‘Deere’ John, you suck
Re: “The story of an encampment: What happens to those on Sacramento’s streets after they’re forced to move” by Elizabeth Meza (News, June 1)
[Responding to an anonymous commenter who portrayed all unhoused people as lazy law-breakers] Ignorance, churlishness, and miserliness like “John Deere’s” is typical but should be dismissed out of hand. The more tax dollars spent on housing, social, counseling, and medical services for these folks, the healthier, happier, cleaner and safer our communities will be.
It’s not rocket science, just let go of the meanness of judging people in dire straits and do the math. Not helping them increases the number of people on the street, which increases the cost of policing them. Helping them will decrease the number of folks on the street. It is far cheaper and more productive in the long run to help, rather than police, our unhoused neighbors.
This is where our Measure U money should be spent, and it’s what a lot of us thought we were voting for when we supported it. A full 50% of the Measure U funds are now spent on law enforcement. It’s not just absurd or disgraceful — it’s ineffective.
-Nicole Maron
Placer County’s greed train
Re: “Roseville’s rise to ramping up on population encounters mixed feelings” by Hayley Repetti (News, May 10)
The growth in Placer County is a classic example of the growth ponzi scheme. The bill for maintenance of all the infrastructure will come due in 30 years…
