not permenant structures. Javaman Feb 2016 #5
As the city has seized the structures it appears they have a differing view. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #6
LOL Javaman Feb 2016 #8
And living on the street meets code? AllyCat Feb 2016 #15
Due to federal court decisions in recent years, cities are limited in the ability to criminalize PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #23
Yes, especially sanitation codes Warpy Feb 2016 #28
Insanity NV Whino Feb 2016 #2
I hope he gets them into housing before they monicaangela Feb 2016 #3
Sadly not the case... They are taking the homes, and the city "hopes" to find them housing Glassunion Feb 2016 #29
So does this mean monicaangela Feb 2016 #30
Of course, Council Member Price says right on his Facebook page he is doing so much for homelessness AllyCat Feb 2016 #31
I'd be arrested Glassunion Feb 2016 #33
no house for you. no homeless allowed. why won't you just disappear tk2kewl Feb 2016 #7
This is disgusting Marrah_G Feb 2016 #9
So who decides what is "permanent" and what is "makeshift" ? eppur_se_muova Feb 2016 #10
Not surprising, a lot of the comments on the site are disgusting Lorien Feb 2016 #11
Prosperity Gospel! You see? Jesus enriches his true followers with wealth, cars, furs, and homes! closeupready Feb 2016 #27
WTF? Omaha Steve Feb 2016 #12
What a pack of heartless assholes. blackspade Feb 2016 #13
That'll teach them to have hope. nt killbotfactory Feb 2016 #14
cities have buiding codes. the idea is to avoid shanty towns like they have in brazil dembotoz Feb 2016 #16
Unconscionable. tabasco Feb 2016 #17
In all jurisdictions where people have been GIVEN apartments, outcomes are great Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2016 #18
WTF NeoGreen Feb 2016 #19
Xposted to California group KamaAina Feb 2016 #20
Portland OR is encouraging encampments, that are self-policed, well-organized, sanitary, etc. 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #21
Yes, I posted an article about Dignity Village on DU back in Jan 2015... PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #24
"Some ...felt it was too far outside the city" <- absolutely true 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #25
The new Favela's ian cameron dromore Feb 2016 #26
awwww. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #32
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